气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Sustainable Water Management Strategies in North America

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DOI	10.1007/s11269-023-03474-4
	Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Sustainable Water Management Strategies in North America
	Asif, Zunaira; Chen, Zhi; Sadiq, Rehan; Zhu, Yinying
发表日期	2023
ISSN	0920-4741
EISSN	1573-1650
起始页码	2771
结束页码	2786
卷号	37 期号:6-7
英文摘要	Water scarcity is exacerbating in many regions across North America because of climate change compounded by population growth, overexploitation of freshwater resources, and lack of proper management. Considering the regional urgency, there is an immense need to find more equitable solutions for water management. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the climatic factors impacting the hydrological regime in North America, including changes in surface runoff, groundwater storage, and the forested watershed, based on current trends and future projection scenarios. Moreover, this paper critically overviews need-based solutions for effective water management at a regional scale. The study shows that many areas of North America are exposed to extreme events such as prolonged droughts, devastating floods, wildfires, and altering precipitation patterns. Consequently, these changes are triggering wide-ranging impacts on water resources, leading to water supply deficiencies and influencing water flows and quality in the Southwestern United States, prairie provinces in Canada, and Mexico. The projection of warming around the region experiences spatial and seasonal variations because of the diversity in climatic conditions. Overall, in North America, winter is expected to warm more than other seasons causing earlier runoff and a decline in snowmelt. Given the physical and economic constraints that limit the development of new utilities, emphasis should be placed on strengthening nature-based solutions such as green infrastructure. Thus, the findings suggest an integrated water resource management approach is required, along with climate-induced innovative technologies, to secure the water resources while preparing for the forecasted challenges of tomorrow.
英文关键词	Water stress; Climate change; Water management; Water flows; Groundwater; Water security
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Engineering, Civil ; Water Resources
WOS类目	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:000936063200001
来源期刊	WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/281153
作者单位	Concordia University - Canada; University of British Columbia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Asif, Zunaira,Chen, Zhi,Sadiq, Rehan,et al. Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Sustainable Water Management Strategies in North America[J],2023,37(6-7).
APA	Asif, Zunaira,Chen, Zhi,Sadiq, Rehan,&Zhu, Yinying.(2023).Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Sustainable Water Management Strategies in North America.WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,37(6-7).
MLA	Asif, Zunaira,et al."Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Sustainable Water Management Strategies in North America".WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 37.6-7(2023).