Adaptation of water resources systems to changing society and environment

a statement by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences

Journal article (2016)

Authors

Serena Ceola University of Bologna

Alberto Montanari University of Bologna

P. van der Zaag IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Water Resources -

Dan Rosbjerg Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Hafzullah Aksoy Istanbul Technical University

Francesco Viola University of Cagliari

Guido Petrucci Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Kit MacLeod The James Hutton Institute

Barry Croke Australian National University

Daniele Ganora Politecnico di Torino

L.M. Hermans Policy Analysis -

Maria J. Polo Universidad de Cordoba

Tobias Krueger Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin

Zongxue Xu Beijing Normal University

Marco Borga Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali

Jorg Helmschrot SASSCAL Regional Secretariat

Elena Toth University of Bologna

Roberto Ranzi Università di Brescia

Attilio Castellarin University of Bologna

Anthony Hurford University College London

Mitija Brilly University of Ljubljana

Alberto Viglione Technische Universität Wien

Günter Blöschl Technische Universität Wien

Fiona Dyer University of Canberra

Murugesu Sivapalan University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Alessio Domeneghetti University of Bologna

Alberto Marinelli University of Bologna

Giuliano Di Baldassarre Uppsala University

Heidi Kreibich Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

Ida Westerberg University of Bristol, IVL Svenska Miljoinstitutet

Gemma Carr Technische Universität Wien

Christophe Cudennec INRA Institut National de La Recherche Agronomique

Amin Elshorbagy University of Saskatchewan

Hubert Savenije Water Resources -

Research Group

Water Resources () (TU Delft)

Socio-hydrology Bottom-up approach Catchment Resilient design Water resources systems

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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Water Resources

Abstract

We explore how to address the challenges of adaptation of water resources systems under changing conditions by supporting flexible, resilient and low-regret solutions, coupled with on-going monitoring and evaluation. This will require improved understanding of the linkages between biophysical and social aspects in order to better anticipate the possible future co-evolution of water systems and society. We also present a call to enhance the dialogue and foster the actions of governments, the international scientific community, research funding agencies and additional stakeholders in order to develop effective solutions to support water resources systems adaptation. Finally, we call the scientific community to a renewed and unified effort to deliver an innovative message to stakeholders. Water science is essential to resolve the water crisis, but the effectiveness of solutions depends, inter alia, on the capability of scientists to deliver a new, coherent and technical vision for the future development of water systems.