Climate Change and Water Resources: The Role of Risk Management Methods

Risk management methods in water resources in theUnited States and elsewhere have been applied within thecontext of highly developed sets of planning criteria. Inconsidering these methods, many of which are listed here,it is helpful to distinguish between the use of thesetechniques to assess risk and to manage risk. While theuse of risk assessment and management methods forwater resources planning varies widely among agencies,the robustness and resiliency of existing methods for riskmanagement in water planning have the potential to serveeffectively as the basis for adapting to changes in thesupply and demand for water resulting from climatechange. There are, however, substantial research,application, and technology transfer issues to beconfronted