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A recap: Climate change, its likely impacts on freshwaters and adaptive measures to ensure sustainable development in India [1]

The article traces the history of global initiatives on assessing present and projections of climate change (CC), describes the scope/status of current activities and program in hand for mitigation and adaptation in near future. It brings out the extent of adverse impacts of CC on water resources alongwith shortcomings of present investigations.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2010
C. D. Thatte [2]
Hydrology Journal [3]
33
1-8
Tags:
Climate Change [4], Water Resources [5], Climate Impacts [6], Freshwater Ecosystems [7], India [8], River Basin [9], Green House Gases [10], Rainfall Pattern [11], Climate Adaptation [12]
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