Beyond city limits : using a basin perspective to assess urban adaptation to climate change; the case of the city of Santiago in Chile

Vicuña, S.Bonelli, S.Bustos, E.Uson, T.2015-04-072015-04-072014http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53872Meeting: 5th Global Forum on Urban Resilience & Adaptation, Bonn, Germany, 29-31 May 2014The main source of water supply for Santiago, Chile is the Maipo River, which is expected to have reduced water availability due to climate change. The paper presents a conceptual model to assess adaptation options available both within and beyond city limits by considering the river basin in which the city is located. When looking at a basin scale, there seems to be a broader set of adaptation options if a city lies closer to the basin outlet than if located nearer the headwaters. Also noteworthy is that Chile´s water system grants private ownership of water.application/pdfenCHILECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONMAIPO RIVERCATCHMENT HYDROLOGYWATERSHED MANAGEMENTURBAN AREASWATER SUPPLYSANTIAGORIVER BASINSWATER RIGHTSPRIVATIZATIONSOUTH AMERICAWATER GOVERNANCEBeyond city limits : using a basin perspective to assess urban adaptation to climate change; the case of the city of Santiago in ChileProceedings of the Resilient Cities 2014 congress / session G3 - urbanizing watersheds : addressing water stress in developing country cities through a basin-level approachConference Report