Strategic analysis of the drought resilience of water supply systems

ABSTRACT: Severe droughts can result in shortages of water supplies, with widespread social and economic consequences. Here we use a coupled simulation model to assess the reliability of public water supplies in England, in the context of changing scenarios of water demand, water regulation and climate change. The coupled simulation model combines climate simulations, a national-scale hydrological model and a national-scale water resource systems model to demonstrate how extreme meteorological droughts translate into hydrological droughts and water shortages for water users. We use this model to explore the effectiveness of strategic water resource options that are being planned in England to secure water supplies to most of England's population up to a drought return period of 1 in 500 years. We co

SUBMITTER: Murgatroyd A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588422 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature