Transboundary Water Management in a Changing Climate

by Benjamin Dewals (Editor), Maite Fournier (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780203744475
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	02/27/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Benjamin Dewals, University of Liege, Department ArGEnCo, HECE – Hydraulics in Environmental and Civil Engineering, Liege, Belgium. Maïté Fournier, EPAMA, Charleville-Mézières, France.

Table of Contents

Map of the Meuse basin; Foreword by EPAMA’s President; Programme and Speakers; Adaptation of the Meuse to the impacts of climate evolutions – the AMICE project in short; Does the river Meuse change? Multidecadal climate oscillations and climate scenarios for impact analysis on hydrological extremes in Belgium; Impact of climate change on inundation hazard along the river Meuse; Impacts of future floods and low flows on the economy in the Meuse basin; Climate change and the impact on drinking water supply in the Meuse river basin; Natural water retention, a no-regret measure against future water-related risks and an opportunity for local communication; Structural protection against future water-related risks and solidarity among the Meuse countries; Crisis management: the AMICE exercise in November 2011; Active flood management in Alpine catchment areas equipped with storage hydropower schemes; Towards a roadmap to climate change adaptation in the Meuse river basin, with the focus on water quantity; The Programme Interreg IV B North-West Europe; Deltares activities in the Meuse river basin; Knowledge of the river Meuse; The CONHAZ project; Using agro-hydrology to adapt to climate evolutions; Taming the rivers? Solutions and strategies; How to communicate about climate change impacts? La Commission Internationale de la Meuse; Jointly adapting to climate change in transboundary basins: the programme of pilot projects under the UNECE Water Convention; AMICE song; Old river Meuse meets Super hero AMICE; Internet documentary on the river Meuse