Climate change and its consequences for water and wastewater management

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Climate change and its consequences for water and wastewater management

Peter A. WILDERER(

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Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, Amalienstr, 75, 80799 Munich, Germany

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Abstract

Life, in combination with solar radiation and abiotic processes, is most probably the reason why liquid water has existed on Earth for over billions of years, and the global mean temperature has remained in a life-enabling range. Efforts to limit or even reverse global warming must be derived from the knowledge of the Earth’s complex life-support system. In this context, the balance between liquid and gaseous water plays a crucial role, and water management becomes an important field of innovation and action, globally, on the scale of watersheds but also on the very local level. Cascading use, reuse, and temporary storage of water in urban settings must be considered to limit over-extraction of water from natural resources, and to maintain the life supporting function of ecosystems. At the same time, public health requirements, cost efficiency, and reliability demands are to be met.

Keywords ecosystem management tools self-regulation urbanization water-climate relationship water reuse

Corresponding Author(s): WILDERER Peter A.,Email:peter@wilderer.de

Issue Date: 05 March 2009

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Fig.1 Time course of the global mean surface temperature anomalies during the 21st century []
(blue band: calculated natural forcing only; pink band: observations)

Fig.2 Liquid water: the essence of life
*Integrated action of solar radiation, physico-chemical transformations, temporary storage of water, and metabolic reactions may be the reason why water has remained in its liquid form since billions of years, and temperature in a life enabling range.

Fig.3 Measured and projected rise of sea level globally []

Fig.4 Population densities in the coastal zone of Eastern China
* Source: http://sedac.ciesin.org

Fig.5 Sketch of the three options for sustainable water management in urban areas: over all loop, decentralized small-scale loop, and rainwater harvesting/groundwater recharge
(WW: water work; WWTP: waste water treatment plant)

Fig.6 Appeal for inter- and trans-disciplinary cooperation in the process of planning and implementing water technology

Fig.7 An enabling framework encompassing integration of water supply, urban drainage, wastewater treatment and water reuse, satisfaction of local demands, and stakeholder involvement in the decision making process

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