Climate Change and Water and Sanitation: Likely Impacts and Emerging Trends for Action
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Annual Review of Environment and Resources
article coll. Annual Review of Environment and Resources n° 41 Nov 2016
Aut. Jamie Bartram & Roger Calow & Guy Howard & Alan MacDonald
Ed. Annual Reviews - Palo Alto
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Abstract:
Climate change represents the most significant challenge of the twenty-first century and poses risks to water and sanitation services. Concerns for water supply include damage to infrastructure from flooding, loss of water sources due to declining rainfall and increasing demand, and changes in the water quality of water sources and within distribution of water. Sanitation concerns include damage and loss of services from floods and reduced carrying capacity of waters receiving wastewater. Key actions to reduce climate risks include the integration of measures of climate resilience into water safety plans, as well as improved accounting and management of water resources. Policy prescriptions on technologies for service delivery and changes in management models offer potential to reduce risks, particularly in low-income settings. Water and sanitation services contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Choice of wastewater treatment technologies, improved pumping efficiency, use of renewable sources of energy, and within-system generation of energy offer potential for reducing emissions. Overall, greater attention and research are required to understand, plan for, and adapt to climate change in water and sanitation services. As with many other climate change adaptations, the likely benefits from no-regrets solutions are likely to outweigh the costs of investment.
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climate (CI) (DT) (ET) , essential services (CI) (DT) (ET) , management of water resources (CI) (DT) (ET) , safe water supply (CI) (DT) (ET) , sanitation (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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