Climate Change and Urban Water Utilities : Challenges and Opportunities
The impact of climate change is
increasingly important for the design, construction, and
maintenance of water sector infrastructure. Average global
temperatures are on the rise, causing cycles of extreme
weather: droughts and flooding are becoming common; seawater
levels are rising; and many locations are considerably
drier, impacting water sources such as lakes and rivers.
Groundwater supplies are under stress due to decreasing
precipitation rates and increasing extraction rates. Urban
water systems must meet the demands of expanding industry
needs and rapid population growth. Pollution adds to the
growing threats to water resources, increasing treatment
requirements for providing safe water to city residents.
With two-thirds of the world's megacities located in
regions that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate
change, urban water utilities are facing an increasing need
to improve the management of water resources and associated
infrastructure. Diversifying sources of water supply will
become increasingly important whether through the
construction of new storage facilities, the appropriate and
sustainable extraction of groundwater, water trading or
conservation, or the use of recycled or desalinated water.
This water note, based on the input of 20 large utilities
around the world presents the perceptions, experiences, and
approaches to addressing climate related challenges of urban
areas in developing, middle income, and developed countries.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Dickson, Eric,
Danilenko, Alexander,
Jacobsen, Michael |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2010-06
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| Subjects: | ALLOCATION OF WATER,
AQUIFER,
AQUIFER RECHARGE,
AQUIFERS,
CAPACITY WATER,
CATCHMENTS,
CLIMATE CHANGE,
COMPETITION FOR WATER,
CONNECTIONS,
CONSTRUCTION,
COST OF WATER,
DEMAND FOR WATER,
DEMAND MANAGEMENT,
DESALINATION,
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS,
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS,
FLOODING,
FLOODS,
GROUNDWATER,
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES,
GROUNDWATER USE,
HOUSEHOLD USE,
IRRIGATION,
LAKES,
LARGE UTILITIES,
LOCAL WATER,
LOW WATER,
MAINTENANCE OF WATER,
MANAGEMENT OF WATER,
MARGINAL COST,
POLLUTION,
POLLUTION CONTROL,
POPULATION GROWTH,
QUALITY OF WASTEWATER,
RAIN,
RECYCLED WATER,
RIVERS,
SAFE WATER,
SANITATION,
SANITATION SECTOR,
SEAWATER,
SERVICE DELIVERY,
SOLID WASTE,
SOURCES OF WATER,
STORAGE CAPACITY,
STORM WATER,
SURFACE WATER,
SURFACE WATER QUALITY,
SURFACE WATER QUANTITY,
TARIFF COLLECTION,
URBAN AREAS,
URBAN WATER,
URBAN WATER SERVICES,
URBAN WATER SUPPLY,
URBAN WATER SYSTEMS,
URBAN WATER UTILITIES,
URBANIZATION,
UTILITY OPERATIONS,
UTILITY PLANNING,
WASTE WATER,
WASTEWATER,
WASTEWATER COLLECTION,
WASTEWATER OPERATIONS,
WASTEWATER TREATMENT,
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES,
WATER AVAILABILITY,
WATER CONSUMPTION,
WATER DEMAND,
WATER DISTRIBUTION,
WATER FLOWS,
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE,
WATER INTAKE,
WATER LOSSES,
WATER MANAGEMENT,
WATER METERING,
WATER QUALITY PROTECTION,
WATER RESOURCE,
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
WATER RESOURCES,
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,
WATER REUSE,
WATER SECTOR,
WATER SERVICES,
WATER SOURCES,
WATER SUPPLIES,
WATER SUPPLY,
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES,
WATER SYSTEMS,
WATER TARIFFS,
WATER USE,
WATER UTILITY,
WATERSHED,
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12572889/climate-change-urban-water-utilities-challenges-opportunities
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11696
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