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Integrated multi-scale water management as a climate change adaptation strategy

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Water management will become increasingly critical as the effects of climate change manifest. There are existing water management tools and concepts in current use for both policy and decision-making in industry, but these often look at water issues from the limited perspectives of specific decision-makers who see the problems only at particular scales. In this perspective paper, we argue for an integrated water management approach as an imperative climate change adaptation; there is an urgent need for research on the development of such a multi-scale framework to effectively manage water use in industrial systems.

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  1. Chemical Engineering Department, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Malate, 0922, Manila, Philippines

    Raymond R. Tan

  2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Broga Road, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

    Dominic C. Y. Foo

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Tan, R.R., Foo, D.C.Y. Integrated multi-scale water management as a climate change adaptation strategy. Clean Techn Environ Policy 20, 1123–1125 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-018-1551-1

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