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

The study uses the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system to model how climate change and rising temperatures increase agricultural water demand, thereby reducing water supply reliability. It concludes that addressing these impacts requires fundamental changes to the operation of the water management system.

• Model simulations indicate that rising temperatures under climate change will increase agricultural water demand, which will place further stress on the water system and lead to decreased water supply reliability for some users.
• The authors argue that current water management operations are insufficient to handle climate change impacts and that fundamental operational changes are necessary for effective adaptation.

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} }