Covering the various aspects of water and climate change, Climate Change and Water Resources presents the principles of climate change science and its effects on earth's water supply. Utilizing the knowledge and expertise from well-known experts in the field, the text provides a broad outline of the many interrelated aspects of climate variations,



Autorentext

Dr. Sangam Shrestha is assistant professor of Water Engineering and Management (WEM) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand, and a visiting faculty of the University of Yamanashi, Japan. His research interests are in the field of water resources, climate change and adaptation in water. After completing his PhD, Dr. Shrestha continued his postdoctoral research in the Global Centre of Excellence (GCOE) project at the University of Yamanashi in Japan.. He has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed articles in refereed journals and regularly reviews articles for several international journals.



Inhalt

Global Climate System, Energy Balance, and the Hydrological Cycle. Climate Variability and Change. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change. Uncertainty in Climate Change Studies. Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Selected Water Use Sectors. Economics of Climate Change. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. Climate Change Adaptation in Water. Managing Climate Risk for the Water Sector with Tools and Decision Support. Transboundary River Systems in the Context of Climate Change. International Negotiations on Climate Change and Water. Index.

Titel
Climate Change and Water Resources
EAN
9781466594678
ISBN
978-1-4665-9467-8
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
06.02.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
17.27 MB
Anzahl Seiten
384
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch