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Innovative Approaches for Adapting to Water Variability in the West
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This brief reviews three approaches that communities are pursuing to adapt to climate change:
- New Mexico's Active Water Resource Management program, which put rules into place that allow for temporary water use changes in real time in case of drought.
- The Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA), which was founded by water managers concerned by a gap in climate assessment and adaptation science needed to support their decisions.
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Colorado's Joint Front Range Climate Change Vulnerability Study, which brings together the state and water utilities to assess climate change's impact on local water availability.
Resource Author(s):
Sarah Cottrell Propst
States Affected:
Publication Date: May 2012
Website: http://www.georgetownclimate.org/innovative-approaches-for-adapting-to-water-variability-in-the-west
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The Adaptation Clearinghouse seeks to assist state policymakers, resource managers, academics, and others who are working to help communities adapt to climate change.
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