Transboundary water management in a changing climate

✍ Scribed by Benjamin Dewals; Maïté Fournier

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 123
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Table of contents......Page 6
Map of the Meuse basin......Page 8
Foreword by EPAMA’s President......Page 10
Programme and Speakers......Page 12
Adaptation of the Meuse to the impacts of climate evolutions – the AMICE project in short......Page 14
Does the river Meuse change?......Page 18
Multidecadal climate oscillations and climate scenarios for impact analysis on hydrological extremes in Belgium......Page 22
Impact of climate change on inundation hazard along the river Meuse......Page 32
Impacts of future floods and low flows on the economy in the Meuse basin......Page 42
Climate change and the impact on drinking water supply in the Meuse river basin......Page 50
Natural water retention, a no-regret measure against future water-related risks and an opportunity for local communication......Page 58
Structural protection against future water-related risks and solidarity among the Meuse countries......Page 66
Crisis management: the AMICE exercise in November 2011......Page 72
Active flood management in Alpine catchment areas equipped with storage hydropower schemes......Page 74
Towards a roadmap to climate change adaptation in the Meuse river basin, with the focus on water quantity......Page 82
The Programme Interreg IV B North-West Europe......Page 88
Deltares activities in the Meuse river basin......Page 92
Knowledge of the river Meuse......Page 94
The CONHAZ project......Page 96
Using agro-hydrology to adapt to climate evolutions......Page 98
Taming the rivers? Solutions and strategies......Page 100
How to communicate about climate change impacts?......Page 102
La Commission Internationale de la Meuse......Page 106
Jointly adapting to climate change in transboundary basins: the programme of pilot projects under the UNECE Water Convention......Page 108
AMICE song......Page 110
Old river Meuse meets Super hero AMICE......Page 112
Internet documentary on the river Meuse......Page 118
AMICE Partners......Page 120

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