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Vergara Walter <1950-> |
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Assessment of the impacts of climate change on mountain hydrology : : development of a methodology through a case study in the Andes of Peru / / Walter Vergara ... [and others] |
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Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] |
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copyright 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-06606-8 |
9786613066060 |
0-8213-8663-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xix, 157 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mountain hydrology - Peru |
Watershed hydrology - Peru |
Bioclimatology - Peru |
Climatic changes - Peru |
Santa River (Peru) Climate Case studies |
Mantaro River (Peru) Climate Case studies |
Rimac River (Peru) Climate Case studies |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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