World Bank2016-04-192016-04-192014-04-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24096This Issues Paper, requested by the former Ministry of Water Resources Development and Management as a recommendation of the National Water Policy (NWP), will contribute to the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) by examining opportunities for adaptation to climate change in the water resources sector, using both structural and non-structural measures. It uses models to provide preliminary estimates of the possible impacts of climate change in 2050 and 2080 on these water resources. A number of opportunities to adapt to these impacts are discussed. Many of these adaptation opportunities constitute no-regrets actions, in that they are actions that are worth undertaking in their own right, irrespective of the severity of impacts from climate change.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWATER QUALITYSUPPLY OF WATERWATER ALLOCATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIESORGANIC MATTERUSE OF WATERWASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIESSOLID WASTE DISPOSALRENEWABLE WATER RESOURCESQUALITY OF WATERSAFE DRINKING WATERCHOLERA OUTBREAKAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONWATER SECTOROWNERSHIP OF WATERWATER SYSTEMSSECTORAL WATERMERCURYWATER QUALITY MONITORINGURBAN WATER MANAGEMENTGOOD GOVERNANCEWATER SUPPLYWATER RESOURCECONSERVATION OF NATURERIVER BASINSDOMESTIC WATERDECISION MAKERSURBAN WATERSURFACE WATERFLOOD MANAGEMENTWATER ALLOCATIONSARID AREASWEIRSFLOOD PROTECTIONSAFE WATERDAM CONSTRUCTIONNUTRIENTSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHRURAL WATERWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER RESOURCESHYDROLOGICAL CYCLEMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICENATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONMANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATERALGAL BLOOMSWASTEWATER TREATMENTNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESWATER CONTAMINATIONWATER MANAGEMENTCLIMATIC CONDITIONSLARGE DAMSALLOCATION OF WATERWATER PRICINGRIPARIAN COUNTRIESWATER QUALITY PROTECTIONWATER QUALITY PROBLEMSRURAL WATER SUPPLYWATER TREATMENTCONTAMINANTS IN WATERCONTAMINANTSCIVIL SOCIETYWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCIESMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONSWATER USEWATERMANAGING WATER RESOURCESLAND USE CHANGEDOMESTIC USESWATER GOVERNANCEWASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURESEWERAGE SYSTEMSGROUNDWATER QUALITYRIPARIAN STATESWATER SCARCITYWATER ABSTRACTIONWASTEWATER SUPPLYSERVICE DELIVERYSAFE WATER SUPPLYCOLLECTION OF WATERIRRIGATORSCONSUMPTIVE USESWATER REUSEANNUAL RAINFALLHAND PUMPSAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMSCLIMATE VARIABILITYWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWASTE WATERSURFACE WATERSDEGRADATION OF GROUNDWATERFRESH WATERHYDROPOWER POTENTIALGROUNDWATER USECLIMATE CHANGEWATER QUANTITYWATER MANAGERSDROUGHTENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTWATER USESSUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLYDOWNSTREAM USERSRIVER BASINDEMAND FOR WATERCLIMATE DATACATCHMENT COUNCILSWATER DEMANDSOLID WASTEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSWATER POLICYCATCHMENT LEVELSURFACE WATER RESOURCESFLOOD RISKDECISION MAKINGAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONRIVERSINDUSTRIAL DISCHARGESCLIMATE CHANGESAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESSURFACE RUNOFFFLOOD FORECASTINGWASTE DISPOSALCITY COUNCILWATER RIGHTSWELLSLOCAL COMMUNITYWATER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIESWATER AVAILABILITYDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLYSEWAGE TREATMENTSANITATION SERVICESIRRIGATION SYSTEMSEFFICIENT USE OF WATERDRINKING WATERLOCAL COMMUNITIESWATER SAVINGSURBAN WATER SUPPLYNATIONAL WATER POLICYWATER USERSARID REGIONSLEAKAGE REDUCTIONNUTRIENT LOADSSECTORAL POLICIESCLEAN WATERFLOOD CONTROLPOLLUTION CONTROLASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATERIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTCATCHMENT AREAMANAGEMENT OF WATERDEMAND MANAGEMENTWATER INFRASTRUCTUREGROUNDWATER RESOURCESRIVER CATCHMENTWATER AUTHORITIESWATER DEPARTMENTGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENTGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTWATER RATESWATER CONSERVATIONWATER DISTRIBUTIONEFFICIENT WATER USEAVAILABLE WATERSERVICE PROVIDERSSANITATION FACILITIESWorking PaperWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/24096