Suchergebnisse

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- List of Figures -- List of Maps and Diagram -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Climate Risks for Irrigation, Water Supply and Sanitation in India: Overview and Synthesis -- 1.1 Context -- 1.1.1 Rainfall Variability in India -- 1.1.2 Temporal Variability in India´s Climate -- 1.1.3 Spatial Variability in Climate -- 1.2 Rationale for the Book -- 1.2.1 Analyzing the Implications for Water Management Institutions -- 1.2.2 Implications of Regional Climate for Planning and Designing of WASH Systems -- 1.2.3 Designing Climate-Resilient WASH Systems, Informed by Risk Assessment -- 1.3 Objectives and Scope -- 1.4 Structure and Organization -- References -- Chapter 2: Climate Variability and Its Implications for Water Management in India -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 India´s Water Sector: Development Paradigms and Policies -- 2.3 Rainfall Variability in India -- 2.3.1 Temporal Variability in Rainfall -- 2.4 Variability in Climate in India -- 2.4.1 Humidity -- 2.4.2 Temperature -- 2.4.3 Wind Speed -- 2.4.4 Solar Radiation -- 2.4.5 Spatial Variability in Climate -- 2.5 How Has Indian Rainfall Been Changing over Time? -- 2.6 Basic Characteristics of Water Systems in India -- 2.7 Findings and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Water Management Challenges of Climate Extremes: A Case Study of Adaptive Strategies and Management Options -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 An Overview of Mahanadi River Basin -- 3.2.1 Topography, Climate, Land Use, Soils and Demography -- 3.2.2 Surface and Ground Water Availability and Water Quality -- 3.3 Detailed Analysis of Surface Hydrology and Geohydrology -- 3.3.1 Rainfall, Stream-Flows and Groundwater -- 3.3.1.1 Observed Flows in the Mahanadi -- 3.3.1.2 Groundwater Resources.

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