Assessing water demands and coverage sensitivity to climate change in the urban and rural sectors in Central Chile

The study evaluates how climate change affects the ability of the Maipo Basin's water system to meet urban and agricultural demands, finding that while both sectors are sensitive to precipitation changes, the urban sector is more resilient due to higher reliability standards and greater water-use rights.

• Water coverage for both urban and agricultural sectors is sensitive to climate change, with a particular sensitivity to significant changes in precipitation.
• The urban sector exhibits lower sensitivity to climate change than the agricultural sector because it maintains higher reliability standards and possesses a larger proportion of water-use rights relative to its actual withdrawals.
• Groundwater pumping currently serves as a supplementary water source for population demands, but this capacity may be compromised if climate change alters aquifer recharge dynamics.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Assessing water demands and coverage sensitivity to climate change in the urban and rural sectors in Central Chile. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/assessing-water-demands-and-coverage-sensitivity-to-climate-change-in-the-urban-and-rural-sectors-in-central-chile/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Assessing water demands and coverage sensitivity to climate change in the urban and rural sectors in Central Chile. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/assessing-water-demands-and-coverage-sensitivity-to-climate-change-in-the-urban-and-rural-sectors-in-central-chile/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025assessing, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Assessing water demands and coverage sensitivity to climate change in the urban and rural sectors in Central Chile}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/assessing-water-demands-and-coverage-sensitivity-to-climate-change-in-the-urban-and-rural-sectors-in-central-chile/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }