“Water Balance Model” incorporates Climate Change Module

Note to Reader:

Launched in 2003 by a British Columbia inter-governmental  partnership, the web-based Water Balance Model is a scenario comparison and decision support tool. In 2009, the federal-provincial Regional Adaptation Collaboratives (RAC) Program provided funding to greatly increase both the computational capabilities and usability of the tool. In April 2012, the Water Balance Model Partnership announced completion of a Climate Change Module.

To download a PDF version of a story about the announcement, click on British Columbia Partnership announces that rebuilt “Water Balance Model” now incorporates Climate Change Module.

Mimic the Water Balance

“Looking into the future, local governments need to understand how the rainfall volume and distribution might be impacted over time by a changing climate. Then they will be in an informed position to develop and implement an appropriate adaptation strategy for maintaining a ‘water balance’ that will be effective in mitigating stream erosion and protecting stream health,” stated Ted van der Gulik, Chair of the Water Balance Model Partnership,