Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map
Water supply and sanitation (WSS) utilities are expected to become increasingly susceptible to the expected impacts of climate change. WSS utility planners and engineers have dealt with natural climate variances and disaster planning as part of the...
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okr-10986-310902021-05-25T09:21:00Z Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map World Bank Group WATER UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS RESILIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER TREATMENT URBAN WASTEWATER DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Water supply and sanitation (WSS) utilities are expected to become increasingly susceptible to the expected impacts of climate change. WSS utility planners and engineers have dealt with natural climate variances and disaster planning as part of the design process for many years. However, the traditional methods for these plans have not considered the deep uncertainty surrounding many future conditions, which are further exacerbated by climate change. To help utilities incorporate resilience and robustness in their choices, this road map proposes a process in three phases that can inform the design of strategies necessary to WSS services provision. The road map builds on the understanding that climate change is most often an amplifier of existing uncertainties (many of which are threats), and, as such, should not be evaluated as a stand-alone impact. The approach reveals the strengths and vulnerabilities of investment plans concisely and helps utilities invest robustly by identifying near-term, no-regret projects that can be undertaken now, while maintaining flexibility in pursuing additional actions adaptively as future conditions evolve. These results can be achieved both with a qualitative exploration and a quantitative assessment, depending on the context and the resources available. 2019-01-03T16:52:44Z 2019-01-03T16:52:44Z 2018-12-29 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/425871546231664745/Building-the-Resilience-of-WSS-Utilities-to-Climate-Change-and-Other-Threats-A-Road-Map http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31090 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work |
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WATER UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS RESILIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER TREATMENT URBAN WASTEWATER DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT |
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WATER UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS RESILIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER TREATMENT URBAN WASTEWATER DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT World Bank Group Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map |
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Water supply and sanitation (WSS)
utilities are expected to become increasingly susceptible to
the expected impacts of climate change. WSS utility planners
and engineers have dealt with natural climate variances and
disaster planning as part of the design process for many
years. However, the traditional methods for these plans have
not considered the deep uncertainty surrounding many future
conditions, which are further exacerbated by climate change.
To help utilities incorporate resilience and robustness in
their choices, this road map proposes a process in three
phases that can inform the design of strategies necessary to
WSS services provision. The road map builds on the
understanding that climate change is most often an amplifier
of existing uncertainties (many of which are threats), and,
as such, should not be evaluated as a stand-alone impact.
The approach reveals the strengths and vulnerabilities of
investment plans concisely and helps utilities invest
robustly by identifying near-term, no-regret projects that
can be undertaken now, while maintaining flexibility in
pursuing additional actions adaptively as future conditions
evolve. These results can be achieved both with a
qualitative exploration and a quantitative assessment,
depending on the context and the resources available. |
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Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map |
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Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map |
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Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map |
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Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map |
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Building the Resilience of WSS Utilities to Climate Change and Other Threats : A Road Map |
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building the resilience of wss utilities to climate change and other threats : a road map |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2019 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/425871546231664745/Building-the-Resilience-of-WSS-Utilities-to-Climate-Change-and-Other-Threats-A-Road-Map http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31090 |
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