University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. High water, low water, no water : upland water resource management in times of global change / Ariel Dinar and Alberto Garrido -- pt. I. Mountain and upland areas -- 2. Mountains of the world : water towers for the twenty-first century? / Bruno Messerli, Daniel Viviroli and Rolf Weingartner -- 3. Upland watershed management and global change : Canada's Rocky Mountains and western plains / Dave Sauchyn, Michael Demuth and Alain Pietroniro -- 4. Hydrological models to support water policy : the case of Lake Kinneret watershed, Israel / Alon Rimmer -- 5. Combined impacts of development and climate change on the Rhone river (Switzerland and France) / Jean-Paul Bravard -- pt. II. Managing opportunities in the face of global challenges -- 6. Adaptive management of upland rivers facing global change : general insights and specific considerations for the Rhone / Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Ger Bergkamp and Katharine Cross -- 7. Effects of climate change on drought frequency : potential impacts and mitigation opportunities / Richard M. Adams and Dannele E. Peck -- 8. Upland watershed management in the developing world : the case of Tunisia / Sihem Benabdallah -- 9. Policy and adaptation in the Jordan Valley / Yousef Hasan Ayadi -- 10. Challenges in upland watershed management : the green-blue water approach / Holger Hoff -- pt. III. The view of practitioners and stakeholders -- 11. Factors for success : public and private sector roles in securing a safe and reliable water supply / Donald J. Lowry -- 12. A case study in the management of international waters / Dennis L. Schornack and John Nevin -- 13. An overview of the International Joint Commission / Jack P. Blaney -- 14. Water management in mountain regions : the impact of large dams / Pedro Arrojo-Agudo -- 15. Overcoming the constraints for a more integrated and adaptive water management : a new agenda for upland waters / Alberto Garrido and Ariel Dinar.

"This book takes global warming and the importance of mountain areas in world water resources as its starting point. First, it provides detailed reviews of the processes going on in several river systems and world regions in Europe (Rhone and Ebro), North America (Canadian Rockies, Western US and Mexico), the Middle East (Jordan), and Africa (Tunisia. Kenya and South Africa). These contexts provide case studies and examples that show the difficulties and the potential for adaptation to global change. Land use, economics, and numerous modeling approaches are some of the cross-cutting issues covered in the chapters. The volume also includes the views of water practitioners, with two chapters authored by members of the US-Canada International Joint Commission, an industrialist from Western Canada and an environmental leader in Spain."--Jacket.