Description
This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Key impacts of climate change are presented on the following: temperature increases; precipitation pattern changes; changes in runoff patterns; ecosystem effects; and, sea level rises. Metropolitan’s climate changeadaptation strategy is presented, along with the Integrated Resources Plan for 2009 that incorporates climate changeuncertainty into planning. Presentation summary includes the following: climate change has impacts on water supply,quality, ecosystem, and energy consumption;Metropolitan has invested billions of dollarsin storage, conservation, and recycling asadaptation strategy;Metropolitan has implemented aggressiveEnergy Management Plan;research, knowledge sharing, andcollaboration; and,better quantification of local impacts. Includes figures.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. – No.
- Published:
- 11/01/2008
- Number of Pages:
- 19
- File Size:
- 1 file , 14 MB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
