Handbook on Water Information Systems

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS www. inbo-news .org | www. unesco .org/water/ 4.1.2 Case studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 4.2 Water information systems for climate change adaptation ................................................................................................ 81 4.2.1 Challenges and data/information needs for CC adaptation ................................................................................. 81 4.2.2 Case studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 82 4.3 Early warning systems for flood and drought period management ............................................................................ 85 4.3.1 Stakes and data/information needs for flood and drought period management .............................. 85 4.3.2 Case studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87 4.4 Water information systems for aquatic ecosystem protection ........................................................................................ 92 4.4.1 Stakes and data/information needs for ecosystem protection ......................................................................... 92 4.4.2 Case studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 93 4.5 Sectorial and thematic water information systems (drinking water and sanitation, irrigation, hydroelectricity, groundwater, etc.) ......................................................................................................................................... 94 4.5.1 Stakes and data/information needs for thematic and sectorial WIS ........................................................... 94 4.5.2 Case studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 95 4.6 Water information systems for reporting (SDG, WFD, flood directive, etc.) .................................................... 101 4.6.1 Stakes and data/information needs for reporting ..................................................................................................... 101 4.6.2 Case studies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 103 4.7 Water information systems for transboundary basins ........................................................................................................ 105 4.7.1 Stakes and data/information needs for transboundary basins ..................................................................... 105 4.7.2 Case studies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 105 5 Conclusions and perspectives ........................................................................................................................ 111 References ..................................................................................................................................................................... 113 THE HANDBOOK ON WATER INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION, PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION OF WATER-RELATED DATA