Ciampittiello, M.; Marchetto, A.; Boggero, A. Water Resources Management under Climate Change: A Review. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3590, doi:10.3390/su16093590.
Ciampittiello, M.; Marchetto, A.; Boggero, A. Water Resources Management under Climate Change: A Review. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3590, doi:10.3390/su16093590.
Ciampittiello, M.; Marchetto, A.; Boggero, A. Water Resources Management under Climate Change: A Review. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3590, doi:10.3390/su16093590.
Ciampittiello, M.; Marchetto, A.; Boggero, A. Water Resources Management under Climate Change: A Review. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3590, doi:10.3390/su16093590.
Abstract
Climate change affects water resources through the decrease of rainfall and the increase in temperatures and evapotranspiration. An indirect impact of climate change is also the increase of water uses by human activities. In this review, 320 papers were retrieved, of which 134 spanning five continents impacts and solutions to be used to better understand the effects of climate change on water resources, ecosystems, human health, security and socio-economic aspects were selected. Here, suggestions and proposals by scientists from around the world towards solutions, tips and ideas to deal with climate change and the best solutions for future water management were presented. The main solutions highlighted concern integrated water resources management, political direction, policies, increase in knowledge and new technologies. Furthermore, most of the papers analyzed underline that water resources management needs to incorporate protection and restoration of ecosystems and their services. Nature-based solutions need to be the starting point of new scientific and innovative ways to deal with climate change and towards future climate adaptation. In this complex evolution of the water resource, where is the management of the water resource in Italy going?
Keywords
Climate change; integrated water research management; water resources; nature based solutions; groundwater management
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Waste Management and Disposal
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