Climate change adaptation in the water sector / edited by Fulco Ludwig ... [and others].

Published in association with the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- Part I: Climate change and water: 2. The art of predicting climate variability and change -- 3. Climate change scenarios at the global and local scales -- 4. The impacts of climate change on water -- 5. Managing water under current climate variability -- 6. Using seasonal climate forecasts for water management -- 7. Adapting to climate change in the water sector -- 8. Climate-proofing -- Part II: Case studies: 9. Adaptation to climate change and social justice : challenges for flood and disaster management in Thailand -- 10. Water and spatial planning in the Netherlands : living with water in the context of climate change -- 11. Climate change and alluvial aquifers in arid regions : examples from Yemen -- 12. A water utility's approach to addressing the potential impacts of climate change -- 13. Adaptation measures for metropolitan water supply for Perth, Western Australia -- 14. Benefits and costs of measures for coping with water and climate change : Berg River Basin, South Africa -- 15. Institutional adaptation to climate change : current status and future strategies in the Elbe Basin, Germany -- 16. The use of seasonal climate forecasts within a shared reservoir system : the case of Angat Reservoir, the Philippines.

"Providing a compendium of specific strategies, Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector is the first book to show students and professionals in the water sector how to adapt to climate change and variability. It enables advanced students, managers, decision-makers and other practitioners to feel comfortable in analysing and using climate data within the water sector."--BOOK JACKET.