@article{fdi:010053403, title = {{T}he nature and impact of climate change in the {C}hallenge {P}rogram on {W}ater and {F}ood ({CPWF}) basins}, author = {{M}ulligan, {M}. and {F}isher, {M}. and {S}harma, {B}. and {X}u, {Z}. {X}. and {R}ingler, {C}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {J}arvis, {A}. and {R}amirez, {J}. and {C}lanet, {J}ean-{C}harles and {O}gilvie, {A}ndrew and {A}hmad, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this article the authors assess the potential impacts of projected climate change on water, livelihoods and food security in the {B}asin {F}ocal {P}rojet basins. {T}he authors consider expected change within the context of recently observed climate variability in the basins to better understand the potential impact of expected change and the options available for adaptation. {T}hey use multi-global circulation model climate projections for the {AR}4 {SRES} {A}2a scenario, downscaled and extracted for each basin. {T}hey find significant differences in the impacts (both positive and negative impacts) of climate change, between and within basins, but also find large-scale uncertainty between climate models in the impact that is projected.}, keywords = {water resources ; water use ; mega-basins ; climate ; spatial analysis}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{W}ater {I}nternational}, volume = {36}, numero = {1}, pages = {96--124}, ISSN = {0250-8060}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1080/02508060.2011.543408}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053403}, }