climate change and water resources in south asia an introduction

... CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES IN SOUTH ASIA: AN INTRODUCTION M Monirul Qader Mirza Q K Ahmad 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction Water Availability and Demand in South Asia Climate Change and Water ... Disasters in Canada; Climate Change- Human and Animal Diseases; Climate Change and Water Resources in the Great Lakes and Climate Change and the Canadian Energy Sector One of the mandates of the AIRG ... will introduce significant changes in water resources availability and uses in South Asia The anthology Climate Change and Water Resources in South Asia is a timely contribution to improving...

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... changes; estimating ground water and changes in ground water volume; forecasting flood volume, depth and duration; assessing changes in land-use; and assessing impacts of changes in climate The choice ... Step 3: From the annual rainfall totals in Step 2, the mean annual rainfall and standard deviation for each station were determined Step 4: Using the 1967-1992 mean rainfall and standard deviation, ... river basins in South Asia By integrating hydrologic advances with existing water- balance techniques, new insights into hydrologic processes and environmental impacts can be gained for climate...

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... No Change No Change Change (+) No Change Kruskal-Wallis Mann-Whitney Change (-) Change (+) Change (+) No Change Change (-) No Change Change (+) No Change Change (+) No Change No Change No Change ... Meghna b Flooded Area India Bangladesh Cumulative U Deviation Change (-) No Change Change (+) No Change Change (-) No Change Change (+) No Change Change (+) No Change No Change Change (-) Note: The ... Change No Change No Change Change (-) No Change No Change No Change Change (-) No Change Change (+) No Change Change (+) No Change No Change Change (-) ARE FLOODS GETTING WORSE? Table 3.3 Results...

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... “Adapting to Climate Change: A Case Study on Riverine Flood Risks in the Netherlands” In R S J Tol and A A Olsthoorn (eds.), Floods, Flood Management and Climate Change in the Netherlands, Institute ... for Inter-Temporal Climate Climatic Change 41 (1999), pp.55-67 Smit, B., Burton, I., Klein, R J T and Wandel, J.: An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability” Climatic Change ... Ganges and Brahmaputra separately over using data from monthly flow from the 1970 and 1980 and produced R2 statistics of 0.89 and 0.87 for the Brahmaputra and Ganges, respectively Since the climate...

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... 5.12 Changes in the combined mean discharges of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers (under control and climate change scenarios) and the mean flooded areas Values within boxes indicate changes ... land elevation For F1, F2 and F3, the changes are -2% and -2%, +31% and +34%, and +34% and +36%, respectively Similarly, for a 6oC temperature rise, changes in the F0 inundation category may increase ... moderately (F2) and deeply (F3) flooded land categories These changes may introduce significant changes in the rice agriculture in Bangladesh Cropping intensity and production of the high yielding varieties...

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... great Indo-Gangetic and Brahmaputra Plain The water demand for agriculture, industry and urban sector in Nepal, India and Bangladesh is progressively growing and a decline in snow cover would mean ... R and Ghimire, M L.: Country Paper on Regional Background and National Case Studies, Water Resource in South Asia: An Assessment of Climate Change - Associated Vulnerabilities and Coping Mechanisms, ... extensive and due to gradual change in climate since mid 19th century, majority of mountain glaciers has been thinning and retreating which resulted in the formation of glacier lakes behind the...

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... over sharing of river water between India and Bangladesh over the Ganges water and India and Pakistan over the Indus water Water riots have also been reported in Bhavnagar and Rajkot in Gujarat ... natural and human resources can be dovetailed and deployed to ensure food, fodder, fuel, fruits and fiber In watershed planning, the basic principle is using land according to its capability and water ... supply can play a role in addressing changes in both demands and supplies caused by climate changes and variability Options to be considered include wastewater reclamation and reuse, rainwater...

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... legal and financial measures and incentives, including delineation of water rights and water pricing; To bring institutional changes that will help decentralize the management of water resources and ... • Changes in the balance of GW recharge and demand on aquifers due to changes in climate parameters Increase in demand on surface resources Reduced transboundary surface water inflows into Bangladesh ... Disturbance of existing morphological processes by the changed balance between wet and dry season flows and changes in sediment transport and deposition caused by changes in flows and water levels...

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... Gujarat and Neeru Meeru (Water and You) in AP 11.8 FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, RISKS AND ADAPTATION 11.8.1 CLIMATE CHANGE AND RISKS Discussions in the preceding section demonstrate that the South Asia ... and Resource Management in Rural Gujarat, India Paper Presented in the Workshop on Democratization in Latin America and South Asia- Creating and Revitalizing Democratic Institutions: Context and ... University, Tokyo, Japan, 1987 Singh, R.: Practices and Current Status of Flood Forecasting and Management in India, Water Resources Development and Training Center (WRDTC), Indian Institute of Technology,...

