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Opinion Paper

Adaptation of water resources systems to changing society and environment: a statement by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences

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Pages 2803-2817 | Received 06 Nov 2015, Accepted 09 Aug 2016, Published online: 06 Oct 2016

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Figure 1. Water resources systems adaptation: a comparison between the classical top-down approach (inner loop) and a more flexible and resilient bottom-up approach (outer loop). Both (black and red) arrows represent causal influence and temporal sequence.

Figure 1. Water resources systems adaptation: a comparison between the classical top-down approach (inner loop) and a more flexible and resilient bottom-up approach (outer loop). Both (black and red) arrows represent causal influence and temporal sequence.

Figure 2. Workflow of the bottom-up approach for water resources systems (WRS) adaptation. This continuous workflow is based on (1) assessment of WRS status, (2) prioritization of WRS targets and (3) the decision-making process.

Figure 2. Workflow of the bottom-up approach for water resources systems (WRS) adaptation. This continuous workflow is based on (1) assessment of WRS status, (2) prioritization of WRS targets and (3) the decision-making process.

Figure 3. Human impacted areas on the biosphere, identified through mapping of roads, railways and settlement density (by T. Hengl (http://globio.info) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons).

Figure 3. Human impacted areas on the biosphere, identified through mapping of roads, railways and settlement density (by T. Hengl (http://globio.info) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons).

Figure 4. Identification and interpretation of processes, prediction and modelling in socio-hydrology.

Figure 4. Identification and interpretation of processes, prediction and modelling in socio-hydrology.

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