Sentences with phrase «water resources in»

With significant pressures on water resources in Australia, particularly in the Murray - Darling River Basin, the federal government is increasingly becoming involved in water policy and reform.

The PEG [149] supports the IWPG to engage Indigenous positions on water resources in the north of Australia with development initiatives at the state, territory and national levels.

Climate change is projected by mid-century to reduce water resources in many small islands, e.g., in the Caribbean and Pacific, to the point where they become insufficient to meet demand during low - rainfall periods.

The Commission supports and commends the relevant state governments» and the ACT government's progress in referring constitutional powers to the Commonwealth, enabling water resources in the Murray - Darling Basin to be managed in the national interest, optimising environmental, economic and social outcomes.

In December 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its six - year, multi-million dollar, national study of hydraulic fracturing and did not find evidence that the process leads to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States.

The systems and sectors are some ecosystems (tundra, boreal forest, mountain, mediterranean - type, mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs and the sea - ice biome), low - lying coasts, water resources in some dry regions at mid-latitudes and in the dry topics and in areas dependent on snow and ice melt, agriculture in low - latitude regions, and human health in areas with low adaptive capacity.

Water resources in Pakistan are exacerbated by its large population, which exceeds 170M, making it the world's sixth most populous country.

It describes the likely risks to agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; the rise in sea - level and devastation to coastal areas likely in South East Asia; and the fluctuating water resources in South Asia.

It describes the risks to agriculture and livelihood security in Sub-Saharan Africa; the rise in sea - level, loss of coral reefs and devastation to coastal areas likely in South East Asia; and the fluctuating water resources in South Asia that can lead to flooding in some areas and water scarcity in others, as well as affecting power supply.

The five - year, $ 31 million study of hydraulic fracturing «did not find evidence that these mechanisms have led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States.»

This technical document uses a combination of climate and hydrological models to assess the possible consequences of future global warming on water resources in the Pungwe catchment up until 2050.

Climate Diagnostics of Future Water Resources in BC Watersheds (RCM Diagnostics Project Final Report)

Such changes are observed in many places, especially over land in middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, leading to increased rains but reduced snowpacks, and consequently diminished water resources in summer, when they are most needed.

It has one of the largest population densities in the world which results in high pressure on land and water resources in the region.

A growing body of scientific research concludes that increased temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are altering the timing and availability of water resources in the western United States [3].

Climate change is fundamentally re-shaping lake ecology in the Tropical Andes, a development that could undermine biodiversity and jeopardize critical water resources in a region stretching from Venezuela to Bolivia, according to a study published this past February in PLoS One.

«However, this is of course limited by the lack of water resources in some regions.»

It identifies several points of concern, including the shrinking of Arctic ice; competition over water resources in Central Asia; sea - level rises and small island developing states; and climate change - induced migration in the Sahel region of Africa.

With Himalayan glaciers receding at a rate of 30 meters to 60 meters per decade alongside decreased snowfall and ice melts, global warming is dramatically altering water resources in this already impoverished mountain country.

With agriculture using 70 percent of the world's freshwater resources, and 80 percent of developed water resources in California, they have a business responsibility to preserve the resources that sustain those systems.

Rapid urbanization in China and India stresses energy grids and water resources in regions that are already water - stressed.

Climate models project decreases of renewable water resources in some regions and increases in others, albeit with large uncertainty in many places.

The first quantitative estimate of possible CC [climate change] impacts on water resources in 2020 points to the fact that there would be an average and general decrease in water resources (in the order of 10 to 15 %...).

Reduced water resources in Asia (present and future)-- http://www.gwp.org/Global/About%20GWP/Publications/Colombo%20Synthesis%20Report%20Climate%20Change%20Food%20and%20Water%20Security%20in%20South%20Asia,%20final.pdf

After reading Plan B, the Minister of Water Resources in China invited Lester Brown to talk about the issues, which they did in Beijing.

Reclamation Releases Literature Synthesis on Climate Change Implications for Reclamation's Water and Environmental Resources (3rd Edition)- A scientific report summarizing recent literature on the past and projected effects of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the western United States.

It recognises that his can not be achieved without improving the management of available water resources in the region.

This slide presentation reports on climate change adaptation and water resources in the Caribbean region.

Changnon, S. A., and D. Winstanley, 1999: Long - Term Variations in Seasonal Weather Conditions and Their Impacts on Crop Production and Water Resources in Illinois.

Long - Term Variations in Seasonal Weather Conditions and Their Impacts on Crop Production and Water Resources in Illinois.

Of particular concern in this regard is the high level conclusion statement on page ES - 6 that «We did not find evidence that these mechanisms have led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States.»

Sarah's role in HELIX is to investigate the response of the Himalayan glaciers to climate change and the implications this will have for water resources in South Asia.

We provide new information, forecasts and knowledge of water resources in Sweden and world - wide, covering different spatial and temporal scales and a broad range of users.

For the purpose of this study the term «desiccation» refers to the gradual reduction of water resources in a geographical region.

As EPA nears the release of its finalized hydraulic fracturing / water report, the weight of scientific study and analysis backs the agency's preliminary conclusion that there's no evidence that fracking has led to «widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States.»

In many regions, changing precipitation or melting snow and ice are altering hydrological systems, affecting water resources in terms of quantity and quality (medium confidence).

NB — «affecting water resources in terms of quantity and quality» means «damaging water resources».

Dynamic simulation of water resources in an urban wetland based on coupled water quantity and water quality models

He works at the Norwegian Institute for Water Resources in Oslo.

This new research helps explain the drivers of climate change that impact human subsistence and water resources in the driest region of the country.

Columbia Engineering researchers have found that, to the contrary, vegetation plays a dominant role in Earth's water cycle and that plants will regulate and dominate the increasing stress placed on continental water resources in the future.

Eating less meat would protect water resources in dry areas around the world, researchers at Aalto University have found.

There's trouble ahead for the whitebark pine, a mountain tree that's integral to wildlife and water resources in the western United States and Canada.

«For example, the Romans were confronted with managing their water resources in the face of population growth and urbanisation.

The study shows that trade between these water - scarce regions tends to draw more sharply on water resources in the less developed, poorer regions.

The study also examined the impact of international exports on water resources, showing that production of international exports in China's top exporting regions also draws on water resources in water - scarce northern provinces.

They are now working on forecasts of the effects climate change will have on snowfall in the mountain ranges that ring L.A., on local rivers, and on water resources in the Sierra Nevada.

Legal battles have already been fought in the US over scarce water resources in regions with nuclear power plants, including the Catawba river basin in the Carolinas and the Apalachicola / Chattahoochee / Flint river basin in Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

«The natural land and water resources in this unique landscape have been ruthlessly exploited over the past 50 years.

One answer to an urgent question Many of these regions also face diminishing water resources in the face of more severe droughts caused by climate change.