Adaptation of water resources systems to changing society and environment: a statement by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
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| Authors: | Serena Ceola Alberto Montanari Tobias Krueger Fiona Dyer Heidi Kreibich Ida Westerberg |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italyserena.ceola@unibo.it;3. Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;4. IRI THESys, Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany;5. The Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia;6. GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany;7. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;8. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTWe explore how to address the challenges of adaptation of water resources systems under changing conditions by supporting flexible, resilient and low-regret solutions, coupled with on-going monitoring and evaluation. This will require improved understanding of the linkages between biophysical and social aspects in order to better anticipate the possible future co-evolution of water systems and society. We also present a call to enhance the dialogue and foster the actions of governments, the international scientific community, research funding agencies and additional stakeholders in order to develop effective solutions to support water resources systems adaptation. Finally, we call the scientific community to a renewed and unified effort to deliver an innovative message to stakeholders. Water science is essential to resolve the water crisis, but the effectiveness of solutions depends, inter alia, on the capability of scientists to deliver a new, coherent and technical vision for the future development of water systems. EDITOR D. Koutsoyiannis; ASSOCIATE EDITOR not assigned |
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| Keywords: | water resources systems socio-hydrology bottom-up approach resilient design catchment |
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