Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate

Content: OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUNDIntroduction: The Context for Western Water Policy and PlanningKathleen A. Miller, Alan F. Hamlet, and Douglas S. KenneyNatural Variability, Anthropogenic Climate Change, and Impacts on Water Availability and Flood Extremes in the Western United States Daniel R. Cayan, Michael D. Dettinger, David Pierce, Tapash Das, Noah Knowles,F. Martin Ralph, and Edwin SumargoWATER POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGEKey Legal Issues in Western Water Management and Climate AdaptationDenise D. FortThe West's Water-Multiple Uses, Conflicting Values, Interconnected FatesDavid Lewis FeldmanProtection and Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems Brian D. Richter, Emily Maynard Powell, Tyler Lystash, and Michelle FaggertClimate Variability and Adaptive Capacities of IntergovernmentalArrangements: Encouraging Problem Solving and Managing Conflict Edella SchlagerSupport for Drought Response and Community Preparedness: Filling theGaps between Plans and Action Kelly Helm Smith, Crystal J. Stiles, Michael J. Hayes, and Christopher J. CarparelliProviding Climate Science to Real-World Policy Decisions: A Scientist'sView from the Trenches Andrea J. RayUsing the Past to Plan for the Future-The Value of PaleoclimateReconstructions for Water Resource Planning Connie A. Woodhouse, Jeffrey J. Lukas, Kiyomi Morino, David M. Meko,and Katherine K. HirschboeckCASE STUDIES: REGIONAL ISSUES AND INSIGHTS ON ADAPTATION PATHWAYSThe Columbia River Treaty and the Dynamics of Transboundary WaterNegotiations in a Changing Environment: How Might Climate Change Alterthe Game? Barbara Cosens, Alexander Fremier, Nigel Bankes, and John AbatzoglouCalifornia, a State of Extremes: Management Framework for Present-Dayand Future Hydroclimate Extremes Jeanine JonesCalifornia's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Reflections on Science, Policy,Institutions, and Management in the AnthropoceneRichard B. NorgaardCalifornia's Climate Change Response Strategy: Integrated Policy and Planning for Water, Energy, and Land Robert C. WilkinsonCalifornia's Irrigated Agriculture and Innovations in Adapting to Water Scarcity Heather CooleyResponses of Southern California's Urban Water Sector to Changing Stresses and Increased Uncertainty: Innovative Approaches Celeste CantuClimate Change and Allocation Institutions in the Colorado River Basin Jason A. RobisonUsing Large-Scale Flow Experiments to Rehabilitate Colorado River Ecosystem Function in Grand Canyon: Basis for an Adaptive Climate-Resilient Strategy Theodore S. Melis, William E. Pine, III, Josh Korman, Michael D. Yard, Shaleen Jain,and Roger S. PulwartyIntegration of Surface Water and Groundwater Rights: Colorado's ExperienceThomas V. CechFloods as Unnatural Disasters: The Role of Law Sandra B. Zellmer and Christine A. KleinAdaptive Management and Governance Lessons from a Semiarid RiverBasin: A Platte River Case Study Chadwin B. Smith, Jason M. Farnsworth, David M. Baasch, and Jerry F. KennyDrought as an Opportunity for Legal and Institutional Change in Texas Ronald Kaiser