This thesis deals with the signs and impacts of the hydrological drought in the Rakovnicky stream basin. Its aim is to evaluate trends of the selected hydroclimatic variables, to analyze drought periods and land cover changes as one of the factors influencing a runoff regime in the catchment. The main methods used for the long-term and seasonal trends are Man-Kendall test, IHA analysis, flow duration curves and mass curves. Dry periods are evaluated based on Streamflow drought index (SDI), Low Flow index and runoff Q95 exeedance. Land use changes are analyzed using historical maps and index of change. Basic indices of ecological stability are calculated. According to the results the frequency and intensity of the hydrological drought in the Rakovnicky stream basin is increasing. Although the amount of a rainfall is consistent, its distribution throughout the year is changing. In addition the constantly increasing temperature and land use changes cause a significant runoff decreasing. To improve a water retention capacity in the cathment, it would be convenient to apply adaptation measures in the river channels and floodplains. Key words: rainfall, runoff, drought, ecological status, Rakovnicky stream

Climate change and increasing water demands prioritize the need to implement planning strategies for urban water security in the long and medium term. However, risk planning requires robust and timely financial support during and after the disaster. Therefore, risk transfer tools, such as insurance, have emerged as an effective strategy to ensure financial resilience and as an element that could encourage the implementation of hydrological risk reduction mechanisms. Among the main insurance design problems are the lack of information on the real drought impacts and climate uncertainty, which may incur adverse selection and/or moral hazards among the most common drawbacks in insurance practice. Currently, most of the income from water utility companies is based on water resources management, therefore during prolonged drought periods these economies can be strongly affected, despite having robust storage schemes as support. Thus, this thesis proposes an insurance plan for the water utility company of the State of Sao Paulo (SABESP) to deal with revenue reductions during long drought periods. The methodology is implemented on the MTRH-SHS model, developed under ex-ante damage cost calculation through the risk-based approach. The synthetic (\'what-if\') approach uses a \"set of change drivers\" to estimate the optimal premium through a multiyear insurance contract (MYI). The methodology integrates the hydrological simulation procedures under radiative climate forcing scenarios RCP 4.5 and 8.5, from the regional climate model outputs Eta-HadGEM and Eta-MIROC5, with time horizons of 2007-2040, 2041-2070, and 2071-2099, linked to the Water Evaluation and Planning system (WEAP) hydrologic model and under stationary and non-stationary water supply demand assumptions. The model framework is applied to the Cantareira Water Supply System for the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil, with severe vulnerability to droughts. As a result, the evaluated indexes showed that multi-year contracts with drought coverage higher than 240 days offer better financial performance than contracts with wider coverages. Moreover, this MYI adopted in the installed storage residual risk generates both a higher level of solvency for the insurance fund in the long term and annual average premiums closer to the expected revenue reductions by scenario. Finally, the approach can help the systematic evaluation of moral hazards and adverse selection. In the first case, the progressive evaluation must generate useful information to change or maintain the behavior of both the insured and insurers considering future risks related to climate change. In the second case, the multi-scenario valuation can help the insurer to set price thresholds, offering risk differential cover options in the premium value. / As mudanças climáticas e o incremento na demanda de água priorizam a necessidade de implementar estratégias de planejamento para a segurança hídrica urbana no longo e mediano prazo. No entanto, o