The management of water resources to address the impacts of climate change : adaptation and mitigation

Abstract EN

warming over several decades has been linked to changes in the large-scale hydrological cycle such as: increasing atmospheric water vapour content; changing precipitation patterns, intensity and extremes.

The impacts and effectiveness of the climate mitigation and adaptation policies depend on the proper assessment of climate change, for that the Adaptation options designed to ensure water supply during average and drought conditions require integrated demand-side as well as supply-side strategies.

Also, the Mitigation measures can reduce the magnitude of impacts of global warming on water resources, in turn reducing adaptation needs.