An interdisciplinary modelling framework for selecting adaptation measures at the river basin scale in a global change scenario

Shaping global change adaptation strategy in water resource systems requires an interdisciplinary approach to deal with the multiple dimensions of the problem. The modelling framework presented integrates climate, economic, agronomic and hydrological scenarios to design a programme of adaptation mea...

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Autores: Girard, Corentin Denis Pierre, Rinaudo, J.D., Caballero,Y., Pulido-Velazquez, M.|||0000-0001-7009-6130
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/73637
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/73637
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Global change
Adaptation
Integrated river basin modelling
Programme of measures
Interdisciplinary
Least-cost optimisation
ECOLOGIA
INGENIERIA HIDRAULICA
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Sumario:Shaping global change adaptation strategy in water resource systems requires an interdisciplinary approach to deal with the multiple dimensions of the problem. The modelling framework presented integrates climate, economic, agronomic and hydrological scenarios to design a programme of adaptation measures at the river basin scale. Future demand scenarios; combined with a down-scaled climate scenario, provide the basis to estimate the demand and water resources in 2030. A least-cost river basin optimisation model is then applied to select adaptation measures ensuring that environmental and supply management goals are achieved. In the Orb river basin (France), the least-cost portfolio selected suggests mixing demand and supply side measures to adapt to global change. Trade-offs among the cost of the programme of measures, the deficit in agricultural water supply and the level of environmental flows are investigated. The challenges to implement such interdisciplinary approaches in the definition of adaptation strategies are finally discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.