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Funded Projects — Water Resources Management

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FY 2008 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Barros, Ana; Jackson, Robert; Duke University Mapping the Terrestrial Tracks of Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones Toward Elucidenating the Water Resource and Ecosystems Impacts and Recovery Water
Gleick, Peter, (and M. Palaniappan) Pacific Institute; M Moench ISET Water Transitions: Helping the Formal and Informal Urban Water Sectors in Developing Country Cities Adapt to Climate Change Water
Martinez, Christopher; U FL, W Graham, J Jones; G Kiker; M Newman Use of Intra-seasonal and Seasonal Forecasts to Reduce Risk in Regional Public Water Supply Management Water
Varady,R, M Wilder; C Scott, A Browning-Aiken, G Garfin, B Morehouse; U AZ; D Goschis, P Lankao; NCAR; Other: Pablos, Ray, Watts Moving Forward: Adaptation and resilience to climate change, drought and water demand in the urbanizing southwest and northern Mexico Water
Briggs, Mark; Lara Hanson, C. Plume, B. Wickel; World Wildlife Fund Linking Drought Forecasting and Response to Natural Resource Protection in the Big Bend Region of the Chihuahuan Desert Drought
Fraisse, Clyde; Y Newman; U of FL; N Breuer, U Miami; J. Paz, D Hancock, G Hoogenboom; U GA Reducing Forage Producers' Drought Vulnerability in the Southeastern USA .. Drought
Mehta, Vikram CRCES; N Rosenberg, M Hayes; C Knutson, R Olsen An Assessment of Decadal Drought Information Needs of Stakeholders and Policymakers in the Missouri River Basin for Decision Support Drought
Svoboda, Mark; U NE; M Sittler, K Smith; M Shafer (OK), M Palecki (Ill w Survey), Knutson, Arndt, Woudenberg, Angel Development of a "Drought Ready Communities" Program Drought
Woodhouse, Connie, U AZ; J Jones, CA Dept of WR In With The Old: Evaluation Of Paleo Data In Drought Planning For California Drought
FY 2007 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Potter, Kenneth — UW—Madison Developing Tools and Long—term Strategies to Allow Water Resources Managers to Respond Effectively to Climatic Variability
Kirshen, Paul & Strzepek. Kenneth— Tufts & U Co Guidance Tools for Planning and Management of Urban Drainage Systems under a Changing Climate
Shafer, Mark — U OK Climate Training Workshops
Moench, Marcus —ISET: Climatic Variability and Social Transition Implications for Management of Urban Water Supplies in Arid Portions of India
Colby, Bonnie /Squillace, Mark — U AZ and U Co Urban Supply Reliability Under Climate Change: Policy, Economics and Water Management
Yates, David — NCAR Decision Support for Climate—Responsive Urban and Agricultural Water Supply and Demand
Gong, Gavin — UCo Climate—Informed Adaptive Management and Planning to Meet Urban Water Supply and Flood Mitigation Goals in the Delaware River Basin
Purkey, David—Stockholm Environmental Institute Sharpening Drought Plans by Considering Climate, the Watershed, the Regulatory Environment, and the Forces of Change
Mantua, Nathan — U WA Developing Hydroclimatic Reconstructions for Water Resources Management in the Pacific Northwest
Knutson, Cody — U of NE Development of a Drought Decision Support Portal for the Republican River Basin of Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas
Jagtap, Shrikant — U Fl Using Climate Forecast to Manage Drought and Promote Indigenous Intensification of Agriculture
FY 2006 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Ahmad, Sajjad (U of Miami), Co—PI: F. Miralles—Wilhelm, G. Podesta, D. Letson, R. Weisskoff, K. Broad Using Climate Information for Sustainable Management of Water Resources in South Florida: A Dynamic Decision Support Framework
Georgakakos, Aris Georgia Tech, Eric Wood, John Feldt Water Resources Assessment, Planning, and Management in the Southeast US Using Decision Support Systems Driven by Climate—Based Hydrologic Forecast
Kirshen, Paul, Tufts, Christine Jost, M. Carla Roncoli, Gerrit Hoogenboom Improved Water Resources Management in the Sahel—Sudan, a Case Study of Burkina Faso
Mehta Vikram M., & Norman J. Rosenberg, The Center for Research on the Changing Earth System An Assessment of the Hydrologic Vulnerability of the Missouri River Basin to Climate Variability at Interannual to Decadal Timescales
Steinemann, Anne C. University of Washington, Andrew Wood Using NOAA Climate Forecasts With Hydrologic Assessment to Reduce Drought Vulnerability and Improve Water Management in Washington State
Wilhite, Donald, University of Nebraska, Roger Pulwarty, Michael Hayes, Charles Howe, Ray Supalia, Robert Webb Estimating the Impacts of Complex Climatic Events: The Economic Costs of Drought in Colorado, Nebraska and New Mexico
FY 2005 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Hartmann, Holly, University of Arizona Forecasts that Communicate: Assessment, Development, and Delivery of Probabilistic Forecasts that Foster Easy, Accurate and Reliable Interpretation Water
Kenney, Doug, University of Colorado Climate and Management of the Colorado River Drought, Water
Smith, Joel B., Stratus Consulting Inc. Sensitivity of Boulder Colorado's Water Supply to Climate Change Water
David Yates, NCAR Research Support for Climate—Responsive Western Water Management: the Case of Agricultural Water Transfers Agricultural, Water
FY 2004 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Broad, Kenneth; Pfaff, Alexander; Lall, Upmanu
University of Miami, Columbia University
Impacts of Water Resource Management Choices in Ceara, Brazil: Roles of Streamflow Forecasts, Rainfall Forecasts and Participatory Decision Making Drought, Water
Georgakakos, Konstantine, Sc.D., Director, Hydrologic Research Center Seasonal Climate Prediction and Management of the Panama Canal: Estimating the Benefits of Using Climate Forecast Information.
