Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 361 |
|---|---|
| Citation | Cohen, S and Neale, T. 2003. Expanding the dialogue on climate change & water management in the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia. Environment Canada. |
| Organization | Environment Canada |
| URL | http://infohouse.p2ric.org/ref/40/39926.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The research activity described in this report aims to be a comprehensive regional assessment of the impacts of climate change on water resources and options for adaptation in the Okanagan Basin. The assessment is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort involving researchers from Environment Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the University of British Columbia, the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection and the City of Summerland. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop integrated climate change and water resource scenarios in order to stimulate a multi-stakeholder discussion on the implications of climate change for water management in the region. The study team hopes to achieve two main objectives: a) providing a set of research products that will be of relevance to regional interests in the Okanagan, and b) establishing a methodology for participatory integrated assessment of regional climate change impacts and adaptation that could be applied to climate-related concerns in Canada and other countries. The study comprises five key components: 1. Climate change scenarios: downscaling global climate change scenarios to the regional level; 2. Hydrological scenarios: determining impacts of climate change on basin hydrology; 3. Water demand scenarios: developing future demand scenarios particularly for municipalities and irrigated agriculture, factoring in socio-economic trends; 4. Land-use change scenarios: researching crop suitability under changing climatic conditions, and; 5. Adaptation options: exploring feasible management approaches for augmenting water supply and/or reducing water consumption. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
| Sub-watershed if known | |
| Aquifer # | |
| Comments | |
| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Stewart Cohen |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |