Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management

Capacity, Equity and Sustainability
Herausgeber: Stucker, Dominic; Lopez-Gunn, Elena

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The impacts of human-induced climate change are largely mediated by water, such as alterations in precipitation and glacial melt patterns, variations in river flow, increased occurrence of droughts and floods, and sea level rise in densely populated coastal areas. Such phenomena impact both urban and rural communities in developed, emerging, and developing countries. Taking a systems approach, this book analyzes evidence from 26 countries and identifies common barriers and bridges for local adaptation to climate change through water resources management. It includes a global set of case studies from places experiencing increased environmental and social pressure due to population growth, development and migration, including in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. All chapters consider the crosscutting themes of adaptive capacity, equity, and sustainability. These point to resilient water allocation policies and practices that are capable of protecting social and environmental interests, whilst ensuring the efficient use of an often-scarce resource.

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This book analyzes evidence from river basins around the world and identifies common barriers and opportunities for adaptation to climate change through water resources management. Case studies are included from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. All chapters consider the crosscutting themes of institutional capacity, equity, and sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 885g
• ISBN-13: 9780415635936
• ISBN-10: 0415635934
• Artikelnr.: 38495147

Autorenporträt

Dominic Stucker is Senior Project Manager at the Collective Leadership Institute in Germany. He is an action-oriented collaborator who convenes diverse teams to address complex sustainability challenges. Dominic specializes in water, climate change, livelihoods and Central Asia, having published with Earthscan/Routledge, MIT Press and academic journals. Elena Lopez-Gunn is Director of ICATALIST, specialized in knowledge brokerage in the areas of water resources, adaptation and social innovation. She is also an Associate Professor at IE Business School, Spain, working on projects for FAO and for a Spanish energy company. Previously, Elena was a Senior Research Fellow at the Water Observatory at the Botin Foundation, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources
Management: A Systems Approach Part 1: Responding to Extremes 2. Drought
and Water Scarcity: Discourses and Competing Water Demands in the Context
of Climate Change in Arid Sonora, Mexico 3. Adaptation to Climate
Change-exacerbated Water Scarcity, Droughts, and Flashfloods: The
Khojabakirgansai, a Small Transboundary Tributary of the Syr Darya in
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan 4. Climate Change and Floods along the
Brahmaputra: Migration Factors in Bangladesh 5. Farmers' Perceptions of and
Responses to Annual Flood Events in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta:
Adapting to Climate Change Impacts 6 Adapting Water Resources Management to
Drought and Water Scarcity in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin: Impacts and
Legacies of 'The Big Dry' Part 2: Adapting Livelihoods 7. Water Management
Institutionalization in the Argentinean Pampas: A Shift from Rain-fed to
Groundwater Irrigated Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change 8. Water
for Rice Farming and Biodiversity: Exploring Choices for Adaptation to
Climate Change in Donana, Southern Spain 9. Local Perceptions of Climate
Change and its Impacts on Indigenous Fruit Trees: Water, Adaptation and
Sustainability in Benin 10. Climate Change Adaptation and Water in
Semi-arid Regions: A Case Study of the Limpopo River Basin, Southern Africa
Part 3: Ensuring Equity 11. Whitewashing Indigenous Water Rights in Canada:
How can we Indigenize Climate Change Adaptation if we Ignore the
Fundamentals? 12. Equity Matters: Introducing the Capabilities Approach in
Adaptation to Climate Change in River Basins in Ghana and Peru 13. Climate
Change Impacts on Housing and Property Rights in Nigeria and Panama: Toward
a Rights-based Approach to Adaptation and Mitigation 14. Climate Change and
Transboundary Initiatives in the Jordan River Basin: Can Civil Society Show
the Way? 15. State Fragility and Adaptation to Climate Change in Water
Scarce Areas: A Case Study of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of
Pakistan Part 4: Planning for Adaptation 16. Barriers and Aids to
Developing Adaptive Capacity in the Water Sector: South Florida Water
Management Case Study 17. Adopting the Framework of River Basin Planning
for Climate Change Adaptation in Spain 18. The Discursive Framing of
Climate Threats and Opportunities in the Netherlands' Water Sector 19.
Irrigation Water Conservation and Market-based Approaches: Balancing
Agricultural and Urban Water Demands in the Face of Climate Change in
Jordan's Azraq Basin Part 5: Conclusion 20. Barriers and Bridges to
Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management: A
Synthesis