Knowledge Priorities on Climate Change and Water in the Upper Indus Basin: A Horizon Scanning Exercise to Identify the Top 100 Research Questions in Social and Natural Sciences
Abstrak
Abstract River systems originating from the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) are dominated by runoff from snow and glacier melt and summer monsoonal rainfall. These water resources are highly stressed as huge populations of people living in this region depend on them, including for agriculture, domestic use, and energy production. Projections suggest that the UIB region will be affected by considerable (yet poorly quantified) changes to the seasonality and composition of runoff in the future, which are likely to have considerable impacts on these supplies. Given how directly and indirectly communities and ecosystems are dependent on these resources and the growing pressure on them due to ever‐increasing demands, the impacts of climate change pose considerable adaptation challenges. The strong linkages between hydroclimate, cryosphere, water resources, and human activities within the UIB suggest that a multi‐ and inter‐disciplinary research approach integrating the social and natural/environmental sciences is critical for successful adaptation to ongoing and future hydrological and climate change. Here we use a horizon scanning technique to identify the Top 100 questions related to the most pressing knowledge gaps and research priorities in social and natural sciences on climate change and water in the UIB. These questions are on the margins of current thinking and investigation and are clustered into 14 themes, covering three overarching topics of “governance, policy, and sustainable solutions”, “socioeconomic processes and livelihoods”, and “integrated Earth System processes”. Raising awareness of these cutting‐edge knowledge gaps and opportunities will hopefully encourage researchers, funding bodies, practitioners, and policy makers to address them.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (50)
Andrew Orr
Bashir Ahmad
Undala Alam
ArivudaiNambi Appadurai
Zareen P. Bharucha
Hester Biemans
Tobias Bolch
Narayan P. Chaulagain
Sanita Dhaubanjar
A. P. Dimri
Harry Dixon
Hayley J. Fowler
Giovanna Gioli
Sarah J. Halvorson
Abid Hussain
Ghulam Jeelani
Simi Kamal
Imran S. Khalid
Shiyin Liu
Arthur Lutz
Meeta K. Mehra
Evan Miles
Andrea Momblanch
Veruska Muccione
Aditi Mukherji
Daanish Mustafa
Omaid Najmuddin
Mohammad N. Nasimi
Marcus Nüsser
Vishnu P. Pandey
Sitara Parveen
Francesca Pellicciotti
Carmel Pollino
Emily Potter
Mohammad R. Qazizada
Saon Ray
Shakil Romshoo
Syamal K. Sarkar
Amiera Sawas
Sumit Sen
Attaullah Shah
M. Azeem Ali Shah
Joseph M. Shea
Ali T. Sheikh
Arun B. Shrestha
Shresth Tayal
Snehlata Tigala
Zeeshan T. Virk
Philippus Wester
James L. Wescoat Jr.
Format Sitasi
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2022
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.1029/2021EF002619
- Akses
- Open Access ✓