In this research, a Decision Support System (“DSS”) was developed, using a combination of various existing models for Integrated Water Management (“IWM”). This DSS is then applied to a small urbanized basin, the Taguri-River basin in Japan. In developing the DSS, different existing dynamic and steady state models were combined. These models include a rainfall-runoff analysis model, two river an...

The western Sierra Madre is the main water-providing area of northern Mexico. However, most of this mountain range has suffered a progressive degradation of soils and vegetation due to overgrazing and deforestation, for four or five decades. The objective of this study is to determine the impacts of these changes on water balance and hydrodynamic basin behaviour. The hydrological data of two ba...

This paper focuses on the estimating impacts of the development scenarios on natural resources and on socio-economy with the help of mathematic modelling. The work presented here is part of the WUP-FIN project, complementary project for Water Utilization Programme under MRC. WUP-FIN focuses on developing and implementing hydrological, environmental and socio-economic modelling tools for the Low...

The water of the Colorado River of the southwestern United States (U.S.) is presently used beyond its reliable supply, and the flow of this river is forecast to decrease significantly due to climate change. A recent interim report of the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study is the first acknowledgment of these facts by U.S. federal water managers. In light of this new stance, we e...

Deforestation contributes about 18% of all carbon emissions and leads to species extinction. In the context of climate change negotiations, international community agreed to compensate efforts made by countries toward forest protection. Forest covers approximately 80 % of the Congo basin with more than half classified as dense forest. It is estimated that Congo Basin rainforest has been rather ...

The Sinos River basin is located Northeast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (29° 20’ to 30° 10’ S and 50° 15’ to 51° 20’ W), Southern Brazil, covering two geomorphologic provinces: the Southern plateau and central depression. It is part of the Guaíba basin and has an area of approximately 800 km, encompassing 32 municipalities. The objective of this study was to monitor water quality in the Si...