Management of Irrigation and Water Supply Under Climatic Extremes: Empirical Analysis and Policy Lessons from India (1st ed. 2021) (Global Issues in Water Policy #25)

By: M. Dinesh Kumar and Nitin Bassi and Yusuf Kabir and Rushabh Hemani

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Synopsis: This volume provides a theoretical basis for the argument that available research that analyzes the impacts of climate on hydrology, water resources, and water systems, without factoring in the effect of climate variability, are inadequate and often misleading. Also, the book empirically shows that the impacts of climate variability on hydrology and water resources, and irrigation, water supply & sanitation systems are far more pronounced than the likely impacts of future change in climate. The book discusses technological, institutional and policy alternatives for reducing these impacts on various competitive use sectors, especially, irrigation, and water supply and sanitation through case studies of river basins in different hydrological setting.To set the context, the volume first presents the long term trends in precipitation and temperature in different regions of India, and compares them against inter-annual, inter-seasonal and intra-day variations in climatic parameters, to show how their differential impacts on water resources.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030594596
Related ISBNs:: 9783030594589
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 03/19/21
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: M. Dinesh Kumar
Edited by:: Yusuf Kabir
Edited by:: Rushabh Hemani
Edited by:: Nitin Bassi