Climate change is viewed as the major threat to the security of water supplies in most parts
of the world in the coming decades, and the water resources literature continues to be …

Population explosion and its many associated effects (eg urbanization, water pollution,
deforestation) have already caused enormous stress on the world's fresh water resources …

Water is going to be one of the key, if not the most critical, environmental issues in the twenty-
first century because of the escalation in socio-economic pressures on the environment in …

The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water
resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro (geo) logical and water …

Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been the topic of
concern and interest world wide. Despite ongoing research efforts, the climate predictions …

Climate change is expected to alter the hydrological cycle resulting in large-scale impacts
on water availability. However, future climate change impact assessments are highly …

The impact of climate change on the hydrology of the Chute-du-Diable watershed (Quebec,
Canada) is studied by comparing statistics on current and projected future discharge …

Some of the most significant future efforts in water resources management will be devoted to
climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation is of special concern in regions …

Increasing availability of ensemble outputs from general circulation models (GCMs) and
regional climate models (RCMs) permits fuller examination of the implications of climate …

This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on water supply and water scarcity.
The papers selected for publication include review papers on water history, on water …