This paper assesses climate change adaptation efforts by water companies in England and Wales. Section 2 describes a model for assessing adaptation efforts. Section 5 addresses a water planning framework which includes long-term planning and demand management.

Adaptation, Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools, Infrastructure Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This paper, written to advocate sustainable water management by Anglian Water, provides information on climate change impacts and proposed adaptation techniques. Pages 11-13 provide information on potential adaptation techniques. Pages 22-23 propose long-term efforts to improve water resource management.

Adaptation, Regional and Local Information, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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Chapter II of this report provides information on how climate change will affect water supply and water quality in New Mexico and the Southwest. Chapter IV addresses long-term planning in the context of strategic planning.

Adaptation, Infrastructure Implications, Regional and Local Information, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

New Mexico

This report was written to assess risks and address adaptation options related to climate change in the UK. Annex 2 provides risk and adaptation action plans to inform long-term planning related to managing water resources (pp. 16-21) and water quality (pp. 22-26).

Adaptation, Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This report was written to provide guidance and support for river basin managers in incorporating climate change into river basin management. The report addresses a number of potential management challenges resulting from climate change and provides a framework for identifying and implementing corresponding adaptation techniques. Chapter 3 highlights climate change models that can be useful in long-term planning. Chapter 4 provides a framework for building future adaptive capacity. Chapter 5 addresses risk based management that can inform long-term planning.

Adaptation, Case Studies and Best Management Practices, Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools, Downscaled Models, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This detailed and lengthy report has several relevant sections to water managers, including: Future Water Use in the United States (p. 24), a detailed discussion on how climate change will impact hydrological parameters (pp. 26-52), and impacts on water quality (pp. 52-68). The "Coping and Adaptation" (pp.111-120) section provides advice on how to plan for climate change. Pages 113-114 address water planning and management.

Adaptation, Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools, Infrastructure Implications, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This brief theoretical article concludes that stationarity, in which the natural variability of water supplies stays within a given range, is no longer a relevant management principle for water resource managers. The authors assess the need to incorporate greater climatic variability into water management. (Abstract only)

Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools.

Not Applicable

This paper develops a methodology for analyzing uncertainty in climate change impact studies and applies it to five catchments in Great Britain. The authors also use a flow series model to simulate past and future hydrological scenarios and generate predictions for future flood regimes. (Abstract only).

Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This report presents a range of options to assist utilities in developing new sources of water supply, including successful regional approaches, and an interactive tool for decision making. (Abstract only)

Adaptation, Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools, Regional and Local Information, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This report provides background information on climate change related impacts on water utilities. Section C of each climate impact section describes associated problems that the impact will have on water utilities, including information on long-term planning.

Infrastructure Implications, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This report provides utility managers with information on how to use condition assessment tools and techniques to improve long-term and short-term planning. This resource can help managers make cost-effective decisions through understanding the risks associated with different assets. (Abstract only)

Adaptation, Decision Making, Risk Management, Technical Assistance, and Tools

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This report details potential climate change impacts to water utility activities and water infrastructure in England. The report also provides specific case studies from water utilities. Pages 6 and 8 provide a regional adaptation case study for water utilities in England, including information on long-term planning.

Adaptation, Case Studies and Best Management Practices, Infrastructure Implications, Regional and Local Information, Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

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This paper compares published papers on historical rainfall and river flow trends to climate change projections and reconciles differences between the two. The authors then make recommendations for future research and resource allocation. (Abstract only)

Water Quality Implications, Water Supply Implications and Demand Management

Not Applicable