planejamento dos riscos exige um suporte financeiro robusto e oportuno durante e após do desastre. Portanto, as ferramentas de transferência de risco, como os seguros, emergem como uma estratégia efetiva para garantir a resiliência financeira e como um elemento que poderia incentivar a implementação de mecanismos de redução do risco hidrológico. Entre os principais problemas no planejamento de seguros, estão a falta de informações sobre os impactos reais das secas e a incerteza climática, que podem levar a seleção adversa e/ou perigo moral como as problemáticas mais comuns na prática dos seguros. Atualmente, a maior parte da renda das empresas de serviços de água é baseada na gestão do recurso hídrico; portanto, durante períodos prolongados de seca, essas economias podem ser fortemente afetadas, apesar de ter sistemas de armazenamento robustos como suporte. Assim, esta tese propõe um plano de seguro para a empresa de serviços de água do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), para enfrentar as reduções de receita durante longos períodos de seca. A metodologia é implementada no modelo MTRH-SHS, desenvolvido no cálculo \"ex-ante\" de custos de dano, através da abordagem baseada em risco. A abordagem sintética (\"what-if\"), usa um \"conjunto de drivers de mudança\" para estimar o prêmio ótimo através de um contrato de seguro plurianual (SPA). A metodologia integra os procedimentos de simulação hidrológica, sob cenários de forçamento climático radiativo RCP 4.5 e 8.5, do modelo de clima regional Eta-HadGEM e Eta-MIROC5, com horizontes temporais de 2007-2040, 2041-2070 e 2071-2099, vinculados ao modelo hidrológico do sistema de avaliação e planejamento da água (WEAP) e sob pressupostos de demanda como abastecimento de água estacionária e não estacionária. A estrutura do modelo é aplicada ao Sistema de Abastecimento de Água de Cantareira na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brasil, região com alta vulnerabilidade às secas. Como resultado, os índices de rendimento do seguro avaliados mostraram que os contratos plurianuais com cobertura para secas superiores a 240 dias, oferecem melhor desempenho financeiro do que os contratos com coberturas mais amplas. Além, o SPA adotado para o risco residual do armazenamento instalado, gera um nível mais alto de solvência para o fundo de seguros no longo prazo com prêmios médios anuais mais próximos das reduções de receita esperadas por cenário. Finalmente, a abordagem pode ajudar na avaliação sistemática do risco moral e na seleção adversa. No primeiro caso, a avaliação progressiva deve gerar informações úteis para mudar ou manter o comportamento de segurados e seguradoras considerando riscos futuros relacionados à mudança climática. No segundo caso, a valoração de múltiplos cenários pode ajudar a estabelecer limiares de preços, oferecendo opções de cobertura diferencial de risco no valor prêmio de seguro.

The object of this thesis si to evaluate the interaction of groundwater and surface water under the period of hydrological drought in the floodplain of the upper Lužnice river. The thesis tries to show the influence of the groudwater in the river floodplain during the period of hydrological drought and its correlation with the surface water state. The area of interst of the upper Lužnice is characterized by a unique ecosystem of unique natural value. It is a preserved river floodplain, which plays an irreplaceable role in fluvial processes, especially in water retention. The objectives were solved based on the monitoring of groudwater and surface water states from data obtained from the PřF UK profiles, which are represented by boreholes aross the floodplain and level meters in the watercourse. From the data obtained, it was possible to create a final analysis and to determine the behaviour and the mutual interaction between the surface water and groundwater in this natural floodplain. A detailed analysis has confirmed, that the interaction between watercourse and the floodplain and its retention potential. It can be said that during the hydrological drought, the water state or discharge in the watercourse is improved by water from the floodplain. The subsidy is only evident in certain stretches of...

