--- chapter: description: ~ doi: 10.7930/J0G44N6T identifier: water-resources number: 3 report_identifier: nca3 sort_key: 30 title: Water Resources url: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/water chapter_identifier: water-resources cited_by: [] confidence: "Confidence is very high that increasing resilience and enhancing adaptive capacity provide opportunities to strengthen water resources management and plan for climate change impacts. \r\nConfidence is very high that many institutional, scientific, economic, and political barriers present challenges to implementing adaptive strategies." contributors: [] description: 'Increasing resilience and enhancing adaptive capacity provide opportunities to strengthen water resources management and plan for climate change impacts. Many institutional, scientific, economic, and political barriers present challenges to implementing adaptive strategies.' display_name: NCA3 Finding 3.11 evidence: "The key message and supporting chapter text summarizes extensive evidence documented in the inter-agency prepared foundational document50d47cc1-5a16-4f5c-bb08-bf6f475a5bb8 and over 500 technical inputs on a wide range of topics that were received as part of the Federal Register Notice solicitation for public input.\r\nThere are many examples of adaptive strategies for water infrastructure f0803451-5a89-474a-974f-99c13fdc725d,e0ef030a-67cc-4e80-bc36-0c5b38565145,6fbd8a7e-0ceb-4f8f-8ebe-5b8598c72ac9,bc45ac03-924e-4c1e-b681-44e4c1856ca7 as well as strategies for demand management, land-use and watershed management, and use of “green” infrastructure.50d47cc1-5a16-4f5c-bb08-bf6f475a5bb8,f0803451-5a89-474a-974f-99c13fdc725d,e0ef030a-67cc-4e80-bc36-0c5b38565145,01b45a4a-2021-405d-a65b-2340e9ca9677,cdc46684-79a4-4ea6-ac34-c4abff592f95\r\nBuilding adaptive capacity ultimately increases the ability to develop and implement adaptation strategies and is considered a no-regrets strategy.50d47cc1-5a16-4f5c-bb08-bf6f475a5bb8,e5126ec0-750d-4efb-b5ca-ccabb47026fc Building networks, partnerships, and support systems has been identified as a major asset in building adaptive capacity (Ch. 26: Decision Support; Ch. 28: Adaptation).6e2fb7ae-1d84-42c3-b9eb-a215a8c1be86\r\nWater utility associations have undertaken original research to better understand the implications of climate change on behalf of some of the largest municipal water utilities in the United States.c2993ef6-7aac-4188-994f-22f85d55738a,51dc7841-5ccd-4b5f-a5b3-637b8b3fd24f,6f89df4a-1f6e-4b01-9bf2-9b428ba14013,f3b4b39d-37b1-417a-979a-11b1ebaff6b7\r\nChallenges include “stationarity” no longer being reliable as the central assumption in water-resource planning f488c83c-384f-49d0-b701-cf9ffc858130; considerable uncertainties; insufficient actionable science ready for practical application; the challenges of stakeholder engagement; and a lack of agreement on “post-stationarity” paradigms on which to base water laws, regulations, and policies.c52f2539-9c5e-4ead-b8b7-f1884c5d662e Water administrators may find it necessary to develop more flexible water rights and regulations.e0ef030a-67cc-4e80-bc36-0c5b38565145,3d713826-73c9-44d9-b3a0-45de73e93450,c95237bc-7d04-4c92-bb83-4a9d8ac3eaed\r\n" files: [] href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/nca3/chapter/water-resources/finding/increasing-resilience-and-enhancing-adaptive-capacity.yaml identifier: increasing-resilience-and-enhancing-adaptive-capacity ordinal: 11 parents: [] process: 'The chapter author team engaged in multiple technical discussions via teleconferences from March – June 2012. These discussions followed a thorough review of the literature, which included an inter-agency prepared foundational document,50d47cc1-5a16-4f5c-bb08-bf6f475a5bb8 over 500 technical inputs provided by the public, as well