Adaptive water resources management under global environmental change: Examples from a small semiarid Mediterranean municipal district

Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on the hydrologic cycle, creating changes in freshwater resources. Globally, the supply of freshwater far exceeds human requirements. However, by the end of the 21st century, these requirements will begin to approach the total available water. Regionally, water demand for various sectors already exceeds supply. This will most probably get worse with increasing population and societies' …