Author: SternPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin
Author: SternColorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead: Responses to comments
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Thirsting for Answers
Author: Glenn TottenPublisher:
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Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
National Study of Water Management During Drought
Author: William J. WerickPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142891448X
Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
Author: Colorado River Basin Water Management
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309105242
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time in the past 100 years of recorded flows. That information, along with two important trends-a rapid increase in urban populations in the West and significant climate warming in the region-will require that water managers prepare for possible reductions in water supplies that cannot be fully averted through traditional means. Colorado River Basin Water Management assesses existing scientific information, including temperature and streamflow records, tree-ring based reconstructions, and climate model projections, and how it relates to Colorado River water supplies and demands, water management, and drought preparedness. The book concludes that successful adjustments to new conditions will entail strong and sustained cooperation among the seven Colorado River basin states and recommends conducting a comprehensive basinwide study of urban water practices that can be used to help improve planning for future droughts and water shortages.
Effects of Drought in the Colorado River Basin
Author: Harold Edgar ThomasPublisher:
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Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
The Colorado Drought Response Plan
Author: Colorado. Governor (1975-1987 : Lamm)Publisher:
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Category : Drought relief
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Drought, Risk Management, and Policy
Author: Linda Courtenay BotterillPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439876290
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Australia and the United States face very similar challenges in dealing with drought. Both countries cover a range of biophysical conditions, both are federations that provide considerable responsibility to state governments for water and land management, and both face the challenges in balancing rural industry and urban development, especially in relation to the allocation of water. Yet there are critical differences in their approaches to drought science and policy. Drought, Risk Management, and Policy: Decision Making under Uncertainty explores the complex relationship between scientific research and decision making with respect to drought in Australia and the United States. Risk Management, not Crisis Management Drawing on the work of respected academic researchers and policy practitioners, the book discusses the issues associated with decision making under uncertainty and the perspectives, needs, and expectations of scientists, policy makers, and resource users. Starting from the position that drought is a risk to be managed, it considers the implications of the predicted impacts of future climate change. The book also examines the policy responses to these challenges and the role of scientific input into the policy process. Contributors look at drought risk management in action and how end users in the community incorporate drought science into their decision making. The book concludes with lessons learned about science, policy, and managing uncertainty. Get Insight into the Relationship between Science and Policy—and How to Turn That into More Effective Decision Making Throughout, the contributors identify possible reasons for differences in the use and application of drought sciences and approach to policy between the two countries, offering valuable insight into the relationship between scientific advice and the policy process. They also highlight the challenges faced at the science–policy interface. Crossing international borders and disciplinary boundaries, this timely collection tackles drought policy development as part of the broader discussion about climate change. Although the focus is on Australia and the United States, many of the lessons learned are relevant for any country dealing with drought.