
Impact of Climate Change on Extreme Events in Selected Basins in the Arab Region
Lead Author: ACSAD ESCWA
Description
This Technical Report presents the detailed case study examining the impacts of climate change in terms of extreme events in three river basins in the Arab region, namely the Nahr el Kabir River basin shared between Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic; the Wadi Diqah River basin in Oman; and the Medjerda River basin shared between Algeria and Tunisia. For each basin, the report provides an assessment of projected changes for extreme temperature and precipitation indices as well as extreme drought events and extreme flood events.
Categories: Technical Reports