Effects of climate change over energy production in La Plata Basin

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-327

  Popescu, I ^a   Brandimarte, L ^a   Peviani, M ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Spa Research on Energy System   (Italy)

Author keywords

adaptation strategies; climate change; electricity shortage; energy demand; Hydropower; La Plata basin; vulnerability; water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918535139     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2014.917317     Document Type: Article

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