This paper reviews current optimization technique developed to solve reservoir operation
problems in water resources. The application of conventional, especially evolutionary …

Emerging global threats, such as biological invasions, climate change, land use
intensification, and water depletion, endanger the sustainable future of lakes and reservoirs …

The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

Although our knowledge of climate change impacts on energy systems has increased
substantially over the past few decades, there remains a lack of comprehensive overview of …

Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Water management strategies can have considerable impacts on the regional climate and
hydrology. It is usually the case that the construction and operation of hydropower reduce …

Hydropower plays a critical role in global, South American and Ecuadorian energy policy
and for achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) aiming to reduce …

Abstract Critical Infrastructure Protection is a relatively new scientific domain stemming from
an American Presidential directive PDD-63 of May 1998. Critical Infrastructure (CI) …

Hydropower is very important for electricity supply security in the European inter-connexion
as well as for the economy of regions (primarily peripheral) that possess water resources. Its …

Climate change is expected to cause alterations of streamflow regimes in the Alpine region,
with possible relevant consequences for several socio-economic sectors including …