THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON DROUGHT MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM JAPANESE RIVER BASINS

Kaori Tembata () and Kenji Takeuchi
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Kaori Tembata: Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2018, vol. 09, issue 04, 1-20

Abstract: This study examines the effect of climate variability on water resource management during droughts. We use data from local droughts in Japan over three decades to investigate how variability in precipitation and temperature affects water restrictions implemented by drought coordination councils. We find that climate variability is significantly related to water restrictions in terms of both intensity and duration. The regression results show that a 100-mm decrease in annual precipitation is associated with a 0.2% increase in the water withdrawal restriction rate and an increase of one day in the restriction period. Our findings suggest that climate variability might induce more stringent water restrictions, implying negative consequences for water availability. This study thus shows the importance of strategically building adaptive capacity to climate change due to the risks of extreme weather events, such as prolonged droughts and extended summer seasons.

Keywords: Climate variability; water resource management; drought; climate change; urban water management; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1142/S2010007818500100

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