Climate Change Sittaung River

This research paper uses a Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model and five CMIP5 GCMs to assess the impacts of climate change on the Sittaung river basin (SRB) in Myanmar across baseline (1985–2014), near future (2021–2050), and far future (2051–2080) periods.

• Climate projections for the Sittaung river basin indicate an overall increase in average temperature and rainfall, with rainy months becoming wetter and warmer, while December and January are expected to be warmer and drier.
• Riverine flows at the basin outlet, which were 1091 m3/s during the baseline period, are projected to increase by 7–10% in the near future (2021–2050) and by 16–19% in the far future (2051–2080).
• The increase in riverine flows is expected to benefit the domestic and energy sectors, with unmet domestic demand (1.3 MCM in baseline) decreasing by about 50% and total energy generation from nine hydropower projects (4.12 million MWh) increasing by 9–11% in the near future and 16–17% in the far future. Conversely, unmet agricultural demand (667 MCM in baseline) is projected to increase by 11–15% in the near future and 14–19% in the far future.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Climate Change Sittaung River. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-sittaung-river/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Climate Change Sittaung River. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-sittaung-river/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022climate, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Climate Change Sittaung River}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-sittaung-river/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }