| Contents Notes |
Climate change and water resources in South Asia : an introduction / M. Monirul Qader Mirza, Q.K. Ahmad -- Hydrologic modeling approaches for climate impact assessment in South Asia / M. Monirul Qader Mirza -- Are floods getting worse in the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna basins? / M. Monirul Qader Mirza [and others] -- Climate change and water resources assessment in South Asia : addressing uncertainties / Gary Yohe, Kenneth Strzepek -- The implications of climate change on river discharge in Bangladesh / M. Monirul Qader Mirza -- Climate change and glacier lake outburst floods and the associated vulnerability in Nepal and Bhutan / Motilal Ghimire -- Climatic change -- implications for India's water resources / M. Lal -- Climate change and water resources management in Pakistan / Asad Sarwar Qureshi -- Climate change and water resources management in Bangladesh / Hossain Shahid Mozaddad Faruque, Md. Liakath Ali -- Adaptation options for managing water-related extreme events under climate change regime : Bangladesh perspectives / Ahsan Uddin Ahmed -- Using the adaptation policy framework to assess climate risks and response measures in South Asia : the case of floods and droughts in Bangladesh and India / M. Monirul Qader Mirza, Ian Burton. "This book addresses the most pressing water resource issues in South Asia, particularly in relation to climate change and variability. This is a region with abundant water during the monsoon when floods occur, often very devastating and with droughts and scarcity of water during the dry period. Inevitably there are wide seasonal and spatial variations. These extreme events often cause substantial damages to infrastructure, property, and animal and human population. Agriculture and other key economic sectors suffer greatly during these events. The results of climate and hydrologic models indicate the possibility of increased vulnerability unless adequate adaptation measures are designed and implemented under a policy framework that includes active participation of the stakeholders." "This book should be of interest to water and climate managers; engineers; hydrologists and modelers; vulnerability, impact and adaptation (VIA) researchers; social scientists; academics and students focusing on water resources, geography, and natural hazards; water policy makers; international donors and financial institutions; NGOs; and media specialists."--Jacket. |
