Clean and plentiful water underpins human activity and supports natural ecosystems. A robust evidence base is required to develop policy to ensure there is a plentiful supply of water in the long term and to significantly enhance the quality of water available to all forms of life.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Extreme climatic events can bring considerable impacts on human societies and ecosystems. The occurrence of hydroclimate extremes, such as floods, droughts, and heatwaves, accompanied by increasing extreme magnitudes, ha...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of the West of England
The project addresses the impact of climate change on water quality and management, providing solutions for present and future challenges.
Reliable water supply is fundamental to human health and wellbeing, and in the UK is underpinned by inter-linked infrastructure for abstraction, storage, treatment and conveyance of potable and wastewater. Climate change...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project aims to develop analysis tools and data on climate change and future demand to identify options for enhancing the resilience of the UK water system.
Worldwide freshwater resources are under increasing pressures of rapidly intensifying climate change effects putting the availability and quality of water resources and socio-economic developments at risk. River basin or...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY
The project is relevant as it aims to understand the impact of climate change on water resources and develop sustainable management strategies, partially addressing the question about understanding the past, present, and future of water and the environment.