The aim of the present contribution, opening a session on climate change and hydrology at the 2002 Nordic Hydrological Conference in Røros, Norway, is to discuss essential water-related findings of the Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with particular reference to region-specific issues of the Nordic region. Discussion of impacts of climate variability and change embraces both already observed effects and projections for the future. After review of changes in hydrological processes, climate-related impacts on extreme hydrological events – floods and droughts – are outlined. Finally, adaptation and vulnerability are dealt with, including presentation of key water-related regional concerns in various parts of the World.
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October 01 2003
Water and Climate – The IPCC TAR Perspective: Paper presented at the Nordic Hydrological Conference (Røros, Norway 4-7 August 2002)
Hydrology Research (2003) 34 (5): 387–398.
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Received:
November 04 2002
Revision Received:
September 29 2003
Accepted:
October 20 2003
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Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz; Water and Climate – The IPCC TAR Perspective: Paper presented at the Nordic Hydrological Conference (Røros, Norway 4-7 August 2002). Hydrology Research 1 October 2003; 34 (5): 387–398. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2003.0013
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