A regional approach to climate adaptation in the Nile Basin
The Nile Basin is one of the most important shared basins in Africa. Managing and developing the water resources within the basin must not only address different water uses but also the trade-off between developments upstream and water use downstream, often between different countries. Furthermo...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.proc-iahs.net/374/3/2016/piahs-374-3-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | The Nile Basin is one of the most important shared basins
in Africa. Managing and developing the water resources within the basin must
not only address different water uses but also the trade-off between
developments upstream and water use downstream, often between different
countries. Furthermore, decision-makers in the region need to evaluate and
implement climate adaptation measures.<br><br>
Previous work has shown that the Nile flows can be highly sensitive to
climate change and that there is considerable uncertainty in climate
projections in the region with no clear consensus as to the direction of
change. Modelling current and future changes in river runoff must address a
number of challenges; including the large size of the basin, the relative
scarcity of data, and the corresponding dramatic variety of climatic
conditions and diversity in hydrological characteristics. In this paper, we
present a methodology, to support climate adaptation on a regional scale,
for assessing climate change impacts and adaptation potential for floods,
droughts and water scarcity within the basin. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-8981 2199-899X |