Hayes, Michael J., Univ. of Nebraska—Lincoln Sustainable Adaptations to Drought and Climate Variability in Agriculture Production Systems Across Nebraska Agricultural, Drought, Hazard, Sustainability, Water
FY 2003 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Howe, Charles; Wiener, John Climate Informed Water Bank Water
Lemos, Maria; Carmen Keck, Margaret Leon, Alejandro Climate, Water Scarcity and Management in Brazil and Chile Agricultural, Drought, Hazard, Water
Scott, Michael,
(Battelle/PNNL)
Decisions for Irrigation with Climate Forecasts Water
Varady, Bob; Browning—Aiken, Goodrich, Meridith, Morehouse, Steiner The Use of Climate — Information Products by Water Managers and Other Stakeholders in Two GCIP/GAPP Watersheds in Arizona/Sonora and Oklahoma,
Additional Funding by NOAA/GAPP Program
Water
FY 2002 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Agrawala, Shardul; Broad, Kenny; Kestin, Tahl Mapping the Climate Applications Landscape Agricultural, Coastal, Drought, Hazard, Water
Kirshen, Paul,
Tufts. Univ.
Pilot Studies to Evaluate Interpretation Methods, Intermediary Effectiveness, and Appropriate Levels of Intervention in the Provision of Climate Forecasts in the Sahel—Sudan: Climate Forecasting for Agricultural Resources (CFAR) Project—Phase 2 Agricultural, Water
FY 2000 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Finan, Tim, Maria Carmen Lemos, Roger Fox (U. of AZ), & Alejandro Leon (Universidad de Chile), Don Nelson (U. of AZ) Use and Usefulness: a Comparative Study of Seasonal Climate Forecasting — Systems in Drought—affected Regions of Latin America Agricultural, Drought, Hazard, Water
FY 1999 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Wernstedt, Kris/Robert Hersh,
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC
Amplifying the Policy Signal: La Niña Forecasts and Flood Management in the Pacific Northwest Hazard, Water
Yarnal, Brent (PSU), Kirstin Dow (U. of SC), Richard Bord & Robert O'Connor (PSU), & Gregory Carbone & Susan Cutter (U. of SC) Decision—Making and Long—Lead Climate Forecasts: A Case Study in Community Water System Management Water
FY 1998 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Rayner, Steve (Battelle/ PNNL), Denise Lach (OR State), Mark Houck (George Mason), Helen Ingram (UC—Irvine) The Use of Climate Forecast Information in Decision—making Processes Water
Scott, Michael,
(Battelle/PNNL)
Early Warning of Enso Events For Regional Agriculture Agricultural, Water
FY 1997 Back
Principle Investigator(s) Project Title Sector(s)
Kirshen, Paul
Tufts Univ.
A Case Study of Burkina Faso; Opportunities and Constraints to Using Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting to Improve Rainfed Food Production systems at the Village Level in the Sahel—Sudano Region Agricultural, Water
Meo, Mark
Univ. of OK
Climate Prediction, Information and Policy Response: A Retrospective Assessment of Drought Management in Oklahoma Drought, Hazard, Water
Pulwarty, Roger
Univ. of CO, Boulder
The Role of Climate Variability and Forecasts in Adaptive Management of the Colorado River: Balancing the Resources Objectives of the Lower and Upper Basin at Glen Canyon Dam Water
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