Climate change and increasing water demands prioritize the need to implement planning strategies for urban water security in the long and medium term. However, risk planning requires robust and timely financial support during and after the disaster. Therefore, risk transfer tools, such as insurance, have emerged as an effective strategy to ensure financial resilience and as an element that could encourage the implementation of hydrological risk reduction mechanisms. Among the main insurance design problems are the lack of information on the real drought impacts and climate uncertainty, which may incur adverse selection and/or moral hazards among the most common drawbacks in insurance practice. Currently, most of the income from water utility companies is based on water resources management, therefore during prolonged drought periods these economies can be strongly affected, despite having robust storage schemes as support. Thus, this thesis proposes an insurance plan for the water utility company of the State of Sao Paulo (SABESP) to deal with revenue reductions during long drought periods. The methodology is implemented on the MTRH-SHS model, developed under ex-ante damage cost calculation through the risk-based approach. The synthetic (\'what-if\') approach uses a \"set of change drivers\" to estimate the optimal premium through a multiyear insurance contract (MYI). The methodology integrates the hydrological simulation procedures under radiative climate forcing scenarios RCP 4.5 and 8.5, from the regional climate model outputs Eta-HadGEM and Eta-MIROC5, with time horizons of 2007-2040, 2041-2070, and 2071-2099, linked to the Water Evaluation and Planning system (WEAP) hydrologic model and under stationary and non-stationary water supply demand assumptions. The model framework is applied to the Cantareira Water Supply System for the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil, with severe vulnerability to droughts. As a result, the evaluated indexes showed that multi-year contracts with drought coverage higher than 240 days offer better financial performance than contracts with wider coverages. Moreover, this MYI adopted in the installed storage residual risk generates both a higher level of solvency for the insurance fund in the long term and annual average premiums closer to the expected revenue reductions by scenario. Finally, the approach can help the systematic evaluation of moral hazards and adverse selection. In the first case, the progressive evaluation must generate useful information to change or maintain the behavior of both the insured and insurers considering future risks related to climate change. In the second case, the multi-scenario valuation can help the insurer to set price thresholds, offering risk differential cover options in the premium value. / As mudanças climáticas e o incremento na demanda de água priorizam a necessidade de implementar estratégias de planejamento para a segurança hídrica urbana no longo e mediano prazo. No entanto, o planejamento dos riscos exige um suporte financeiro robusto e oportuno durante e após do desastre. Portanto, as ferramentas de transferência de risco, como os seguros, emergem como uma estratégia efetiva para garantir a resiliência financeira e como um elemento que poderia incentivar a implementação de mecanismos de redução do risco hidrológico. Entre os principais problemas no planejamento de seguros, estão a falta de informações sobre os impactos reais das secas e a incerteza climática, que podem levar a seleção adversa e/ou perigo moral como as problemáticas mais comuns na prática dos seguros. Atualmente, a maior parte da renda das empresas de serviços de água é baseada na gestão do recurso hídrico; portanto, durante períodos prolongados de seca, essas economias podem ser fortemente afetadas, apesar de ter sistemas de armazenamento robustos como suporte. Assim, esta tese propõe um plano de seguro para a empresa de serviços de água do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), para enfrentar as reduções de receita durante longos períodos de seca. A metodologia é implementada no modelo MTRH-SHS, desenvolvido no cálculo \"ex-ante\" de custos de dano, através da abordagem baseada em risco. A abordagem sintética (\"what-if\"), usa um \"conjunto de drivers de mudança\" para estimar o prêmio ótimo através de um contrato de seguro plurianual (SPA). A metodologia integra os procedimentos de simulação hidrológica, sob cenários de forçamento climático radiativo RCP 4.5 e 8.5, do modelo de clima regional Eta-HadGEM e Eta-MIROC5, com horizontes temporais de 2007-2040, 2041-2070 e 2071-2099, vinculados ao modelo hidrológico do sistema de avaliação e planejamento da água (WEAP) e sob pressupostos de demanda como abastecimento de água estacionária e não estacionária. A estrutura do modelo é aplicada ao Sistema de Abastecimento de Água de Cantareira na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brasil, região com alta vulnerabilidade às secas. Como resultado, os índices de rendimento do seguro avaliados mostraram que os contratos plurianuais com cobertura para secas superiores a 240 dias, oferecem melhor desempenho financeiro do que os contratos com coberturas mais amplas. Além, o SPA adotado para o risco residual do armazenamento instalado, gera um nível mais alto de solvência para o fundo de seguros no longo prazo com prêmios médios anuais mais próximos das reduções de receita esperadas por cenário. Finalmente, a abordagem pode ajudar na avaliação sistemática do risco moral e na seleção adversa. No primeiro caso, a avaliação progressiva deve gerar informações úteis para mudar ou manter o comportamento de segurados e seguradoras considerando riscos futuros relacionados à mudança climática. No segundo caso, a valoração de múltiplos cenários pode ajudar a estabelecer limiares de preços, oferecendo opções de cobertura diferencial de risco no valor prêmio de seguro.

