Sustainable water management under climate change in Southern Ecuador

Abstract:

Global warming and changes in the magnitude and spatial distribution of precipitation have already reduced water availability in many mountain areas, including the Andes Mountain range (IPCC, 2022). Globally, approximately 2.3 billion people are currently living in highly water-stressed areas (UN Water, 2021). By the end of the century, humid and semi-humid regions would decrease by 2.3 and 4.9%, respectively (Tabari, 2020). These scenarios, together with population and water demand increase result in (i) the water demand risks to exceed the existing capacity of water supply and (ii) the wastewater treatment infrastructure fails to treat all polluted effluent water. As such, we proposed a project to the VLIR-UOS TEAM initiatives and got funded from 2022 to 2027. Our project aims to define the effect of climate change and increasing water demand projections and to propose and develop water management …

Año de publicación:

2023

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