scholarly journals Water Resource Management in Dry Zonal Paddy Cultivation in Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Climate Change Impacts and Traditional Knowledge

Climate ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisira Withanachchi ◽  
Sören Köpke ◽  
Chandana Withanachchi ◽  
Ruwan Pathiranage ◽  
Angelika Ploeger
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Paddy Cultivation

Water Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 387-400
Author(s):  
Rajan Janardhanan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
The World

The world faces an unprecedented crisis in water resources management, with profound implications for global food security, protection of human health, and maintenance of all ecosystems on Earth. Large uncertainties still plague quantitative assessments of climate change impacts and water resource management, but what is known for certain is that the climate is changing and that it will have an effect on water resources. Therefore, increased efforts will be needed to plan and manage water supplies in the future through increased monitoring and understanding of the interrelationships between population size, climate change, and water availability. The focus of water management is gradually shifting from developing new water sources to using existing water sources more effectively and efficiently. The world needs policy change in water management. Respect for water resources and their value is the starting point of deliberations. Governments have the essential water management function: to protect and allocate water resources to allow both individual and collective interests to benefit from water. Societies must also lead in understanding, provisioning for mitigating the impact of disasters, ranging from extreme droughts to unprecedented floods, caused by climate change and poor management of water and land. Public funds will likely remain the main source of water sectoral funding. It is up to governments to invest wisely to enhance the crucial role that water has for social and economic development in a country. Integrated water resource management strategy is accepted as a global model for achieving the objective of a sustainable water management system.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Sustainability Indexes and Climate Change Impacts on Integrated Water Resource Management

Water ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Hernández-Bedolla ◽  
Abel Solera ◽  
Javier Paredes-Arquiola ◽  
María Pedro-Monzonís ◽  
Joaquín Andreu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management

Climate change impacts and strategies for adaptation for water resource management in Indiana

2021 ◽  
Vol 165 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. Cherkauer ◽  
Laura C. Bowling ◽  
Kyuhyun Byun ◽  
Indrajeet Chaubey ◽  
Natalie Chin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts

Considerations in managing the fill rate of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Reservoir using a system dynamics approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Keith ◽  
David N Ford ◽  
Radley Horton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Stream Flow ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Nile River ◽  
Fill Rate

The purpose of this study is to evaluate simulated fill rate scenarios for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam while taking into account plausible climate change outcomes for the Nile River Basin. The region lacks a comprehensive equitable water resource management strategy, which creates regional security concerns and future possible conflicts. We employ climate estimates from 33 general circulation models within a system dynamics model as a step in moving toward a feasible regional water resource management strategy. We find that annual reservoir fill rates of 8–15% are capable of building hydroelectric capacity in Ethiopia while concurrently ensuring a minimum level of stream flow disruption into Egypt before 2039. Insofar as climate change estimates suggest a modest average increase in stream flow into the Aswan, climate changes through 2039 are unlikely to affect the fill rate policies. However, larger fill rates will have a more detrimental effect on stream flow into the Aswan, particularly beyond a policy of 15%. While this study demonstrates that a technical solution for reservoir fill rates is feasible, the corresponding policy challenge is political. Implementation of water resource management strategies in the Nile River Basin specifically and Africa generally will necessitate a national and regional willingness to cooperate.

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