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Climate Change and the Sustainable Use of Water Resources

  • Explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies
  • Contains examples of initiatives and projects addressing the need to promote sustainable water use across the world
  • Contains suggestions of practical, mostly field-tested measures, to mitigate the impact of climate change on water supplies.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Climate Change Management (CCM)

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Table of contents (48 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Increase in Port Downtime and Damage in Vietnam Due To a Potential Increase in Tropical Cyclone Intensity

      • Miguel Esteban, Nguyen Danh Thao, Hiroshi Takagi, Tomoya Shibayama
      Pages 101-125
    3. Climate Change and Water Resource Availability: What to Do?

      • Eugenia Aloj, Mariagrazia De Castro, Michela Totàro, Anna Zollo
      Pages 143-151
    4. Adaptations to Climate Change and Variability Among Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

      • Stephen Justice Nindi, David Gongwe Mhando
      Pages 153-171
    5. Vulnerability of Andean Communities to Climate Variability and Climate Change

      • Harry Diaz, Rosa Garay-Fluhmann, Julia McDowell, Elma Montaña, Bernardo Reyes, Sonia Salas
      Pages 209-223

About this book

The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It contains examples and case studies from a wide range of countries, and addresses the need to promote sustainable water use across the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Wissenschaften Hamburg, Forschungs- und Transferzentrum,, Hochschule für Angewandte, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

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eBook USD 169.00
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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