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What about the Future?Click to edit Master title styleGlobal climate change will have various consequences for natural andhuman systems In general, it will lead to an intensification of the water cycleenhanced • Click frequencies to edit of Master floods and extreme text styles precipitation events inregions traditionally prone to this threat..• Second level increased water scarcity in already water deficient regions of the world..• Third level Shifts in the amount and timing of precipitation will have severeconsequences for arid to semi-arid regions..• Fourth level As temperatures increase, it may lead to more intense droughts duringperiods of dry weather due to increases in evaporation..• Fifth levelWMODrought and Desertification Workshop, Alanya, 14-16 November 200614TSMS