In 2015-2016 Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) and other provinces in South Africa suffered from drought conditions. Drought can have negative impacts on the environment, society and the economy. Climate change is predicted to exacerbate extreme events such as droughts that would adversely affect already vulnerable regions such as KZN. The main aim of this study is to implement the attribution procedure, to determine if climate change has contributed to the 2015-2016 hydrological drought in selected KZN catchments. Methodology of the study followed a general framework of implementation of hydrological attribution experiments with climate data obtained from attribution simulations with HadAM3p global climate model. Prior to simulations in attribution mode, QSWAT model was set up for the study area and calibrated using SWAT-CUP and SUFI-2. Calibration results were poor but the model could be applied in the context of this study, under certain constraints. Results of attribution experiments revealed that for all 3 subbasins studied no increase of risk was observed and hence no influence of climate change on the 2015-2016 magnitude of drought for selected catchments was concluded by this study. These results are limited, as they are based on climate attribution experiments with only one climate model, rather than with a multi-model ensemble. Also, QSWAT model, in its implementation with generic climate data is of limited use in attribution (or hydrological) simulations as even after calibration the model performs poorly.

The final thesis deals with the issue of hydrological drought in the context of climate change. The basins of the Blšanka River and the Loděnice River have been suffering from water shortages in recent years, therefore they have been selected for the purposes of this final thesis. The thesis summarizes the basic principles used to estimate climate change on the water resources with emphasis on the occurrence of hydrological drought. At the same time, individual components and processes of hydrological modelling conditioning the formation of affected time series in the near (2020-2050) and far future (2070-2100) are described. A total of sixteen simulations created from the seven global climate models (GCM) of the CMIP5 project and three climate scenarios (RCP; Representative Concentration Pathways) are used. The time series of precipitation and air temperature, which have been influenced by the climate change, were derived by an advanced delta method that counts also with the change of variability. The conceptual hydrological model BILAN is used to simulate changes, due to its availability from the T. G. M. Research Institute of Water Management and its wide use in Czech conditions. The parameters of the BILAN model are calibrated based on the observed time series of both selected river basins....

Changes in the hydrological cycle are one of the expected impacts of climate change. Until recently, Central European mountain ranges have not been considered to be affected by water scarcity. Nevertheless, recent years have suggested an increasing risk of drought occurrence also in these regions, which have a major impact on the water supply to rivers that drain them. The master thesis deals with the evaluation of hydrological drought in the headwater areas of three catchments in the Ore Mountains for the period from 1967 to 2018. The main aim is to compare the of hydrological drought characteristics in the catchment areas of upper Svatava River, upper Rolava River and Načetínský brook based on available hydrological and climatic data. In connection with this, the work aims to detect the long-term trends of drought occurrence in selected basins. Furthermore, the emphasis is given on the evaluation of natural conditions, especially the historical and current land cover changes in the study catchments. The results point to a significant change in the seasonality of the occurrence of hydrological drought in the second half of the studied period, when the streamflow deficits concentrate between August and October. Furthermore, increasing trends in deficit volumes were found in the catchment areas of...

Desastres naturais (secas, enchentes, etc) têm resultado em perdas humanas e grandes prejuízos financeiros em diversos lugares do mundo. Os recentes períodos de seca ocorridos na região sudeste do Brasil mostraram a importância de se dispor de estratégias de mitigação dos efeitos decorrentes desses eventos extremos. Um pré-requisito para prever impactos desses eventos no futuro, é compreender como os mesmos ocorreram no passado, caracterizando-os espacial e temporalmente. Diante do exposto, o objetivo deste trabalho é quantificar os impactos regionais no sistema hidrológico causados por eventos extremos e identificar conexões entre as secas meteorológicas e hidrológicas, usando a bacia do rio Paraná como estudo de caso. Para tanto, foram identificados e caracterizados os principais