Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective

Brekke, L. D.; Kiang, Julie E.; Olsen, Jesper; Pulwarty, Roger S.; Raff, D. A.; Turnipseed, D. Phil; Webb, Robert S.; White, Kathleen D.

doi:10.3133/cir1331

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“…For the management and planning at regional or local scale it has been found that continental or global scale studies of climate variables are not very much useful [20,21]. Therefore, the regional and local level climatic variables studies are required for the same.…”

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Long Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Rainfall Trends over the State of Jharkhand, India

Sharma

Singh

2017

Climate

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Abstract:The current study was conducted to examine the impact of climate change on rainfall in Jharkhand state of India. It deals with the analysis of the historical spatiotemporal variability of rainfall on the annual, seasonal and monthly scale in 18 districts of the state Jharkhand over a period of 102 years . Mann-Kendall trend test and Sen's slope method were applied to detect trends and the magnitude of change over the time period of 102 years . Mann Whitney Pettit's method and Cumulative deviations test were applied for detection of shift point in the series. The results obtained year 1951 to be the most probable shift point in annual rainfall. The trend analysis along with the percent change for the data series before and after the shift point was also done. A significant downward rainfall trend was found in annual, monsoon and winter rainfall over the period of 102 years. The maximum decrease was found for the Godda (19.77%) and minimum at Purbi Singhbum station (1.95%). Trend analysis before shift point, i.e., during 1901-1951 showed an upward trend in annual rainfall and after shift point a downward trend. The trend analysis for entire Jharkhand demonstrated a significant downward trend in annual and monsoon rainfall with a decrease of 14.11% and 15.65% respectively. A downward trend in seasonal rainfall will have a more pronounced effect on agricultural activities in the area as it may affect the growth phase of the kharif crops (May-October) in the region.

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confidence: 99%

Long Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Rainfall Trends over the State of Jharkhand, India

Sharma

Singh

2017

Climate

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“…Climate change is projected to have a variety of effects on water resources including supply reliability, flood risk, health, agriculture, energy and aquatic systems. The main climate drivers that affect water are changing temperature and precipitation and rising global sea levels [14]. Specifically, increasing global temperature has the immediate effect of producing higher evaporation rates, thereby drying soils, increasing irrigation requirements of agriculture, and reducing reservoirs of surface water.…”

Section: Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Planning for sustainable water supplies for US army installations

Jenicek¹

2011

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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A key concern for the United States Army is the vulnerability of military installations to critical resource issues. In recent years, military installations have been impacted by conditions of increasing demand and decreasing supply of high quality fresh water. Urban growth adjacent to installations has combined with prolonged regional droughts to place key military missions at risk due to limited availability of this vital resource. Regional competition for water threatens continued availability of adequate water both on post and in adjacent urban areas. A series of recently completed studies comprise the first comprehensive review of long-term installation water sustainability. National watershed assessments provide a means to classify installations based on the health of the associated watersheds. Regional assessments provide the specific information necessary to formulate policy measures that can support a sustainable water future. These analyses -completed on a watershed level and projected over a 30 year time frame -include estimates of both installation and regional water demand. Assessments were completed for twelve Army bases across the United States and for three overseas installations. Results depict a range of installation water sustainability conditions that reflect the larger picture of water sustainability across the United States and around the world. The Army is applying the results of these studies to develop policies that will support sustainable long-term water supplies.

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“…Selected issues about climate change that could be used within an AF for watershed management are listed below (Brekke et al 2009). …”

Section: Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 2009, four federal agencies jointly released an interagency report that explores strategies for improving water management by tracking, anticipating, and responding to climate change (Brekke et al 2009). The agencies included the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), USACE, USBR, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).…”

Section: Climate Changementioning

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Analytical Frameworks for Addressing Physical, Social, and Institutional Changes in Water Resources Planning and Management

Chawla¹,

Canter²,

Swor³

2015

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) incorporated lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita into an "Actions for Change" initiative to transform planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, and decision-making processes. Theme 1 has emphasized an integrated, comprehensive, and systems-based approach that shifts focus from individual projects to an interdependent system. In this report, the Incremental Changes to USACE Systems effort focused on using comprehensive and topic-specific analytical frameworks (AFs) for addressing physical, social, and institutional (PSI) changes within water resources planning and management. An AF denotes a planning framework or step-wise process with analytical and synthesis features. The existing USACE six-step planning process represents a comprehensive AF for water resources. Numerous other topic-specific AFs for addressing PSI changes were examined as supporting tools within the USACE six-step process. This report provides examples of AFs that could be immediately useful in planning and managing PSI changes as USACE adopts risk-based project planning, and it suggests additions to the six steps that would be useful in certain scenarios. The report concludes there is no need for USACE to develop a comprehensive AF specifically focused on PSI changes because topic-specific AFs can be used to support the existing USACE sixstep process.

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Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective

Abstract: The best available scientific evidence based on observations from long-term monitoring networks indicates that climate change is occurring, although the effects differ regionally.

Cited by 154 publications

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Long Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Rainfall Trends over the State of Jharkhand, India

Long Term Spatiotemporal Variability in Rainfall Trends over the State of Jharkhand, India

Planning for sustainable water supplies for US army installations

Analytical Frameworks for Addressing Physical, Social, and Institutional Changes in Water Resources Planning and Management

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