Assessing the capacity of water resources to meet current and future water demands over the Ebro catchment (Spain)

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serval:BIB_52647893AD25
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
Collection
Publications
Title
Assessing the capacity of water resources to meet current and future water demands over the Ebro catchment (Spain)
Title of the conference
Considering Hydrological Change in Reservoir Planning and Management. Proceedings of H09, IAHS-IAPSO-IASPEI Assembly, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 2013.
Author(s)
Milano M., Ruelland D., Dezetter A., Fabre J., Ardoin-Bardin S., Servat E.
Publisher
IAHS Press
ISBN
ISBN 978-1-907161-40-7
ISSN 0144-7815
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Volume
362
Series
IAHS Publication
Pages
199-206
Language
english
Abstract
Since the late 1970s, a negative trend in river discharge has been observed at the outlet of the Ebro catchment (Spain). This can be attributed to a decrease in mean precipitation, a rise in mean temperature, and a water consumption increase. Moreover, over 230 storage-dams were built to regulate river discharge in the basin. An integrated water resource modelling framework was developed to assess whether future water demands could be satisfied under both climatic and anthropogenic changes. This approach confronts water supplies, generated by a conceptual hydrological model and by a storage-dam module, and water demands and environmental flow requirements. Water demands are evaluated for the most water-demanding sectors, i.e. the agricultural and domestic sectors. The capacity of water resources to meet demands is assessed through a water allocation index. Results show growing competition among users, especially during the summer season. They also highlight the interest of integrated modelling with regard to providing complete analysis of water resources' capacity to meet water demands under complex evolution scenarios in order to support decision-making.
Keywords
Ebro catchment, water supply, water demands, water allocation, storage-dam modelling, integrated modelling
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12/12/2013 17:22
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20/08/2019 15:07
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