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Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector

This session will present a focus on the impact of climate change on the hydrology in the river basins and some management implications. It will promote new insights from climate impact research.

Presentations in Session:

Introduction (Claudia Pahl-Wostl (USF) & Pavel Kabat (WU))

Effects of Climate Change on Extreme Events in the Rhine (Wilco Terink (WU))
New Scenarios and Assessment of adaptive Strategies in the Elbe (Valentina Krysanova (PIK))
Management Option of the Nile under Climate Change and the Role of the Nile Basin Initiative (Koen Roest (Alterra))
An Assessment on institutional Aspects supportive to Adaptive Water Management in the Rhine (Gert Becker (IVM-VU))

Session chair:     Claudia Pahl-Wostl (USF) & Pavel Kabat  (WUR)