Transboundary water management in a changing climate : proceedings of the AMICE final conference, Sedan, France, 13-15 March, 2013

Most large river basins in the world are transboundary. Experience with such basins emphasizes the urgent need for more efficient transnational water management. This book details recent initiatives undertaken in the Meuse basin (North-West Europe) to develop a transnational adaptation strategy to deal with the impact of climate change. In the 21st century, floods in the Meuse basin are expected to become more intense and more frequent, while summers will be hotter and drier. The transnational adaptation strategy combines scientific research to fill important gaps in knowledge, innovative natural and structural water retention measures, and enhanced (transnational) crisis management. As a scientific basis for this adaptation strategy, common climate and hydrological scenarios have been developed, as well as more uniform methods for transnational flood risk assessment and mapping. The contributions in __Transboundary Water Management in a Changing Climate__ were presented at the final conference of the European project AMICE (Sedan, France, March 2013). They demonstrate that the development of a vision at the level of the river basin, rather than within the national or regional boundaries, faces many practical challenges but offers unique opportunities for adaptation. Covering a wide range of topics, from the latest advances in climate and hydrological research to practical implementation of adaptation measures and communication issues, __Transboundary Water Management in a Changing Climat__e offers a genuine bridge between research and practice, and also reports on similar developments in other river basins. Front Cover......Page 1 Table of contents......Page 6 Map of the Meuse basin......Page 8 Foreword by EPAMA’s President......Page 10 Programme and Speakers......Page 12 Adaptation of the Meuse to the impacts of climate evolutions – the AMICE project in short......Page 14 Does the river Meuse change?......Page 18 Multidecadal climate oscillations and climate scenarios for impact analysis on hydrological extremes in Belgium......Page 22 Impact of climate change on inundation hazard along the river Meuse......Page 32 Impacts of future floods and low flows on the economy in the Meuse basin......Page 42 Climate change and the impact on drinking water supply in the Meuse river basin......Page 50 Natural water retention, a no-regret measure against future water-related risks and an opportunity for local communication......Page 58 Structural protection against future water-related risks and solidarity among the Meuse countries......Page 66 Crisis management: the AMICE exercise in November 2011......Page 72 Active flood management in Alpine catchment areas equipped with storage hydropower schemes......Page 74 Towards a roadmap to climate change adaptation in the Meuse river basin, with the focus on water quantity......Page 82 The Programme Interreg IV B North-West Europe......Page 88 Deltares activities in the Meuse river basin......Page 92 Knowledge of the river Meuse......Page 94 The CONHAZ project......Page 96 Using agro-hydrology to adapt to climate evolutions......Page 98 Taming the rivers? Solutions and strategies......Page 100 How to communicate about climate change impacts?......Page 102 La Commission Internationale de la Meuse......Page 106 Jointly adapting to climate change in transboundary basins: the programme of pilot projects under the UNECE Water Convention......Page 108 AMICE song......Page 110 Old river Meuse meets Super hero AMICE......Page 112 Internet documentary on the river Meuse......Page 118 AMICE Partners......Page 120 Most large river basins in the world are transboundary. Experience with such basins emphasizes the urgent need for more efficient transnational water management. This book details recent initiatives undertaken in the Meuse basin (North-West Europe) to develop a transnational adaptation strategy to deal with the impact of climate change. In the 21 st century, floods in the Meuse basin are expected to become more intense and more frequent, while summers will be hotter and drier. The transnational adaptation strategy combines scientific research to fill important gaps in knowledge, innovative natural and structural water retention measures, and enhanced (transnational) crisis management. As a scientific basis for this adaptation strategy, common climate and hydrological scenarios have been developed, as well as more uniform methods for transnational flood risk assessment and mapping. The contributions in Transboundary Water Management in a Changing Climate were presented at the final conference of the European project AMICE (Sedan, France, March 2013). They demonstrate that the development of a vision at the level of the river basin, rather than within the national or regional boundaries, faces many practical challenges but offers unique opportunities for adaptation. 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