eventos de seca ocorridos entre 1995 e 2015, analisaram-se as perdas de água nos componentes do balanço hídrico e no armazenamento total de água. Foram utilizados dados de sensoriamento remoto, incluindo medições da missão GRACE de anomalias no armazenamento total de água terrestre (TWSA), e estimativas de precipitação e evapotranspiração pelos satélites TRMM e MODIS, respectivamente. Simulações de modelos globais de assimilação de dados de superfície terrestre forneceram estimativas de escoamento superficial e umidade do solo. Foram coletados dados de 37 reservatórios para quantificar as perdas de água no armazenamento em terra. Os resultados mostram que o TWSA diminuiu 150 ± 50 km3 entre 2011 e 2015 na bacia do rio Paraná, o armazenamento dos reservatórios diminuiu 30% em relação à capacidade máxima do sistema com taxas de -17 a -25 km3 ano-1 durante as secas. Foram identificados seis grupos de reservatórios cujas respostas são variáveis de acordo com tipo de forçante (natural ou antropogênica) de maior controle. A análise dos tempos de resposta do sistema hidrológico sugere um tempo de até aproximadamente 6 meses para que medidas de combate às secas sejam tomadas. Este estudo ressalta as vantagens do uso combinado de dados de diferentes fontes em estudos regionais. / Natural disasters have caused major economics and human losses globally. Recent droughts over Southeast Brazil underscored the importance of having mitigation strategies to fight the effects from extreme events and a prerequisite to anticipate the impacts from future events is an understanding of past droughts by means of spatial and temporal characterization. The objective of this study is to quantify regional impacts of extreme events on the hydrological system and identify linkages between meteorological and hydrological droughts. To this end, major droughts events between 1995 and 2015 were identified and characterized. Depletion in total water storage (TWS) and main components of the water budget were analyzed. Simulated soil moisture and runoff from land surface models and remote sensing data were used, including measurements of TWS anomalies (TWSA) data from GRACE mission, rainfall and evapotranspiration estimates from TRMM and MODIS satellites, respectively. To quantify reservoir storage depletion, data from 37 reservoirs were collected. Results show that TWSA declined by 150 ± 50 km3 between 2011 and 2015 in the Paraná basin; and reservoir storage decreased 30% relative to the system\'s maximum capacity, with negative trends ranging from -17 to -25 km3 yr-1 during the droughts. Six groups of reservoirs were identified whose response vary according to the main forcing type: human and/or natural controls. Analysis of the system\'s time lag responses indicated a 6 month window during which actions could be taken to combat the drought impacts. This study emphasizes the importance of integrating remote sensing, modelling and monitoring data to evaluate droughts and develop a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between meteorological and hydrological droughts for future management.

Desastres naturais (secas, enchentes, etc) têm resultado em perdas humanas e grandes prejuízos financeiros em diversos lugares do mundo. Os recentes períodos de seca ocorridos na região sudeste do Brasil mostraram a importância de se dispor de estratégias de mitigação dos efeitos decorrentes desses eventos extremos. Um pré-requisito para prever impactos desses eventos no futuro, é compreender como os mesmos ocorreram no passado, caracterizando-os espacial e temporalmente. Diante do exposto, o objetivo deste trabalho é quantificar os impactos regionais no sistema hidrológico causados por eventos extremos e identificar conexões entre as secas meteorológicas e hidrológicas, usando a bacia do rio Paraná como estudo de caso. Para tanto, foram identificados e caracterizados os principais eventos de seca ocorridos entre 1995 e 2015, analisaram-se as perdas de água nos componentes do balanço hídrico e no armazenamento total de água. Foram utilizados dados de sensoriamento remoto, incluindo medições da missão GRACE de anomalias no armazenamento total de água terrestre (TWSA), e estimativas de precipitação e evapotranspiração pelos satélites TRMM e MODIS, respectivamente. Simulações de modelos globais de assimilação de dados de superfície terrestre forneceram estimativas de escoamento superficial e umidade do solo. Foram coletados dados de 37 reservatórios para quantificar as perdas de água no armazenamento em terra. Os resultados mostram que o TWSA diminuiu 150 ± 50 km3 entre 2011 e 2015 na bacia do rio Paraná, o armazenamento dos reservatórios diminuiu 30% em relação à capacidade máxima do sistema com taxas de -17 a -25 km3 ano-1 durante as secas. Foram identificados seis grupos de reservatórios cujas respostas são variáveis de acordo com tipo de forçante (natural ou antropogênica) de maior controle. A análise dos tempos de resposta do sistema hidrológico