Milly et al, 2008

Flood risk, water supply, and water quality are affected by water infrastructure, channel
modifications, drainage works, and land-cover and land-use change.
Warming augments atmospheric humidity and water transport. This increases precipitation, and
possibly flood risk, where prevailing atmospheric water-vapor fluxes converge (6).

Effects of Climate Change on Urban Rainwater Harvesting in Colombo City, Sri Lanka
Kwong Fai A. Lo and Suranjith Bandara Koralegedara
Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to water-related issues due to rapid urbanization,
installation of complex infrastructure and changes in rainfall patterns.
Evidence of global warming in response to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases levels is accumulating [1,2].

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has been practiced for centuries in many parts of the world.
Rainwater harvesting has been widely accepted around the world as one of the main alternative
sources of water [47] and also is considered one of the best practices in combating urban floods.

Evaluating global/regional impacts from possible climate change on urban drainage requires a
methodology to estimate extreme and short-duration rainfall statistics for the time period and the
geographical region of interest.