Achieving water security is a global concern in the age of changing climate, population increase, urbanization, intensive socio-economic development, and land-use change. Addressing water security challenges is most appropriate at the river basin scale since hydrological boundaries at which water flows differ from administrative boundaries, and it can provide policymakers and decision-makers key insights to better support water management practices. This study carries out a disaggregated assessment of national water security by applying an indicator-based framework to evaluate water security conditions in all twenty-five river basins of Thailand from 2007 to 2015.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study proposes a methodological framework to evaluate and rank climate models based on extreme climate indices of precipitation and temperature for impact studies in seven sectors: Cryosphere, Energy, Forestry/GHGs, Health, Agriculture & Food Security, Disaster Risk Reduction (flood and drought), and Water Resources & Hydrology. The ranking of the climate models is based on their performance in sector-relevant extreme climate indices. Extreme climate indices for observed and climate models' datasets for a historical period and overall performance statistics were used to create a payoff matrix.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClimate change and water are intricately linked. Water is the primary medium through which the impacts of climate change will be felt. Securing the water sector and enhancing water security is, therefore, imperative for any adaptive response to climate change.
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