Climate Change and Urban Water Utilities : Challenges and Opportunities

Climate Change and Urban Water Utilities : Challenges and Opportunities

The impact of climate change is increasingly important for the design, construction, and maintenance of water sector infrastructure. Average global temperatures are on the rise, causing cycles of extreme weather: droughts and flooding are becoming...

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Main Authors: Danilenko, Alexander, Dickson, Eric, Jacobsen, Michael
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ALLOCATION OF WATER
AQUIFER
AQUIFER RECHARGE
AQUIFERS
CAPACITY WATER
CATCHMENTS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPETITION FOR WATER
CONNECTIONS
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF WATER
DEMAND FOR WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
DESALINATION
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLOODING
FLOODS
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES
GROUNDWATER USE
HOUSEHOLD USE
IRRIGATION
LAKES
LARGE UTILITIES
LOCAL WATER
LOW WATER
MAINTENANCE OF WATER
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MARGINAL COST
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POPULATION GROWTH
QUALITY OF WASTEWATER
RAIN
RECYCLED WATER
RIVERS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SEAWATER
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOLID WASTE
SOURCES OF WATER
STORAGE CAPACITY
STORM WATER
SURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATER QUALITY
SURFACE WATER QUANTITY
TARIFF COLLECTION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SERVICES
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER SYSTEMS
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
URBANIZATION
UTILITY OPERATIONS
UTILITY PLANNING
WASTE WATER
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER COLLECTION
WASTEWATER OPERATIONS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER DEMAND
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER FLOWS
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER INTAKE
WATER LOSSES
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER METERING
WATER QUALITY PROTECTION
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER REUSE
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER UTILITY
WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12572889/climate-change-urban-water-utilities-challenges-opportunities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11696
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Summary:The impact of climate change is increasingly important for the design, construction, and maintenance of water sector infrastructure. Average global temperatures are on the rise, causing cycles of extreme weather: droughts and flooding are becoming common; seawater levels are rising; and many locations are considerably drier, impacting water sources such as lakes and rivers. Groundwater supplies are under stress due to decreasing precipitation rates and increasing extraction rates. Urban water systems must meet the demands of expanding industry needs and rapid population growth. Pollution adds to the growing threats to water resources, increasing treatment requirements for providing safe water to city residents. With two-thirds of the world's megacities located in regions that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, urban water utilities are facing an increasing need to improve the management of water resources and associated infrastructure. Diversifying sources of water supply will become increasingly important whether through the construction of new storage facilities, the appropriate and sustainable extraction of groundwater, water trading or conservation, or the use of recycled or desalinated water. This water note, based on the input of 20 large utilities around the world presents the perceptions, experiences, and approaches to addressing climate related challenges of urban areas in developing, middle income, and developed countries.

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