Water resources management strategy for adaptation to droughts in China

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 923-937

  Xiao jun, Wang ^a,b   Jian yun, Zhang ^a,b   Shahid, Shamsuddin ^c   ElMahdi, Amgad ^d   Rui min, He ^a,b   Zhen xin, Bao ^a,b   Ali, Mahtab ^d  

^a NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Drought; Drought management; Environmental change; Water demand management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT STRESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; POPULATION GROWTH; RESERVOIR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84869135728     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9352-4     Document Type: Article

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