Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation on Water Management
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 3321
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water governance; integrated water resources management; climate change adaptation in water management; water monitoring and assessment; disaster risk management; policy–science interface; capacity development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Integrated water resources management is the management of water as a common good and a basic resource, dealing with providing all sectors with sufficient water of a sufficient quality, while dealing with extremes like floods and droughts. It requires balancing the needs of the various sectors and environmental needs. Climate change mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can put substantial pressure on water management. For instance, the production of biofuels or applying carbon capture and storage techniques require amounts of water that may not be readily available in water-scarce situations. The need for mitigation then competes with the existing economic production and development, and comes on top of the already uncertain developments in water availability due to climate change.
Unfortunately, many decisions made in industry, agriculture, utilities, etc., as well as in climate policies, are made without incorporating the water management consequences, even when the influence is substantial. As a result, mitigation measures as identified in policies may meet severe opposition in water-scarce regions. There is consequently an urgent need to integrate water management concerns into decision-making, while new trade-offs need to be made between the various water users.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect insights into water management consequences of GHG mitigation measures to ultimately inform decision-makers. Contributions are sought that look at how water needs of mitigation measures are related to the existing water availability, from both a hydrological and governance perspective. Moreover, contributions are welcome that describe examples of how water management consequences of mitigation measures have been mainstreamed into climate policies and the decision-making process.
Dr. Jos G. Timmerman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change mitigation
- sectoral GHG reduction measures
- integrated water resources management
- water demand
- climate policy
- decision-making process
