[PDF] Top 20 Impacts of climate change on hydropower generation in China

... Therefore, another contribution of this paper is the concentration on the heterogeneity of impacts 119.. caused by climate factors on hydropower generation in southern 1 and northern[r] ... See full document

... projected impacts and multi-source uncertainties of climate change on river discharge for the 2050s (Xu et ...northern China compared to the subtropical humid River Xiangxi catchment in ... See full document

... As China becomes increasingly urbanised, flood- ing has become a regular occurrence in its major ...future climate change on urban flood volumes is crucial to informing better management of such ... See full document

... The climate change resulting from anthropogenic factors is pushing governments and policy- makers to provide additional thrust on renewable ...energy. Hydropower, which is the dominant renewable ... See full document

... of hydropower generation at large scales is more challeng- ing because of the complex linkages of rivers and ...developed hydropower po- tential (DHP) of existing hydropower stations, by ... See full document

... in China to climatic changes has been investigated, for ex- ample Yellow river basin, Yangtze River basin, Haihe River, Luanhe river, Zhujiang River basin and so on, es- pecially in the Yellow River Basin and the ... See full document

... in China (Supplement ...of China between the two warming scenarios ...northeast China, the NCP, southwest China and the Qinghai–Tibet ...median change showed that precipitation would ... See full document

... Based on the quantitative analysis of nitrogen balance within the Gangjiang River watershed, the inputs of N and exports of DIN from Gangjiang River to Lake Poyang for the period 1995-2010 was estimated, by using the ... See full document

... the impacts of climate change, and extreme events in particular, may be addressed by adhering to the precautionary principle, which favours policies that support efficient and low-emitting ... See full document

... on hydropower is that designers of new projects need to consider the possibility of heavier precipitation events and more surface runoff during fall, winter, and early spring due to warmer ...without ... See full document

... The most common stress tests involve the determination of the impact of a move in a particular risk factor. In the case of hydropower projects valuation, a simple sensitivity test changing the average annual ... See full document

... generation and hydropower potential of non-powered dams and the future change caused by climate 123.. change.[r] ... See full document

... of hydropower has evolved in India through time as a result of ...of hydropower has had to change in an attempt to become more feasible and ...of hydropower to total generation ... See full document

... future climate situations assuming that all other elements of the system remain constant — a quite unrealistic ...assumption. Climate change induced modifications of the electricity demand could ... See full document

... source for such power generation system [4]. In Benin, we are witnessing more and more extreme weather events: disruption of season’s alternation, temperature rise and changes in hydrological regimes [5]; [6]. The ... See full document

... between climate and plant commu- nities (Cutforth et ...the climate of central Illinois, late planting of soybean crops may help the plants experience their pod-filling periods after the higher ...extreme ... See full document

... The farmers here have adopted different strategies to cope up with the consequences of climate change, the diverse components in their current farming system indicated this. They diversifying crops, barley, ... See full document

... century, climate change is expected to increase the risk of more recurrent and severe floods through higher river flows resulting from unpredictable rainfall in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna system during ... See full document

... The model output confirms the results of the previous studies offactors that affect yield variability. It’s important to notice that the model explain more than 45% of yield variability and, for sure production ... See full document

... the climate, causing a change in ...that climate change could alter the way the agriculture sectors are managed but it does not necessarily mean that these changes in climate would have ... See full document