Climate Change in Contrasting River Basins [Hardcover]

Jeroen Aerts (Author), Peter Droogers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0851998356 | ISBN-13: 978-0851998350 | Edition: First

Dealing with climate change is generally considered to be one of the greatest challenges for the coming decades. Changes in precipitation are likely to have a major impact on the hydrological cycle and subsequently on the environment and food production. However, until now clear guidance on how to respond to this challenge, particularly at the river basin level, has been lacking.This book has been developed from the ADAPT project, focusing on the development of regional adaptation strategies for water, food and the environment in river basins across the world. A generic methodology is presented and applied to seven case studies in contrasting geographical areas of the world: Mekong (SE Asia), Rhine (Western Europe), Sacramento (USA), Syr Darya (Central Asia), Volta (Ghana), Walawe (Sri Lanka) and Zayandeh (Iran).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a well written book...a very useful addition to the literature on the possible impacts of climatic change, suitable for the library of any environmental science faculty." Mike Town, Weather, 60(7), 2005"

About the Author

Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University, Amsterdam. Peter Droogers, FutureWater, Arnhem.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: CABI; First edition (February 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851998356
• ISBN-13: 978-0851998350
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,001,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)