Climate Change and Water Resources in South Asia

South Asia's seasonal and spatial climate variations, from monsoon floods to dry periods and drought, ensures that water resource issues are as critical today as they ever have been. This book highlights the impacts of such extreme climatic fluctuations including damages to infrastructure, property, and animal and human population, and explores the key economic sectors which suffer greatly during these events. Using hydrologic models to underline aspects and impacts of climatic change, the text emphasizes the possibility of increased vulnerability in such conditions unless adequate adaptation measures are designed and implemented. Dealing with issues of water resources, flood management, climatology and environmental sciences, this is a book of interest to scientists, policy-makers, academics and students alike.