Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Water Resources and Water Use Sectors: Case Studies from Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9783319097459 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 119 str.

Sangam Shrestha

Opis

Climate change on earth is having significant impacts on water resources management in Southeast Asia. Knowledge of climate variations and climate change can be valuable for water resources management in agriculture, urban and industrial water supplies, hydroelectric power generation, and ecosystem maintenance. This book presents the findings of case studies on forecasting climate change and its impacts on water availability, irrigation water requirements, floods and droughts, reservoir inflows and hydropower generation, and crop yield in specific basins of Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam. All case studies start by forecasting the climate change and investigating its impacts by employing several hydrological reservoir simulations and crop water requirement models. The findings provide sound and scientific advice for water managers on the real impacts of climate change and how to adapt to its many challenges.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Climate change impact on water availability in Thailand.- Climate change impact on reservoir inflows to Ubolratana Dam in Thailand.- Climate change impact on floods in the Wang River Basin in Thailand.- Climate change impact on river flows in the Chao Phraya River Basin in Thailand.- Climate change impact on irrigation water requirements and rice yield in Myanmar.- Climate change impact on irrigation water requirements and rice yield in Vietnam- Climate change impact on hydropower production in the Kulekhani Hydropower Project in Nepal.