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Implications of Climate Change for Water Resources Development in the Ganges Basin

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dc.contributor.authorJeuland, Marc
dc.contributor.authorHarshadeep, Nagaraja
dc.contributor.authorEscurra, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorBlackmore, Don
dc.contributor.authorSadoff, Claudia
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-25T17:13:32Z
dc.date.available2016-04-25T17:13:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the first basin-wide assessment of the potential impact of climate change on the hydrology and production of the Ganges system, undertaken as part of the World Bank’s Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment. A series of modeling efforts, downscaling of climate projections, water balance calculations, hydrological simulation and economic optimization, inform the assessment. The authors find that projections of precipitation across the basin, obtained from 16 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-recognized General Circulation Models are highly variable, and lead to considerable differences in predictions of mean flows in the main stem of the Ganges and its tributaries. Despite uncertainties in predicted future flows, they are not, however, outside the range of natural variability in this basin, except perhaps at the tributary or sub-catchment levels. The authors also find that the hydropower potential associated with a set of 23 large dams in Nepal remains high across climate models, largely because annual flow in the tributary rivers greatly exceeds the storage capacities of these projects even in dry scenarios. The additional storage and smoothing of flows provided by these infrastructures translates into enhanced water availability in the dry season, but the relative value of this water for the purposes of irrigation in the Gangetic plain, and for low flow augmentation to Bangladesh under climate change, is unclear.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26048528/implications-climate-change-water-resources-development-ganges-basin
dc.identifier.citationWater Policy
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/24122
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24122
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherIWA Publishing
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderIWA Publishing
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectFLOW
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectHYDROLOGIC CYCLE
dc.subjectWATER YIELD
dc.subjectSNOW
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectAQUIFER
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectCATCHMENTS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WATER
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectWATER TOWERS
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectSALINE INTRUSION
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectWATER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectMONSOONS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectCAPACITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectWATER USE PATTERNS
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER IRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATORS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectSTREAMFLOW
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
dc.subjectLEAD
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectWATER MANAGERS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectWATER USES
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectSNOW MELT
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectHYDRODYNAMICS
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATERS
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectCRYOSPHERE
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL MODEL
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSEDIMENT LOAD
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER IRRIGATION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDIRECT RECHARGE
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectHYDROLOGIC REGIME
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFLOW AUGMENTATION
dc.subjectCOASTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectGENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectMETERS
dc.subjectLESS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectSEAWATER
dc.subjectCRU
dc.subjectEMISSIONS TRENDS
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER CYCLE
dc.subjectGASES
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectRIVER DELTAS
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectAVAILABLE WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectENERGY
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING
dc.titleImplications of Climate Change for Water Resources Development in the Ganges Basinen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicWater Resources::River Basin Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.unitWater - GP (GWADR)
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