Modifying Agricultural Water Management to Adapt to Climate Change in California's Central Valley

This research paper uses the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system to assess climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for the Sacramento River basin and the San Joaquin Valley's Delta export region, concluding that fundamental operational changes to water management are necessary to address increasing agricultural demand and decreasing supply reliability.

• The study utilized the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system to analyze 12 climate change scenarios and their associated hydrologic and water management implications within the Sacramento River basin and the Delta export region of the San Joaquin Valley.
• Model simulations indicate that rising temperatures will increase agricultural water demand, leading to higher stress on the water system and reduced water supply reliability for some users.
• Addressing the impacts of climate change will require the implementation of fundamental changes to the operation of the water management system.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2011). Modifying Agricultural Water Management to Adapt to Climate Change in California's Central Valley. https://www.sei.org/publications/modifying-agricultural-water-management-to-adapt-to-climate-change-in-californias-central-valley/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Modifying Agricultural Water Management to Adapt to Climate Change in California's Central Valley. 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/modifying-agricultural-water-management-to-adapt-to-climate-change-in-californias-central-valley/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2011modifying, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Modifying Agricultural Water Management to Adapt to Climate Change in California's Central Valley}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/modifying-agricultural-water-management-to-adapt-to-climate-change-in-californias-central-valley/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }