Sentences with phrase «water management decisions»

In particular, information about both climate impacts on water resources and climate emissions from water uses is needed to guide water management decisions.

Geeta Persad, a climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, says that the paper «demonstrates that we really have to be a lot smarter about how we integrate climate change into water management decisions.»

However as Kundzewicz [10] points out «these are pragmatic concerns, raised by hydrologists and water management practitioners, about how useful the GCMs are for the much more detailed level of analysis (and predictability) required for site - specific water management decisions (infrastructure planning, design and operations).»

When water management decisions are based on generating profit instead of protecting public and environmental health, the average citizen and the ecosystem pay the greatest price,» said Julia DeGraw, Northwest Organizer for Food & Water Watch.

Researchers at the site are studying the interaction of freshwater restoration efforts, sea - level rise and water management decisions.

«Understanding both annual patterns and long - term trends helps us with water management decisions within the refuge and other natural areas throughout South Florida.»

«Our priority is to encourage local involvement and collaboration in environmental water management, to help shape water management decisions,» Mr Papps said.

Not exact matches

As COO David Lloyd explains, the tool will enable communities and other stakeholders to make more informed decisions about water management.

Decisions on using Commonwealth environmental water will be made throughout the year based on seasonal, operational and management considerations.

Like other state and federal water management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using wwater management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using wWater Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using waterwater.

Local Engagement Officers will engage regionally throughout South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland to ensure local communities are given opportunities to engage in environmental water management and decision making.

«The ability to gauge the impact of different river and land management practices on river systems across the Basin is crucial to informing environmental watering decisions, as well as Landcare and other similar projects, thereby enhancing the outcomes we are able to achieve.»

It is likely that the first attempt to apply the decision framework will be related to decisions regarding management of water levels in Spirit Lake.

Willingly overlooking the science amounts to a fundamental failure of water management, leading water experts say, one that is leading to decisions about how to use it that will deepen and prolong the drought's painful effects.

In a series of reports, ProPublica is examining how decisions on water management and growth have exacerbated more than a decade of drought, bringing the West to the point of crisis.

The reservoirs are interconnected in that they are placed along major waterways, with some downstream of others, and also because they can receive similar amounts of water input and can be subject to similar management decisions.

These data are providing us with robust evidence about the location and extent of designated features such as cold - water coral habitats, which will enable us to make informed decisions about future site management.»

Since we're rapidly approaching planetary boundaries, our study should indeed draw the attention of decision - makers of all levels to the potential of integrated crop water management.»

My long - term goal is to be a scientist and decision maker in the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, establishing far - reaching strategies for Chinese water resources planning and management.

«The data has been used by every level of government to make decisions about the management of waterways from deciding which waters are impaired to determining how much nitrogen a specific estuary can handle,» said Rachel Jakuba, PhD, science director for the Buzzards Bay Coalition and a coauthor of the paper.

Sustainable water management under future uncertainty with eco-engineering decision scaling.

Areas of expertise: Water management and policy; floodplain management and planning; interdisciplinary and multi-benefit decision support and analysis; operations and systems research; trade - off analysis; public finance mechanisms for water managWater management and policy; floodplain management and planning; interdisciplinary and multi-benefit decision support and analysis; operations and systems research; trade - off analysis; public finance mechanisms for water managwater management

There were exhibitions on Agri - Map which was the decision - making support database for agriculture land management, Royal Project on deteriorated soil rehabilitation, and the works in forest and water resource management.

The decision to seek an agreement echoes the wise move in 2009 by the United States North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which decided (industry included) to close a vast stretch of American waters to fishing that has never been fished actively.

• Demonstrate to the broad range of stakeholders, particularly decision makers, that some of the major challenges facing humanity today relate to water management; this will be based on findings of the major UN-Water reports.

Water resource management in a variable and changing climate: hypothetical case study to explore decision making under uncertainty

The information is used in decision support for a safe and sustainable society, water management, environmental protection, and building of infrastructure.

-- Are the popular climate «predictions» or «projections» trustworthy and able to support decisions on water management, hydraulic engineering, or even «geoengineering» to control Earth's climate?

They are also used to explore the implications of climate change for decision making (e.g., exploring whether plans to develop water management infrastructure are robust to a range of uncertain future climate conditions).

Our results emphasize the importance of snow for fulfilling human water demand in many NH basins, and highlight the need to account for the full range of internal climate variability in developing robust climate risk management decisions.

Predicting changes in this cycle over the next decades and beyond provides critical information to societies for making decisions on water management, agriculture, and other factors.

In addition, recent progress in climate prediction, on timescales from months to years, offers the possibility to implement better near - term decision - making in climate - sensitive areas such as agriculture, transportation, tourism, energy production and water resource management.

Our opportunity here isn't only about protecting the ocean waters of America, marine life, a favorite surf break, jobs or a given beach community; it's about demanding that our government utilize the best available science and data and listen to the massive outpouring of public opposition to destructive offshore oil and gas development, to shift the tides of energy development instead away from fossil fuels and toward renewables; it's about holding our President and federal agencies accountable for decisions they make about the management of the ocean; it's about protecting the ocean and every coastline from the atrocity and injustice of offshore drilling and exploration; it's about protecting clean water, air and beaches now and for the future; it's about protecting one another, and the Earth.

These practices are aimed at improving our energy and water efficiency, providing sustainable food, making eco-conscious purchasing decisions, eliminating toxic chemicals and pollution, and improving our solid waste management.

We write about U.S. Supreme Court decisions, regulatory actions, and state and national legislation that affects water resource management, toxic waste disposal, renewable energy, air quality, land use, and more.

The Environmental Appeals Board is the independent board that gives Albertans a way to appeal decisions made under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the Water Act the Climate Change and Emissions Management Act, and Schedule 5 of the Government Organization Act about development approvals, environmental certificates, or other orders.

In this elected position I was responsible for all city management oversight including city tourism, water treatment usage to conform to state and federal regulations and updating the city's general plan together with that effort as well as oversight, review and decision making regarding all city functions and operations.

The decision in July 2000, by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Hill, to defer a protection order over Boobera Lagoon for a further two years in order to allow water skiers to find an alternative recreational site (6) struck the Committee as a particularly worrying illustration of land management practices which prioritise non-Indigenous culture over Indigenous culture.

Particularly that directed under the NWI, so that informed decisions are made about water planning and management as it affects communities in the north of Australia.

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