Obiettivo
As the evidence for human induced climate change becomes clearer, so too does the realization that its effects will have impacts on natural environment and socio-economic systems. Some regions are more vulnerable than others, both to physical changes and to the consequences for ways of life. The proposal will assess the impacts of a changing climate on the quantity and quality of water in mountain regions. Modeling techniques will be used to project the influence of climatic change on the major determinants of river discharge at various time and space scales. Regional climate models will provide the essential information on shifting precipitation and temperature patterns, and snow, ice, and biosphere models will feed into hydrological models in order to assess the changes in seasonality, amount, and incidence of extreme events in various catchment areas. Environmental and socio-economic responses to changes in hydrological regimes will be analyzed in terms of hazards, aquatic ecosystems, hydropower, tourism, agriculture, and the health implications of changing water quality. Attention will also be devoted to the interactions between land use/land cover changes, and changing or conflicting water resource demands. Adaptation and policy options will be elaborated on the basis of the model results. Specific environmental conditions of mountain regions will be particularly affected by rapidly rising temperatures, prolonged droughts and extreme precipitation. The methodological developments gained from a European mountain focus will be used to address water issues in regions whose economic conditions and political structures may compromise capacities to respond and adapt, such as the Andes and Central Asia where complex problems resulting from asymmetric power relations and less robust institutions arise. Methodologies developed to study European mountains and their institutional frameworks will identify vulnerabilities and be used to evaluate a range of policy options.
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FP7-ENV-2007-1
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinatore
1211 Geneve
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3003 BERN
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10135 Torino (Turin)
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11020 SAINT-CHRISTOPHE
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1180 Wien
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LA SERENA
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5110466 VALDIVIA
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94165 Saint Mande Cedex
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1428 BUENOS AIRES
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20134 Milano
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67100 L Aquila
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75794 Paris
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28006 Madrid
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11024 CHATILLON
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00198 Roma
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8092 Zuerich
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11013 COURMAYEUR
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75007 Paris
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00185 Roma
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720033 BISHKEK
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75015 PARIS 15
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28876 MACUGNAGA
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80539 Munchen
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10123 TORINO
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20133 Milano
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3012 Bern
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B15 2TT Birmingham
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8010 Graz
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DD1 4HN Dundee
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1202 Geneve
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