Climate change adaptation and vulnerability assessment of water resources systems in developing countries: A generalized framework and a feasibility study in Bangladesh

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-366

  Gain, Animesh K ^a   Giupponi, Carlo ^a   Renaud, Fabrice G ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Decision making; Lower brahmaputra river basin; Vulnerability; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; VULNERABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN;

EID: 84878708634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4020345     Document Type: Article

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