Cross-comparison of climate change adaptation strategies across large river basins in Europe, Africa and Asia

0348378 - ÚH 2011 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Krysanova, V. - Dickens, C. - Timmerman, J. - Varela-Ortega, C. - Schlüter, M. - Roest, K. - Huntjens, P. - Jaspers, F. - Buiteveld, H. - Moreno, E. - de Pedraza Carrera, J. - Slámová, Romana - Martínková, M. - Blanco, I. - Esteve, P. - Pringle, K. - Pahl-Wostl, C. - Kabat, P.
Cross-comparison of climate change adaptation strategies across large river basins in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Water Resources Management. Roč. 24, č. 14 (2010), s. 4121-4160. ISSN 0920-4741. E-ISSN 1573-1650
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) 511179 - NEWATER
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20600510
Keywords : adaptation to climate change * water management * questionnaire * barrier * driver * climate change * river basin * Amudarya * Elbe * Guadiana * Nile equatorial lakes region * Orange * Rhine
Subject RIV: DA - Hydrology ; Limnology
Impact factor: 2.201, year: 2010

A cross-comparison of climate change adaptation strategies across regions was performed, in large river basins (the Elbe, Guadiana, Rhine, the upper Nile region, the Orange, and the Amudarya basin). The evaluation based mainly on the opinions of policy makers and water management experts consider issues: expected climate change, expected climate change impacts, drivers and barriers for development of adaptation strategy, state of the implementation of water management measures, and status of adaptation strategy implementation. According to the expert responses, decreasing annual water availability, and increasing frequency and intensity of droughts (and to a lesser extent floods) are expected in all basins. The two most important drivers: climate-related disasters, and national and international policies. The main barriers: spatial and temporal uncertainties in climate projections, lack of adequate financial resources, and lack of horizontal cooperation.
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