Examination of climate risk using a modified uncertainty matrix framework-Applications in the water sector

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-129

  Ekström, Marie ^a   Kuruppu, Natasha ^b   Wilby, Robert L ^c   Fowler, Hayley J ^d   Chiew, Francis H S ^a   Dessai, Suraje ^e,f   Young, William J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Climate risk; Policy; Uncertainties; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER INDUSTRY;

EID: 84872596316     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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