A dynamic assessment of water scarcity risk in the Lower Brahmaputra River Basin: An integrated approach

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 120-131

  Gain, Animesh K ^a   Giupponi, Carlo ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brahmaputra river basin; Climate change; Integrated assessment; Risk; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS; WATER SCARCITY; WATER SUPPLY AND DEMANDS; DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

WATER RESOURCES; CLIMATE CHANGE;

RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; CHINA; INDIA;

EID: 84906848100     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.07.034     Document Type: Article

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