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| Titel |
Adapting water allocation management to drought scenarios |
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P. Giacomelli, A. Rossetti, M. Brambilla |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 8, no. 2 ; Nr. 8, no. 2 (2008-04-02), S.293-302 |
| Datensatznummer |
250005409
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-8-293-2008.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Climate change dynamics have significant consequences on water resources on
a watershed scale. With water becoming scarcer and susceptible to variation,
the planning and reallocation decisions in watershed management need to be
reviewed. This research focuses on an in-depth understanding of the current
allocation balance of water resources among competitors, placed along the
course of the Adda River. In particular, during the summer period, the
demand for water dramatically increases. This is due to the increase in
irrigation activities in the lower part of the basin and to the highest
peaks of tourist inflow, in the Como Lake and Valtellina areas. Moreover,
during these months, the hydroelectric reservoirs in the upper part of the
Adda River basin (the Valtellina) retain most of the volume of water coming
from the snow and glacier melt. The existing allocation problem among these
different competing users is exacerbated by the decreasing water supplies.
The summer of 2003 testified the rise in a number of allocation problems and
situations of water scarcity that brought about environmental and economical
consequences. The RICLIC project is committed to the understanding of water
dynamics on a regional scale, to quantify the volumes involved and offer
local communities an instrument to improve a sustainable water management
system, within uncertain climate change scenarios. |
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