Critical review of adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of European drinking water resources to the pressures of climate change

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dc.contributor.authorGarnier, Monica
dc.contributor.authorHolman, Ian P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T14:45:14Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T14:45:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-24
dc.description.abstractOne of the consequences of the generally agreed rise of global temperatures, furtherly exacerbated by the growth of water demand caused by the needs of a growing population, is an increase of areas with water stress. This will imply and in part is already implying, an always greater imbalance between water (and in particular drinking water) demand and supply. These issues are among those investigated by the “Adapting Drinking Water resources to the Impacts of Climate change in Europe” (ADWICE) project that had, among its main goals, the identification of priority adaptation measures aimed at reducing drinking water vulnerability to the pressures of a changing climate. In this paper these adaptation measures are described, with special attention given to their associated European water policy context. The complexity of designing and implementing such adaptation measures will benefit from integrating drinking water concerns with wider water management, within a framework able to facilitate the necessary complex collaborations between various actors involved in the different scales of the decision-making arena and to develop an effective science policy interfacing mechanism. Last, but not least, because drinking water is commonly considered by stakeholders and citizens to be a public service, drinking water managers should enable their involvement in the adaptation decision-making process, to ensure their acceptance and cooperation and to prevent conflicts.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationGarnier M, Holman I. (2019) Critical review of adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of European drinking water resources to the pressures of climate change. Environmental Management, Volume 64, Issue 2, August 2019, pp. 138-153en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0364-152X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-019-01184-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14289
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectAdaptation measuresen_UK
dc.subjectDrinking wateren_UK
dc.subjectClimate changeen_UK
dc.subjectEuropeen_UK
dc.titleCritical review of adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of European drinking water resources to the pressures of climate changeen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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