Adaptation options for the near term:: climate change and the Canadian water sector

被引：59

作者：

de Loë, R ^{[1
]}

Kreutzwiser, R

Moraru, L

机构：

[1] Univ Guelph, Dept Geog, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

[2] M Consulting, Guelph, ON N1C 1E9, Canada

来源：

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS | 2001年 / 11卷 / 03期

关键词：

climate change; adaptation; water Canada; selection criteria;

D O I：

10.1016/S0959-3780(00)00053-4

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Climate change poses significant challenges for the Canadian water sector. This paper discusses issues relating to the selection of proactive, planned adaptation measures for the near term (next decade), A set of selection criteria is offered, and these are used in three cases to illustrate how stakeholders can identify measures appropriate for the near term. Cases include municipal water supply in the Grand River basin, Ontario; irrigation in southern Alberta. and commercial navigation on the Great Lakes. In all three cases, it is possible to identify adaptations to climate change that also represent appropriate responses to existing conditions; these should be pursued first. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：231 / 245

页数：15

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