as other published literature. The author team met in Seattle, Washington, in May, 2012 for expert deliberation of draft key messages by the authors wherein each message was defended before the entire author team before this key message was selected for inclusion in the Chapter. These discussions were supported by targeted consultation with additional experts by the lead author of each message, and they were based on criteria that help define “key vulnerabilities.” Key messages were further refined following input from the NCADAC report integration team and authors of Ch. 2: Our Changing Climate.' references: - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/01b45a4a-2021-405d-a65b-2340e9ca9677.yaml uri: /reference/01b45a4a-2021-405d-a65b-2340e9ca9677 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/3d713826-73c9-44d9-b3a0-45de73e93450.yaml uri: /reference/3d713826-73c9-44d9-b3a0-45de73e93450 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/50d47cc1-5a16-4f5c-bb08-bf6f475a5bb8.yaml uri: /reference/50d47cc1-5a16-4f5c-bb08-bf6f475a5bb8 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/51dc7841-5ccd-4b5f-a5b3-637b8b3fd24f.yaml uri: /reference/51dc7841-5ccd-4b5f-a5b3-637b8b3fd24f - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/6e2fb7ae-1d84-42c3-b9eb-a215a8c1be86.yaml uri: /reference/6e2fb7ae-1d84-42c3-b9eb-a215a8c1be86 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/6f89df4a-1f6e-4b01-9bf2-9b428ba14013.yaml uri: /reference/6f89df4a-1f6e-4b01-9bf2-9b428ba14013 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/6fbd8a7e-0ceb-4f8f-8ebe-5b8598c72ac9.yaml uri: /reference/6fbd8a7e-0ceb-4f8f-8ebe-5b8598c72ac9 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/bc45ac03-924e-4c1e-b681-44e4c1856ca7.yaml uri: /reference/bc45ac03-924e-4c1e-b681-44e4c1856ca7 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/c2993ef6-7aac-4188-994f-22f85d55738a.yaml uri: /reference/c2993ef6-7aac-4188-994f-22f85d55738a - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/c52f2539-9c5e-4ead-b8b7-f1884c5d662e.yaml uri: /reference/c52f2539-9c5e-4ead-b8b7-f1884c5d662e - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/c95237bc-7d04-4c92-bb83-4a9d8ac3eaed.yaml uri: /reference/c95237bc-7d04-4c92-bb83-4a9d8ac3eaed - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/cdc46684-79a4-4ea6-ac34-c4abff592f95.yaml uri: /reference/cdc46684-79a4-4ea6-ac34-c4abff592f95 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/e0ef030a-67cc-4e80-bc36-0c5b38565145.yaml uri: /reference/e0ef030a-67cc-4e80-bc36-0c5b38565145 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/e5126ec0-750d-4efb-b5ca-ccabb47026fc.yaml uri: /reference/e5126ec0-750d-4efb-b5ca-ccabb47026fc - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/f0803451-5a89-474a-974f-99c13fdc725d.yaml uri: /reference/f0803451-5a89-474a-974f-99c13fdc725d - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/f3b4b39d-37b1-417a-979a-11b1ebaff6b7.yaml uri: /reference/f3b4b39d-37b1-417a-979a-11b1ebaff6b7 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/f488c83c-384f-49d0-b701-cf9ffc858130.yaml uri: /reference/f488c83c-384f-49d0-b701-cf9ffc858130 report_identifier: nca3 statement: 'Increasing resilience and enhancing adaptive capacity provide opportunities to strengthen water resources management and plan for climate change impacts. Many institutional, scientific, economic, and political barriers present challenges to implementing adaptive strategies.' type: finding uncertainties: 'Jurisdictions at the state and local levels are addressing climate change related legal and institutional issues on an individual basis. An ongoing assessment of these efforts may show more practical applications. ' uri: /report/nca3/chapter/water-resources/finding/increasing-resilience-and-enhancing-adaptive-capacity url: ~