Increasing Resilience To Climate Variability And Change: The Roles Of Infrastructure And Governance In The Context Of Adaptation (water Resources Development And Management)

This book highlights the role that both infrastructure and governance play in the context of resilience and adaptation to climate variability and change. Eleven case studies analyze in-depth impacts of extreme events in projects, basins and regions in the Arid Americas (Unites States and Mexico), Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Nepal, Mexico, Pakistan, Turkey and South Africa. They discuss the importance of infrastructure (mainly reservoirs) in adaptation strategies, how planning and management aspects should improve in response to changing climatic, economic, social and environmental situations and what the management, institutional and financial challenges would be for their implementation. Governance aspects (policies, institutions and decision making) and technical and knowledge limitations are a substantial part of the analyses. The case studies argue that reservoirs are essential to build resilience contributing to adaptation to climate variability and change. However, that for them to be effective, they need to be planned and managed within a governance framework that considers long-term perspectives and multi-sector and multi-level actor needs and perspectives. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv Water, Governance, and Infrastructure for Enhancing Climate Resilience....Pages 1-13 Enhancing Water Governance for Climate Resilience: Arizona, USA—Sonora, Mexico Comparative Assessment of the Role of Reservoirs in Adaptive Management for Water Security....Pages 15-40 The Murray–Darling Basin: Climate Change, Infrastructure, and Water....Pages 41-59 Climate Change Adaptation, Water Infrastructure Development, and Responsive Governance in the Himalayas: The Case Study of Nepal’s Koshi River Basin....Pages 61-80 Building Pakistan’s Resilience to Flood Disasters in the Indus River Basin....Pages 81-110 Yellow River: Re-operation of the Infrastructure System to Increase Resilience to Climate Variability and Changes....Pages 111-127 The Durance-Verdon River Basin in France: The Role of Infrastructures and Governance for Adaptation to Climate Change....Pages 129-155 Sobradinho Reservoir: Governance and Stakeholders....Pages 157-177 Adaptation and Mitigation Measures for High-Risk Dams, Considering Changes in Their Climate and Basin....Pages 179-204 Seyhan Dam, Turkey, and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies....Pages 205-231 Lake Nasser: Alleviating the Impacts of Climate Fluctuations and Change....Pages 233-250 Greater Security with Less Water: Sterkfontein Dam’s Contribution to Systemic Resilience....Pages 251-278 Back Matter....Pages 279-286 "This book highlights the role that both infrastructure and governance play in the context of resilience and adaptation to climate variability and change. Eleven case studies analyze in-depth impacts of extreme events in projects, basins and regions in the Arid Americas (United States and Mexico), Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Nepal, Mexico, Pakistan, Turkey and South Africa. They discuss the importance of infrastructure (mainly reservoirs) in adaptation strategies, how planning and management aspects should improve in response to changing climatic, economic, social and environmental situations and what the management, institutional and financial challenges would be for their implementation. Governance aspects (policies, institutions and decision making) and technical and knowledge limitations are a substantial part of the analyses. The case studies argue that reservoirs are essential to build resilience contributing to adaptation to climate variability and change. However, that for them to be effective, they need to be planned and managed within a governance framework that considers long-term perspectives and multi-sector and multi-level actor needs and perspectives."--Page 4 of cover