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Climate change and the water rules : how water managers can cope withe today's climate variability and tomorrow's climate change
Climate changes the water rules is a comprehensive report that shows all of us working in the water sector that we will be affected by natural and human activities one way or the other. The evidence for climate change is there; chapter 1 gives an excellent overview and has used well known sources and references. The dialogues have concentrated to bring water managers closer to the climate community. The authors mentioned the confidence of climatologists to say something about the world's climate in 50 to 100 years, but what they preferred to know is the next occurrence of a severe drought or f ...Climate change and the water rules: how water managers can cope withe today's climate variability and tomorrow's climate change
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Available online: http://www.unwater.org/downloads/changes.pdf
Pavel Kabat ; Henk van Schaik ; Association of Floodplain Managers, Inc (United States)
Published by: WaterandClimate ; 200?Climate changes the water rules is a comprehensive report that shows all of us working in the water sector that we will be affected by natural and human activities one way or the other. The evidence for climate change is there; chapter 1 gives an excellent overview and has used well known sources and references. The dialogues have concentrated to bring water managers closer to the climate community. The authors mentioned the confidence of climatologists to say something about the world's climate in 50 to 100 years, but what they preferred to know is the next occurrence of a severe drought or flood. One should be very prudent in that sense, since it is as hard to predict a flood as develop a global climate scenario for the future. The coping compendium is nicely extracted from the outcomes of the dialogue and sincere hope is there to continue the work and create the awareness amongst all working with natural resources and human development. Therefore setting up the "water and climate alliance" is a good sign for further collaboration between all stakeholders and can be seen as a token for true commitment.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copy (ill., charts, maps)ISBN (or other code): 978-90-327-0321-9
Tags: Water ; Climate change ; Climatic variation ; Drought ; Flood
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Integrated Drought Management Programme - Indicators and indices
The indicators and indices listed are based from the IDMP Handbook on Drought Indicators and Indices and have been drawn from IDMP and partner literature and online searches. They are categorized by type and ease of use, and grouped into the following classifications: (a) meteorology, (b) soil moisture, (c) hydrology, (d) remote sensing and (e) composite or modelled. Although listed by ‘ease of use’, it is possible that any, all or none of the indicators may be suitable for a particular application, based on user knowledge, ...
Available online: http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
Published by: WMO, GWP
The indicators and indices listed are based from the IDMP Handbook on Drought Indicators and Indices and have been drawn from IDMP and partner literature and online searches. They are categorized by type and ease of use, and grouped into the following classifications: (a) meteorology, (b) soil moisture, (c) hydrology, (d) remote sensing and (e) composite or modelled. Although listed by ‘ease of use’, it is possible that any, all or none of the indicators may be suitable for a particular application, based on user knowledge, needs, data availability and computer resources available to implement them. The resource needs increase from green to yellow to red, as outlined below. Again, the simplest index/indicator is not necessarily the best one to use.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Standard Copyright)No review, please log in to add yours !
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA)
OCHA is the arm of the UN Secretariat that is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort.
OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate for the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions.
Available online: http://ochaonline.un.org/
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Published by: OCHAOCHA is the arm of the UN Secretariat that is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort.
OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate for the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions.Language(s): English
Format: DigitalTags: Natural hazards ; Preventing and mitigating natural disasters ; Drought ; Capacity development ; ~Websites
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Drought measurement
Groundwater: Development and evaluation of groundwater resources, DroughtGroundwater: Development and evaluation of groundwater resources, Drought
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Groundwater ; Presentation ; Training ; Drought ; WHYCOS Training Material
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Available online: http://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=0701
Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú (Perú)
Published by: Ministerio del AmbianteLanguage(s): Spanish
Format: Digital (Free)
Frequency: IrregularTags: Drought ; Observations ; Drought Preparedness and Mitigation ; ~e-Journals ; Peru
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