Basin-wide knowledge exchange for the sustainable management of the Colorado River

The Colorado River is facing a crisis resulting from demands that have outstripped diminishing supplies, exacerbated by a severe multi-decadal drought and the effects of climate change. As participants directly involved in recent agreements seeking to address this challenge, we describe how a critic...

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Published inWater international Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. 1068 - 1080
Main Authors Wheeler, Kevin G., Fulp, Terrance, Salmon-Castelo, Roberto F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana Taylor & Francis Ltd 17.11.2023
Subjects
Agreements
Climate change
Climate effects
Drought
Mathematical models
Natural disasters
Rivers
Sustainability management
Water resources management
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Summary:The Colorado River is facing a crisis resulting from demands that have outstripped diminishing supplies, exacerbated by a severe multi-decadal drought and the effects of climate change. As participants directly involved in recent agreements seeking to address this challenge, we describe how a critical basin-wide lens has been developed through information transparency, including the evolution and voluntary exchange of computational models. To achieve greater sustainability, further resolve and commitment from water managers in the United States and Mexico is necessary to ensure the required enhancement of the knowledge systems that will be used to inform extremely difficult and critical decisions.
ISSN:0250-8060
1941-1707
DOI:10.1080/02508060.2023.2291239