Clifton, CraigEvans, RickHayes, SusanHirji, RafikPuz, GabriellePizarro, Carolina2017-08-152017-08-152010-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27857Adaptation to climate impacts on groundwater resources in developed and developing countries has not received adequate attention. This reflects the often poorly understood impacts of climate change, the hidden nature of groundwater and the general neglect of groundwater management. Many developing countries are highly reliant on groundwater. Given expectations of reduced supply in many regions and growing demand, pressure on groundwater resources is set to escalate. This is a crucial problem and demands urgent action. This report addresses the impacts of climate change on groundwater and adaptation options. The Earth's climate is projected to become warmer and more variable. Increased global temperatures are projected to affect the hydrologic cycle, leading to changes in precipitation patterns and increases in the intensity and frequency of extreme events; reduced snow cover and widespread melting of ice; rising sea levels; and changes in soil moisture, runoff and groundwater recharge. Increased evaporation and the risk of flooding and drought could adversely affect security of water supply, particularly surface water. Due to these pressures, as well as global population growth, demand for groundwater is likely to increase.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCEPTABLE QUALITYACCESS TO WATERACID SULFATE SOILSADVERSE EFFECTSADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL USESAGRICULTUREAIR TEMPERATURESANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANTHROPOGENIC CHANGESAQUATIC PLANTSAQUIFERAQUIFER CONTAMINATIONAQUIFER RECHARGEAQUIFERSARID AREASARID REGIONSARTIFICIAL RECHARGEAVAILABILITY OF WATERBACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON FINANCECASE STUDIESCATCHMENTCLASSIFICATIONCLEAN ENERGYCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE IMPACTSCLIMATE SYSTEMCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATE ­ ANALYSISCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC IMPACTSCLIMATIC VARIABILITYCO2COASTAL AREASCOLORSCONDENSATIONCONJUNCTIVE USECONTAMINATED WATERCROP PRODUCTIONCROPSDAMSDATA GAPSDECISION MAKINGDEGRADATION OF GROUNDWATERDEGREE OF INFLUENCEDEMAND MANAGEMENTDESALINATIONDISCHARGEDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLIESDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDROUGHTDROUGHT SEVERITYDRY PERIODSECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEMSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS SCENARIOSENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVESEROSIONEVAPORATIONEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONFINE SANDFLOODINGFLOODSFLUSHINGFOOD SECURITYFORESTRYFRACTURED BEDROCKFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFRESH GROUNDWATERFRESH WATERFRESHWATERFRESHWATER SUPPLYGASGCMGENERAL CIRCULATION MODELGHGGLACIERSGLOBAL WARMINGGOVERNANCE OF WATERGRASSESGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GASESGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTIONGROUNDWATER CONTAMINATIONGROUNDWATER DEPLETIONGROUNDWATER DISCHARGEGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTGROUNDWATER PROTECTIONGROUNDWATER PUMPINGGROUNDWATER QUALITYGROUNDWATER RECHARGEGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER STORAGEGROUNDWATER TABLEGROUNDWATER USEHEAVY METALSHYDROGEOLOGYHYDROLOGIC CYCLEHYDROLOGICAL MODELHYDROLOGICAL RESPONSEHYDROLOGYICEINDUSTRIAL RESEARCHINTENSIVE GROUNDWATER USEIPCCIRRIGATION PURPOSESLAKESLAND AREASLAND COVERLAND MANAGEMENTLAND SUBSIDENCELAND USELAND USE CHANGELIVESTOCK WATERINGLOCAL COMMUNITIESMANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATERMANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT OF WATERMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMETEOROLOGYMOISTURE CONTENTNATURAL RECHARGEOCEANSORGANIC MATTERPALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDEXPESTICIDESPLANTATIONPOLLUTANTSPOLLUTIONPONDSPOPULATION DENSITYPRECIPITATIONPRECIPITATION EVENTSPRECIPITATION PATTERNSPRESSUREPROTECTION OF GROUNDWATERPROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITYPUMPINGQUALITY WATERRAINRAINFALLRAINFALL EVENTSREDUCED GROUNDWATERREDUCED STREAMFLOWREGIONAL CLIMATERIVERRIVERSROOT ZONERUNOFFSAFE DRINKING WATERSALINE INTRUSIONSALTWATER INTRUSIONSANDSAND DAMSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSEA LEVEL RISESEA WATERSEASONAL CHANGESSEDIMENTSEWAGE TREATMENTSEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTSHALLOW WATERSHALLOW WATER TABLESHALLOW WELLSSHORESMALL SCALE IRRIGATIONSNOWSNOWMELTSOIL MOISTURESOIL PROFILESOILSSOLAR ENERGYSPECIESSPRINGSSTORAGE CAPACITYSTORM WATERSTREAMSTREAM CHANNELSSURFACE FLOWSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER BODIESSURFACE WATER RESOURCESSURFACE WATERSTEMPERATURETREATMENT PLANTSUNEPURBAN SETTINGSUSE OF WATERVEGETATIONVEGETATION COVERWASTE WATERWASTEWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER ALLOCATIONWATER ALLOCATIONSWATER AVAILABILITYWATER DEMANDWATER FLOWSWATER GOVERNANCEWATER LOGGINGWATER MARKETSWATER QUALITYWATER REQUIREMENTSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER SCARCITYWATER SECTORWATER SUPPLYWATER SYSTEMWATER SYSTEMSWATER TABLEWATER TABLE DEPTHWATER USERSWATER USESWATERSHEDWATERSHEDSWAVESWELLSWETLANDSWOODY VEGETATIONWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27857