Adaptation options for the near term: climate change and the Canadian water sector
| Autor: | Rob C. de Loë, Reid Kreutzwiser, Liana Moraru |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Global and Planetary Change
geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology business.industry Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Drainage basin Water supply Climate change Management Monitoring Policy and Law Term (time) Geography Set (psychology) business Adaptation (computer science) Water sector |
| Zdroj: | Global Environmental Change. 11:231-245 |
| ISSN: | 0959-3780 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0959-3780(00)00053-4 |
| Popis: | Climate change poses significant challenges for the Canadian water sector. This paper discusses issues relating to the selection of proactive, planned adaptation measures for the near term (next decade). A set of selection criteria is offered, and these are used in three cases to illustrate how stakeholders can identify measures appropriate for the near term. Cases include municipal water supply in the Grand River basin, Ontario; irrigation in southern Alberta; and commercial navigation on the Great Lakes. In all three cases, it is possible to identify adaptations to climate change that also represent appropriate responses to existing conditions; these should be pursued first. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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