| Title: | Impact of climate change on water resources in India |
| Authors: | Goyal, M.K. and R.Y. Surampalli |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Engineering |
| Volume (Issue): | 144(7) |
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| Article ID: | 04018054 |
| DOI: | 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001394 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | climate change |
| Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
| Watershed Description: | Upper Narmada river, located in north central India |
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| Abstract: | Direct and indirect effects of climate change will have an adverse impact on water resources, human systems, regional agriculture,
and food security. India, with a population of more than 1.2 billion, has experienced tremendous economic growth in the last two decades with
only 4% of the world’s water resources and about 9% of the world’s arable land. Rainfall is distributed highly unevenly in the spatio-temporal
space, with the highest rainfall-receiving region on the planet in northeastern (NE) India, in contrast to Thar Desert in western India. There has
been a significant change in precipitation and temperature during 2000–2015 in India in comparison to the last 100 years. This could indicate
a signature of climate change in India.We find that a comprehensive and detailed understanding and clear assessment of the impact of climate
change on India’s water resources are required to reach a definitive conclusion and explanation of the trends to better inform policy actions. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Climate change; India; Precipitation; Temperature; Runoff. |