| 项目编号: | NE/L008785/2
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| 项目名称: | Southern Africa's hydro-economy and water security (SAHEWS) |
| 作者: | Declan Conway
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| 承担单位: | London School of Economics & Pol Sci
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| 批准年: | 2013
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| 开始日期: | 2014-10-02
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| 结束日期: | 2016-31-07
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| 资助金额: | GBP286104
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| 资助来源: | UK-NERC
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| 项目类别: | Research Grant
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| 国家: | UK
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 特色学科分类: | Climate & Climate Change 
; (50%)
; Energy 
; (10%)
; Terrest. & freshwater environ. 
; (40%)
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| 英文摘要: | Water security in southern Africa encapsulates global pressures on water: rapid population growth, chronic and drought-induced food shortages, growing water scarcity and energy security problems coincident with rising demand, transboundary and regional allocation issues, and a strongly variable climate that will likely become drier and more variable in the future. These challenges are exacerbated by political, institutional and economic factors, including limited management and regulatory capacity, and highly inequitable access to reliable potable water. This research seeks to improve understanding of the drivers of short to medium term hydro-meteorological variability, its socioeconomic consequences and develop approaches for improved water resources management in the region.
The proposed collaboration addresses important knowledge gaps in the effective management of water security. Hydro-meteorological variability is large and spatially extensive such that prolonged floods and droughts cause macroscale socioeconomic impacts yet these are poorly understood. Seasonal forecasts show greater skill for southern Africa relative to many other regions but reliability and skill remain important constraints. This project will assess and refine seasonal forecasts for water management, model the socioeconomic consequences of hydro-meteorological variability and develop knowledge transfer techniques, such as Info-Gap Decision Theory for supporting water management under conditions of high uncertainty. A co-design process will engage with two case studies to develop decision-relevant indicators, and high level dissemination and up-scaling will occur through regional workshops with strategic decision-makers. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/101828
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| Appears in Collections: | 科学计划与规划
气候变化与战略
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作者单位: | London School of Economics & Pol Sci
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Declan Conway. Southern Africa's hydro-economy and water security (SAHEWS). 2013-01-01.
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