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CLIMATE INDUCED WATER STRESS IN CANADA

28 Oct 2011 | by governance-iwlearn.org
A recent report by Bob Sandford, lead author of Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance, links that scarcity to climate induced-water stress on Canada’s fresh water resources. According to Sandford that stress includes “substantial reduction in summer stream flows, increased likelihood of severe droughts, increased aridity in semi-arid regions, saline intrusion into coastal aquifers and [...]

A recent report by Bob Sandford, lead author of Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance, links that scarcity to climate induced-water stress on Canada’s fresh water resources. According to Sandford that stress includes “substantial reduction in summer stream flows, increased likelihood of severe droughts, increased aridity in semi-arid regions, saline intrusion into coastal aquifers and significant fluctuation in irrigation demand and water availability.”