Global Climate Change, Dams, Reservoirs and Related Water Resources / Changement Climatique, Barrages, Réservoirs et Ressources en eau associées : ICOLD Bulletin 169 (Icold Bulletins Series)

The purpose of ICOLD Bulletin 169 is to assess the role of dams and reservoirs in adapting to the effects of global climate change, determine the threats, and potential opportunities, posed by global climate change to existing dams and reservoirs, and then recommend measures to mitigate against or adapt to the effects of global climate change. This bulletin is organized in chapters that include the following: a description of what is at risk when considering dams, reservoirs and related water resources facts and uncertainties with climate evolution, mainly based on past observations analysis framework and method for assessing climate induced impacts and risk at watershed scale other drivers besides climate change that can affect the balance between resources and needs: demography, technology, sedimentation climate-driven opportunities for new storage emissions of greenhouse gases associated to reservoirs and water resources adaptation strategies and case studies from different regions of the world and illustrating different water resources systems situations recommendations ICOLD recommendations (chapter 10) address three broad themes: Recommendation 1: Adopt a whole-of-system approach. Recommendation 2: Apply an adaptive management process. Recommendation 3: Collaborate with a wide range of disciplines, interest and stakeholders (including engineers alongside decision makers, politicians, natural resource scientists, social scientists, economists and the greater community) in the assessment of enduring and effective adaptation options. L’objectif de ce ICOLD Bulletin 169 est d’évaluer le rôle des barrages et réservoirs dans l’adaptation face aux effets du réchauffement climatique, de déterminer les risques de même que les opportunités potentielles, imposées par le réchauffement climatique aux reservoirs et barrages, puis recommander des mesures d’atténuation ou d’adaptation aux effets du changement climatique mondial. Le présent bulletin est structuré en plusieurs