sugere um tempo de até aproximadamente 6 meses para que medidas de combate às secas sejam tomadas. Este estudo ressalta as vantagens do uso combinado de dados de diferentes fontes em estudos regionais. / Natural disasters have caused major economics and human losses globally. Recent droughts over Southeast Brazil underscored the importance of having mitigation strategies to fight the effects from extreme events and a prerequisite to anticipate the impacts from future events is an understanding of past droughts by means of spatial and temporal characterization. The objective of this study is to quantify regional impacts of extreme events on the hydrological system and identify linkages between meteorological and hydrological droughts. To this end, major droughts events between 1995 and 2015 were identified and characterized. Depletion in total water storage (TWS) and main components of the water budget were analyzed. Simulated soil moisture and runoff from land surface models and remote sensing data were used, including measurements of TWS anomalies (TWSA) data from GRACE mission, rainfall and evapotranspiration estimates from TRMM and MODIS satellites, respectively. To quantify reservoir storage depletion, data from 37 reservoirs were collected. Results show that TWSA declined by 150 ± 50 km3 between 2011 and 2015 in the Paraná basin; and reservoir storage decreased 30% relative to the system\'s maximum capacity, with negative trends ranging from -17 to -25 km3 yr-1 during the droughts. Six groups of reservoirs were identified whose response vary according to the main forcing type: human and/or natural controls. Analysis of the system\'s time lag responses indicated a 6 month window during which actions could be taken to combat the drought impacts. This study emphasizes the importance of integrating remote sensing, modelling and monitoring data to evaluate droughts and develop a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between meteorological and hydrological droughts for future management.

I Sverige finns det en brist på studier angående hydrologisk torka trots att det existerar problem med torka idag. Hydrologisk torka kan ha allvarliga konsekvenser på både naturen och samhället när det kommer till vattentillgång, växt -och djurliv och jordbruk. Av den anledningen är det viktigt att studier görs som undersöker allvarligheten i den hydrologiska torkan i Sverige för att få en bättre förståelse. I den här studien användes ett månadsvis Q95 värde som ett tröskelvärde med ett minimum av fem dagar i följd under tröskelvärdet för att definiera hydrologisk torka. Metoden applicerades på fem avrinningsområden in Sverige med data som sträckte sig mellan 1961- 2010. Resultatet från studien visade på att hydrologisk torka var speciellt framträdande under v issa år. Dessa år verkade vara kopplade till varandra under två till tre år i följd. De visade även ofta liknande månader och antal dagar under tröskelvärdet. Andra studier gjorda över de Nordiska länderna visade på liknande resultat. Metoden överensstämde även till en stor del av historisk torka i Sverige. För att kunna ge en större och komplett bild av hydrologisk torka diskuterades några möjliga metoder. Nederbörd, snö, strömflöde, evapotranspiration och grundvatten skulle behöva räknas med för en mer pr ecis studie. Standardiserade index kan täcka de mesta av de olika delarna, men för att få mera specifika förlustvärden så skulle även en tröskelnivå metod behöva implementeras i studien / In Sweden there is a lack of studies on the topic of hydrological drought even though it exist present problems of drought. Hydrological drought can have severe effects on both nature and society regarding water supply, animal life and agriculture. It is important to investigate the severity of hydrological drought in Sweden to get a better understanding of this phenomenon and its affects. To define hydrological drought this study used a Q95 monthly threshold with a minimum of 5 consecutive days below the threshold. This method was used on five catchments in Sweden with data ranging from 1961 -2010. The result from the study showed that hydrological drought was very prominent in some year s. These years seemed to be often linked together in two to three consecutive years. They often had similar amount of days and months below the threshold. Other studies over the Nordic countries showed similar results. The method also gave a result that to a certain degree showed droughts that coincided with historical records of drought in Sweden. This gave a positive feedback of the index accuracy. To get a broader picture of how hydrological drought propagates in Sweden some possible choices were discuss ed. Precipitation, snow, streamflow, evapotranspiration and groundwater would need to be covered for a more precise study. Standardized indices have most of spectrum covered, but it would be suggested to implement the threshold level method as well to get accurate deficits.