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... basin Climate change will result in an increase in precipitation in rainy seasons but a decline in dry season As a consequence, river flow also changes accordingly This may cause an unbalance in water ... patterns and productivity are also expected to be severely affected by climate change The spread and introduction of new species and pathogens may cause an increase in animal, livestock and crop ... coastal zone Changes in the flow regime will affect the itinerary of fishing boats and other ships and fish migration/spawning routes Changes in the natural environment lead to changes of biodiversity,...

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... basin Climate change will result in an increase in precipitation in rainy seasons but a decline in dry season As a consequence, river flow also changes accordingly This may cause an unbalance in water ... basin Climate change will result in an increase in precipitation in rainy seasons but a decline in dry season As a consequence, river flow also changes accordingly This may cause an unbalance in water ... patterns and productivity are also expected to be severely affected by climate change The spread and introduction of new species and pathogens may cause an increase in animal, livestock and crop...

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... century Rainfall may increase in the rainy season and decrease in the dry season at all stations Rainfall increases between July and December and decreases in January and May more than in the other ... important factor involved in direct hydrological cycle that causes changes in flow in the basin The consequence of climate change is the change of air temperature causing change in evapotranspiration ... "Impacts of climate change on water resources and adaptation measures" References [1] Tran Thanh Xuan, Hydrological features and river water in Vietnam, Hanoi, 2007 (In Vietnamese) [2] Ministry of...

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... Infrastructure link Thailand link Myanmar link Vietnam link Bangladesh link Operation and Maintenance: Systems and Performance link Agency Level link Irrigator Level link Water User Groups link Cost ... Acknowledgments link Abbreviations and Acronyms link Summary link Resumen link Rộsumộ analytique link Contents Paddy Irrigation and Water Management in Southeast Asia Introduction and Background link Operation ... operation, and maintenance in Southeast Asia The review covers six gravity irrigation schemes in Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam To compare the organization and effectiveness of operation and maintenance...

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... and discussion 4.1 Water balance results According to calculation results, water shortage in the sub-basins and the whole basin more and more increase Total of water demand in the Case is bigger ... and discussion 4.1 Water balance results According to calculation results, water shortage in the sub-basins and the whole basin more and more increase Total of water demand in the Case is bigger ... exploitation, utilization and to identify the water shortage areas according to the climate change scenarios Keywords: climate change, water resources, Hong-Thai Binh river Introduction about the...

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... and discussion 4.1 Water balance results According to calculation results, water shortage in the sub-basins and the whole basin more and more increase Total of water demand in the Case is bigger ... Water demand On the basin, water demand was calculated in Hong-Thai Binh: agriculture, aquaculture, industry, domestic sector, public services and tourism To assess the influence of climate change ... these demands would not be changed by 2100 This means there is only water demand for the main user (agriculture) that will be changed throughout the periods For each Case, the water demand for...

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... should be investigated in future IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY ON AGRICULTURE In order to study impacts of climate change and variability or extreme climate event (Elnino, Lanina) on ... Changing crop types requires sufficient knowledge to grow and cultivate c) Changes in intensity of production: d) Improved nutrient and pest control management e) Changes in tillage practices and ... Vietnam climate change and variability are a part of global climate change, if it occurs will definitely effect agriculture In Vietnam the change and variability of climate elements in every...

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... storms would cause high floods & inundation, flash floods, landslide and erosion • Increasing water shortage and growing water demand threaten water supply, water use conflicts Source: Vietnam ... communication Impacts on Water Resources • Instability in rainfall would cause more severe floods in rainy season and droughts in dry season • Increase in frequency and intensity of typhoons, storms ... Temperature increases and change in rainfall pattern will affect agriculture and water resources Impacts of sea level rise 3m 2m 4m 1m 5m WB 2007 “Large percentage of Vietnam’s population and economic...

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... characterized by an agricultural land use with farms, mainly cropping rice and fruits Some of the farms maintain small animal husbandries and fishponds Surface water, rain water and ground water are ... of the Sub-Institute of Water Resources Management and Planning, Ho Chi Minh City Wieneke, F., 2005: Acceptance Anaylsis of New technologies for Sustainable Water Management and Sanitation – ... coarse sand Methods For the appraisal of the surface water and ground water resources water sampling and analyses regarding the chemical and microbiological conditions were carried out The investigations...

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... fertilizers and from animal manure; • land-use changes for feed production and for grazing; • land degradation; • fossil fuel use during feed and animal production; and • fossil fuel use in production and ... year Land use in the various parts of the world is continually changing, usually in response to competitive demand between users Changes in land use have an impact in carbon fluxes, and many of ... acidity, integrated pest management, double-cropping, and crop Livestock’s role in climate change and air pollution rotations including green manure and cover crops Increasing crop yields result in...

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... climate change and human and ecosystems responses It illustrates how changes in greenhouse gases lead to changes in the planetary energy balance (changing latitudinal gradients and heat retained ... Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems: Summary of a Workshop 20 FRONTIERS IN UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLAR ECOSYSTEMS Observed Changes in Polar Marine Ecosystems ... Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems: Summary of a Workshop 36 FRONTIERS IN UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLAR ECOSYSTEMS Marine As in the terrestrial case, there is an increase...

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