Water Resource System Modelling for Climate Adaptation

Abstract

Methods and models for water resource system simulation, risk analysis, and decision analysis provide powerful tools for dealing with the challenge of climate change in the water sector. These models enable learning about the complex behaviour of river basins, testing of alternative adaptation decisions, exploration of uncertainties, and navigation of trade‐offs. This paper briefly describes recent advances in decision analysis and simulation modelling for climate adaptation in the water sector. These advances are now relatively mature and are increasingly being applied by practitioners.