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Climate change and water resources management : a federal perspective / by Levi D. Breakke, Julie E. Kiang, J. Rolf Olsen, Roger S. Pulwarty, David A. Raff, D. Phil Turnipseed, Robert S. Webb, and Kathleen D. White.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Reston, Virginia] : Reston Publishing Service Centre, 2009.Description: vii, 65 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781411323254
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  • Pamphlet HD1691. B745
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Contents:
Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Tracking climate change impacts—3. Anticipating climate change : available climate information for decision-making in long-range planning—4. Anticipating climate change : approaches for decsision-making—5. Responding to climate change : adaptation options—6. Opportunities to improve planning capabilities—7. References cited—Appendixes.
Summary: Summary: “Many challenges, including climate change, face the Nation’s water managers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has provided estimates of how climate may change, but more understanding of the processes driving the changes, the sequences of the changes, and the manifestation of these global changes at different scales could be beneficial. Since the changes will likely affect fundamental drivers of the hydrological cycle, climate change may have a large impact on water resources and water resources managers. The purpose of this interagency report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)…”—(page summary).
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Environment Environment Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet HD1691.B745 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000545029
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“December 17, 2008”—back cover.

“Circular 1331”—cover page.

“U.S. Department of the Interior ; U.S. Geological Survey”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Tracking climate change impacts—3. Anticipating climate change : available climate information for decision-making in long-range planning—4. Anticipating climate change : approaches for decsision-making—5. Responding to climate change : adaptation options—6. Opportunities to improve planning capabilities—7. References cited—Appendixes.

Summary: “Many challenges, including climate change, face the Nation’s water managers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has provided estimates of how climate may change, but more understanding of the processes driving the changes, the sequences of the changes, and the manifestation of these global changes at different scales could be beneficial. Since the changes will likely affect fundamental drivers of the hydrological cycle, climate change may have a large impact on water resources and water resources managers. The purpose of this interagency report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)…”—(page summary).

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