Can There be Water Scarcity with Abundance of Water? Analyzing Water Stress during a Severe Drought in Finland

dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorAhopelto, Laurien_US
dc.contributor.authorVeijalainen, Nooraen_US
dc.contributor.authorGuillaume, Joseph H. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKeskinen, Markoen_US
dc.contributor.authorMarttunen, Mikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorVaris, Ollien_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Built Environmenten
dc.contributor.groupauthorWater and Environmental Eng.en
dc.contributor.organizationFinnish Environment Instituteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-03T14:18:53Z
dc.date.available2019-06-03T14:18:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-02en_US
dc.description.abstractSevere droughts can affect water security even in countries with ample water resources. In addition, droughts are estimated to become more frequent in several regions due to changing climate. Drought affects many socio-economic sectors (e.g., agriculture, water supply, and industry), as it did in 2018 in Finland. Understanding the basin-wide picture is crucial in drought management planning. To identify vulnerable and water stressed areas in Finland, a water use-to-availability analysis was executed with a reference drought. Water stress was analyzed with the Water Depletion Index WDI. The analysis was executed using national water permits and databases. To represent a severe but realistic drought event, we modelled discharges and runoffs from the worst drought of the last century in Finland (1939-1942). The potential for performing similar analyses in data scarce contexts was also tested using estimates from global models as a screening tool. The results show that the South and Southwest of Finland would have problems with water availability during a severe drought. The most vulnerable areas would benefit from drought mitigation measures and management plans. These measures could be incorporated into the EU River Basin Management Plans.en
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dc.identifier.citationAhopelto, L, Veijalainen, N, Guillaume, J H A, Keskinen, M, Marttunen, M & Varis, O 2019, ' Can There be Water Scarcity with Abundance of Water? Analyzing Water Stress during a Severe Drought in Finland ', Sustainability, vol. 11, no. 6, 1548 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061548, https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061548en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su11061548en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/38380
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-201906033465
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSustainabilityen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 11, issue 6en
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordwater depletion indexen_US
dc.subject.keywordglobal water modelsen_US
dc.subject.keywordconsumptive water useen_US
dc.subject.keywordwater stressen_US
dc.subject.keywordwater securityen_US
dc.subject.keywordwater scarcityen_US
dc.subject.keywordFinlanden_US
dc.subject.keywordFRESH-WATERen_US
dc.subject.keywordMODELen_US
dc.subject.keywordREQUIREMENTSen_US
dc.subject.keywordIRRIGATIONen_US
dc.subject.keywordRESILIENCEen_US
dc.subject.keywordRESOLUTIONen_US
dc.subject.keywordIMPACTSen_US
dc.subject.keywordENERGYen_US
dc.subject.keywordNEXUSen_US
dc.titleCan There be Water Scarcity with Abundance of Water? Analyzing Water Stress during a Severe Drought in Finlanden
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