Sentences with phrase «regional water resources»

These glaciers are vital for regional water resources (Tangborn, 1980; Pelto, 1993).

Their results highlight the possibility of a strong precipitation reduction in the northern edge of the monsoon in response to warming, with consequences for regional water resources, agriculture and ecosystems.

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However, the distortion of the debate by Trump and other politicians creates a danger that resources will be misdirected from more pressing infrastructure needs, such as aged water pipes leaching lead and schools - or from projects that will have a considerable regional economic impact.

In addition, regional planning would allow the coordinated development of natural resources, water power, agriculture, and industry, in relation to social and economic factors; for example, a TVA - type program has been proposed for the Middle East.

I think the federal state of emergency allows other, neighboring states to also send their National Guard and for regional resources to be tapped (if the local guard base is under water, for instance, not much good in an emergency).

The mission of the Lake Erie Watershed Protection Alliance (LEWPA) is to foster collaboration and partnerships within the watershed to address regional water quality and quantity concerns and in doing so, protect and enhance our Lake Erie resource.

In addition, it calls for the creation of regional boards made up of representatives of the water industries, consumer and environmental groups, to review resource development, leakages and to discuss how to manage demand.

«It is evident that our regional economic revitalization directly correlates to how we embrace, protect and enhance the quality of our water, and this planning effort helps us maximize these resources without sacrificing our quality of life and environment».

India's Ministry of Water Resources has long suggested that tapping the aquifer for irrigation was exceeding the limited regional rainfall that replenishes its water, and the World Bank has warned that the country faces a water crWater Resources has long suggested that tapping the aquifer for irrigation was exceeding the limited regional rainfall that replenishes its water, and the World Bank has warned that the country faces a water crwater, and the World Bank has warned that the country faces a water crwater crisis.

The study grew out of work the authors undertook in the Pacific, where scientists met with community members and local, regional, and national government experts to examine issues such as food security, access to fresh water, quality education, sustainable tourism, and protection of marine and terrestrial resources.

As climate change and population place further pressure on tight water resources, the researchers found that policymakers and water managers need to take a regional and global perspective on local decisions.

«This model is a major step forward in our effort to improve the prediction of regional climate change, particularly involving water resources.»

«Leadership from both industry and the U.S. government may be needed to assure that economic benefits of shale gas development are realized without significant regional impairment of water resource quantity and quality,» the authors conclude.

«Our work demonstrates that there is a more regional decline in water resources in this dryland region, which may be found in other dryland regions of the world.»

Singer suggested a regional decline in snowpacks and less groundwater recharge at the mountain fronts has negatively affected water resources.

«This vulnerability concept requires the determination of the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including climate, but also from other social and environmental issues,» he said in a book chapter he co-authored in «Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective» earlier this year.

Such offices shall engage in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects with the academic community, State Climate Offices, Regional Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee.

Innovative new legislation in California, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), shifts the management of groundwater resources from the state to local basins, requiring regional stakeholders to create action plans for managing water resources.

But there is growing evidence that pressures on water resources associated with poor management, increasing populations, and human - caused climate changes are now influencing regional security in new and disturbing ways.

Dr. Keener coordinates an interdisciplinary team of social and physical scientists that aims to reduce Pacific Island communities vulnerability to climate change by translating academic research into actionable knowledge for a variety of stakeholders at the local, state, and regional level — especially regarding the management of fresh water resources.

This is a full lesson with homework covering regional inequality and links on from the previous lesson about water resources and inequality.

His expansive encyclopedic knowledge of the regional waters and indigenous fish species will be an invaluable resource on your charter trip.

Add in such factors as energy demands vs energy supply, shortcomings in potable water, a population that is projected to hit 9 billion from the present 6.5 billion by 2050, regional (and possibly global) conflicts over resources.

«These fluctuations can cause extreme wet and dry regional conditions that adversely impact agricultural yields, water resources, infrastructure and human systems,» the study said.

To PROVIDE analysis of the impacts of climate variability and change on regional climate and water resources

The threat posed by climate change to regional security «will limit access to food, safe water, power, sanitation, and health services and drive mass migration and competition for remaining resources.»

The SAB finds that the EPA did not support quantitatively its conclusion about lack of evidence for widespread, systemic impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, and did not clearly describe the system (s) of interest (e.g., groundwater, surface water), the scale of impacts (i.e., local or regional), nor the definitions of «systemic» and «widespread.»

It highlights the need for additional annual regional investments of US$ 600 billion up to 2050, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and provide business opportunities to develop and export new goods and services in the areas of water, energy and resource efficiency.

Such offices shall engage in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects with the academic community, State Climate Offices, Regional Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee.

Are skillful (value - added) regional and local multi-decadal predictions of changes in climate statistics for use by the water resource, food, energy, human health and ecosystem impact communities available at present?

What are the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including climate, of which added CO2 and other greenhouse gases are a part, but also from other social and environmental issues?

The regional discussions emphasized the need to enhance transboundary cooperation on water resource management, and to build adaptive capacities of institutions in each region to manage emerging challenges, particularly those related to climate change.

The aim of the Hydrologic Impacts (HI) theme at PCIC is to quantify the effect of climate change and climate variability on regional hydrology in order to provide analysis and information relevant to water resources management.

Variations in regional hydrological processes and water resources and their response to change in the environment such as the increase of greenhouse gases will be examined.

The session agenda contained several priority topics, including sustainable energy in the Arab region, especially energy security and regional integration, technology adaptation policy and potential for local manufacturing of adequate renewable energy equipment and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade on Sustainable Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the energy - water - food nexus in the Arab region.

The agenda also includes progress achieved in implementing the Regional Initiative for Establishing a Regional Mechanism for Improved Monitoring and Reporting on Access to Water Supply and Sanitation Services in the Arab Region (MDG + Initiative), regional cooperation for shared water resources management, the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the water - energy - food nexus in the Arab reWater Supply and Sanitation Services in the Arab Region (MDG + Initiative), regional cooperation for shared water resources management, the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the water - energy - food nexus in the Arab rewater resources management, the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the water - energy - food nexus in the Arab rewater - energy - food nexus in the Arab region.

Key regional user specific workshops including Agriculture and Food Security, Water Resources, Energy, Health, Marine and Oceanography, Media, Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) and Disaster Risk Management will be organized during the forum.

An example of a model schematic integrating water and energy resources with human population and health at the local and regional scales, coupled to an ESM at the global scale.

Figure 7 is a schematic showing an example of a model to couple energy and water resources at the local and regional scales to human population.28

These fluctuations can cause extreme wet and dry regional conditions that adversely impact agricultural yields, water resources, infrastructure and human systems,» says the study.

April 6, 2007 - How anthropogenic climate change will impact the arid regions of Southwestern North America has implications for the allocation of water resources and the course of regional development.

Instead, we should channel resources into programs that support organic agriculture, local and regional healthy foods, beginning farmers, conservation, and diversified, pasture - based systems that protect our water, build healthy soil, and provide greater biodiversity and habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.

Entitled Research Guide on Transboundary Freshwater Treaties and Other Resources, the document provides information about major global and regional treaties, databases of international, regional and bilateral agreements, non-treaty instruments, NGOs and intergovernmental organizations, international water commissions such as the Canada - US International Joint Commission as well as sources of caselaw.

In addition to global conventions and rules governing the use of water resources, hundreds of regional treaties and agreements exist between and among nations, covering a wide range of issues, from border security and navigation to hydro - electric power and water quality and water quantity.

He is an expert in the application of hydrologic and hydraulic numerical models to water resources infrastructure and regional watershed management.

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