Adaptability and adaptations of California’s water supply system to dry climate warming

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dc.creatorMedellín-Azuara, Josué
dc.creatorHarou, Julien J.
dc.creatorOlivares, Marcelo A.
dc.creatorMadani, Kaveh
dc.creatorLund, Jay R.
dc.creatorHowitt, Richard E.
dc.creatorTanaka, Stacy K.
dc.creatorJenkins, Marion W.
dc.creatorZhu, Tingju
dc.date2008-03
dc.date2024-11-21T10:02:16Z
dc.date2024-11-21T10:02:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:28:32Z
dc.descriptionThe ability of California's water supply system to adapt to long-term climatic and demographic changes is examined. Two climate warming and a historical climate scenario are examined with population and land use estimates for the year 2100 using a statewide economic-engineering optimization model of water supply management. Methodologically, the results of this analysis indicate that for long-term climate change studies of complex systems, there is considerable value in including other major changes expected during a long-term time-frame (such as population changes), allowing the system to adapt to changes in conditions (a common feature of human societies), and representing the system in sufficient hydrologic and operational detail and breadth to allow significant adaptation. While the policy results of this study are preliminary, they point to a considerable engineering and economic ability of complex, diverse, and inter-tied systems to adapt to significant changes in climate and population. More specifically, California's water supply system appears physically capable of adapting to significant changes in climate and population, albeit at a significant cost. Such adaptation would entail large changes in the operation of California's large groundwater storage capacity, significant transfers of water among water users, and some adoption of new technologies.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162308
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/105514
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMedellín-Azuara, Josué; Harou, Julien J.; Olivares, Marcelo A.; Madani, Kaveh; Lund, Jay R.; et al. 2008. Adaptability and adaptations of California’s water supply system to dry climate warming. Climatic Change 87(Suppl. 1): S75-S90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-007-9355-z
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectclimatic change
dc.subjectdemography
dc.titleAdaptability and adaptations of California’s water supply system to dry climate warming
dc.typeJournal Article

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