Hydro-BID: An Integrated System for Modeling Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources. Part 2
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Dec 2014
Subject
Civil Society;
Water Management;
Water Supply and Sanitation;
Climate Change
JEL code
Q25 - Water;
Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming;
Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth;
Q01 - Sustainable Development;
N26 - Latin America • Caribbean
Category
Technical Notes
As part of its commitment to assist member countries in adapting to climate change, the IDB sponsors work to develop and implement an integrated set of watershed simulation tools known as Hydro-BID. The Hydro-BID Simulation System includes hydrological and climatic analysis modules to estimate the availability (volumes and flows) of fresh water at regional scales, of basins and sub-basins. It also includes economic analyses and decision-making tools to estimate the costs and benefits of adaptation measures and help decision-makers choose between alternative designs of infrastructure projects and water resources management policies.
