Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain Hydrology : Development of a Methodology through a Case Study in the Andes of Peru

Vergara, Walter; Deeb, Alejandro; Leino, Irene; Kitoh, Akio; Escobar, Marisa

dc.creator	Vergara, Walter
dc.creator	Deeb, Alejandro
dc.creator	Leino, Irene
dc.creator	Kitoh, Akio
dc.creator	Escobar, Marisa
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:03:05Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:03:05Z
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:33:57Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:33:57Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110408051747
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8662-0
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2278
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242659
dc.description	The objective of study of the impacts of climate change on mountain hydrology is to develop a methodology to assess the net impacts of climate change on the hydrological response in mountainous regions. This is done through a case study in the Peruvian Andes. There are few examples of predictions of the impact of climate change on resource availability and even fewer examples of the applications of such predictions to planning for sustainable economic development. This report presents a summary of the efforts of a Bank energy and climate change team to develop methodological tools for the assessment of climate impacts on surface hydrology in the Peruvian Andes. The importance of analyzing the potential climate impacts on hydrology in Peru arises in part from concerns about the retreat of tropical glaciers, the drying of unique Andean wetland ecosystems, as well as increased weather variability and weather extremes, all of which will affect water regulation. The study, together with a recently published report by the World Bank, Peru Overcoming the Barriers to Hydropower, is intended to inform plans for energy development in Peru and enable provides some insights into how hydrology may behave under future climate scenarios in Peru, the main purpose is to contribute to the methodological approaches to anticipate impacts from climate change in the Andes Region and other mountain ranges
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AIR TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	ALTITUDE
dc.subject	ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subject	ASSESSMENT REPORTS
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC CLIMATE
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC MODELS
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	BASINS
dc.subject	CALCULATION
dc.subject	CASE STUDIES
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE ANALYSIS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE TEAM
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subject	CLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE DATA
dc.subject	CLIMATE EXTREMES
dc.subject	CLIMATE HAZARD
dc.subject	CLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subject	CLIMATE MODELING
dc.subject	CLIMATE MODELS
dc.subject	CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE POLICIES
dc.subject	CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subject	CLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subject	CLIMATE STATIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIATIONS
dc.subject	CLOUDS
dc.subject	CO2
dc.subject	COAST
dc.subject	COASTAL AREAS
dc.subject	COLORS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL
dc.subject	CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CONSERVATION
dc.subject	CUMULATIVE LOSS
dc.subject	DAMS
dc.subject	DISCHARGE
dc.subject	DRY SEASON
dc.subject	DYNAMIC MODEL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject	ELECTRIC POWER
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	EMISSION PATH
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subject	EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subject	ENERGY BALANCE
dc.subject	ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
dc.subject	EVAPORATION
dc.subject	EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject	EXTREME EVENTS
dc.subject	EXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subject	EXTREME RAINFALL
dc.subject	EXTREME TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	EXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subject	FEASIBILITY
dc.subject	FIELD MEASUREMENTS
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	FROST
dc.subject	FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subject	GCM
dc.subject	GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
dc.subject	GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	GHG
dc.subject	GLACIER RETREAT
dc.subject	GLACIERS
dc.subject	GLOBAL AVERAGE SURFACE WARMING
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
dc.subject	GLOBAL WARMING
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	HIGH-RESOLUTION CLIMATE
dc.subject	HIGHLANDS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL MODEL
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSES
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGY
dc.subject	ICE
dc.subject	ICE CAPS
dc.subject	IMAGES
dc.subject	IMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subject	IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	LAKES
dc.subject	LAND COVER
dc.subject	LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
dc.subject	LAND SURFACE
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	MEAN RAINFALL
dc.subject	METEOROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subject	METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
dc.subject	MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	MOISTURE CONTENT
dc.subject	MOISTURE PROFILES
dc.subject	MOUNTAINS
dc.subject	PEAK FLOWS
dc.subject	PHYSICS
dc.subject	PLANNING PROCESS
dc.subject	PLOTS
dc.subject	POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION DATA
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RAINFALL RUNOFF
dc.subject	RAINFALL TREND
dc.subject	RANGES
dc.subject	REGIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subject	REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subject	RELATIVE HUMIDITY
dc.subject	RESERVOIR
dc.subject	RESERVOIRS
dc.subject	RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	RIVER
dc.subject	RIVER SYSTEMS
dc.subject	RUNOFF
dc.subject	SATELLITE IMAGES
dc.subject	SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subject	SEASON
dc.subject	SEASONAL TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SEDIMENTS
dc.subject	SNOW
dc.subject	SNOWFALL
dc.subject	STATISTICAL METHODS
dc.subject	SURFACE AIR
dc.subject	SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SURFACE AREA
dc.subject	SURFACE ELEVATION
dc.subject	SURFACE HYDROLOGY
dc.subject	SURFACE PROCESSES
dc.subject	SURFACE SOIL
dc.subject	SURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SURFACE TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE INCREASE
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE INCREASES
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE INDEXES
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE RANGE
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE VARIATION
dc.subject	TOPOGRAPHY
dc.subject	VEGETATION
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subject	WARMER CLIMATE
dc.subject	WARMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	WATER CYCLE
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	WATER TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	WATER VAPOR
dc.subject	WATERSHED
dc.subject	WATERSHED LEVEL
dc.subject	WATERSHEDS
dc.subject	WEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subject	WEATHER EXTREMES
dc.subject	WEATHER STATIONS
dc.subject	WEATHER VARIABILITY
dc.subject	WETLAND
dc.subject	WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.title	Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain Hydrology : Development of a Methodology through a Case Study in the Andes of Peru
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	South America
dc.coverage	America
dc.coverage	Peru