Global Climate Change, Dams, Reservoirs and Related Water Resources / Changement Climatique, Barrages, Réservoirs et Ressources en eau associées
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Global Climate Change, Dams, Reservoirs and Related Water Resources / Changement Climatique, Barrages, Réservoirs et Ressources en eau associées

ICOLD Bulletin 169

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Global Climate Change, Dams, Reservoirs and Related Water Resources / Changement Climatique, Barrages, Réservoirs et Ressources en eau associées

ICOLD Bulletin 169

About this book

The purpose of ICOLD Bulletin 169 is to assess the role of dams and reservoirs in adapting to the effects of global climate change, determine the threats, and potential opportunities, posed by global climate change to existing dams and reservoirs, and then recommend measures to mitigate against or adapt to the effects of global climate change. This bulletin is organized in chapters that include the following:

  • a description of what is at risk when considering dams, reservoirs and related water resources
  • facts and uncertainties with climate evolution, mainly based on past observations analysis
  • framework and method for assessing climate induced impacts and risk at watershed scale
  • other drivers besides climate change that can affect the balance between resources and needs: demography, technology, sedimentation
  • climate-driven opportunities for new storage
  • emissions of greenhouse gases associated to reservoirs and water resources
  • adaptation strategies and case studies from different regions of the world and illustrating different water resources systems situations
  • recommendations

ICOLD recommendations (chapter 10) address three broad themes:

Recommendation 1: Adopt a whole-of-system approach.

Recommendation 2: Apply an adaptive management process.

Recommendation 3: Collaborate with a wide range of disciplines, interest and stakeholders (including engineers alongside decision makers, politicians, natural resource scientists, social scientists, economists and the greater community) in the assessment of enduring and effective adaptation options.

L'objectif de ce ICOLD Bulletin 169 est d'évaluer le rôle des barrages et réservoirs dans l'adaptation face aux effets du réchauffement climatique, de déterminer les risques de même que les opportunités potentielles, imposées par le réchauffement climatique aux reservoirs et barrages, puis recommander des mesures d'atténuation ou d'adaptation aux effets du changement climatique mondial.

Le présent bulletin est structuré en plusieurs chapitres comprenant les éléments suivants:

  • la caractérisation des risques pour les barrages et réservoirs, et pour la gestion des ressources en eau associées
  • les constats et incertitudes liés à l'évolution du climat, principalement fondés sur l'analyse des observations antérieures
  • les principes méthodologiques des études d'évaluation des impacts et des risques induits par l'évolution du climat à l'échelle du bassin versant
  • d'autres facteurs que le changement climatique qui peuvent affecter l'équilibre entre les ressources et les besoins : démographie, évolution technologique, sedimentation
  • l'opportunité de créer de nouvelles réserves de stockage pour augmenter la résilience des systèmes aux effets climatiques
  • un point sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre imputables aux réservoirs et aux ressources en eau
  • des principes de stratégie d'adaptation et des études de cas provenant de différentes régions du monde, illustrant différentes situations des systèmes de gestion des ressources en eau
  • des recommandations.

Les recommandations générales portent sur trois grands thèmes :

Recommandation 1: adopter une approche systémique d'ensemble

Recommandation 2: Appliquer un processus adaptatif de gestion

Recommandation 3: Collaborer avec un large éventail de disciplines, et de parties prenantes (ingénieurs, décideurs, élus, spécialistes des ressources naturelles, spécialistes des sciences sociales, économistes et la collectivité dans son ensemble) dans l'évaluation des options d'adaptation durables et efficaces.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Le ComitÉ Sur Les Changements Climatiques Mondiaux Et Les Barrages, RÉservoirs Et Cours D’eau AssociÉs
  6. Committee on Global Climate Change and Dams, Reservoirs and the Associated Water Resourses
  7. Contents
  8. Table of Contents
  9. 1. Executive summary
  10. 2. Objective of ICOLD bulletin
  11. 3. What is at RISK?
  12. 4. Climate evolution: facts, uncertainties
  13. 5. Climate-induced impact and risk assessment on dams, reservoirs, and water resources systems
  14. 6. Climate is one of the drivers... among other
  15. 7. Opportunities for new storage and new resources management
  16. 8. Greenhouse gas emissions associated to reservoirs and water resources
  17. 9. Adaptation strategy. Case studies
  18. 10. ICOLD recommendations
  19. 11. References
  20. 12. Acknowledgements
  21. 13. Brief Glossary
  22. 14. Appendix A – ICOLD Climate Change Case Studies