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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457039403321

Autore

Vergara Walter <1950->

Titolo

Assessment of the impacts of climate change on mountain hydrology [[electronic resource] ] : development of a methodology through a case study in the Andes of Peru / / Walter Vergara ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011

ISBN

1-283-06606-8

9786613066060

0-8213-8663-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

A World Bank study

Disciplina

551.480985/09143

Soggetti

Mountain hydrology - Peru

Watershed hydrology - Peru

Bioclimatology - Peru

Climatic changes - Peru

Electronic books.

Santa River (Peru) Climate Case studies

Mantaro River (Peru) Climate Case studies

Rimac River (Peru) Climate Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Context; Chapter 3 - Climate Analysis; Chapter 4 - Hydrology Analysis; Chapter 5 - Testing the Hydrology Tool at Basin Level; Chapter 6 - Results from the Hydrology Analysis; Chapter 7 - Conclusions; References; Appendixes; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Climate change is beginning to have effects on climate, weather and resource availability in ways that need to be anticipated when planning for the future. In particular, changes in rainfall patterns and temperature may impact the intensity or schedule of water availability. Also the retreat of tropical glaciers, the drying of unique Andean wetland ecosystems, as well as increased weather variability and



weather extremes will affect water regulation. These changes have the potential to impact the energy and other sectors, such as agriculture, and could have broader economic effects.Anticipatin