South Asian Regional Study on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Implications for Human Development [PDF]
human development, climate ...
Ulka Kelkar and Suruchi Bhadwal
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Stagnation and mass loss on a Himalayan debris-covered glacier: processes, patterns and rates [PDF]
, 2016 This research was supported financially by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), National Geographic Society GRANT #W135-10, The Natural Environmental Research Council and the European Commission FP7-MC-IEF.The ablation areas of debris-covered ...
ADRIAN LUCKMAN +8 more
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Natural Hazards ResearchThe study aimed to investigate the potential glacial lakes in response to climate change and the associated risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).
Mariam Sarwar, Shakeel Mahmood
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The adaptation continuum: groundwork for the future [PDF]
, 2011 The focus of the program was to understand the challenges posed by climate change and climate variability on vulnerable groups and the policies needed to support climate adaptation in developing countries.
Devisscher, Tahia +3 more
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Applied SciencesThis study assesses the risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) from moraine sediment dams around Gurudongmar Lake in the Northern Sikkim Himalayas at an elevation of 17,800 feet.
Anil Kumar Misra +5 more
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Identification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the northern Tien Shan [PDF]
, 2018 Like in many other parts of the world, the glaciers in northern Tien Shan are receding, and the permafrost is thawing. Concomitantly, glacial lakes are developing.
Blagoveshchensky, Victor +5 more
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Twinning European and South Asian river basins to enhance capacity and implement adaptive integrated water resources management approaches – results from the EC-project BRAHMATWINN [PDF]
, 2011 The EC-project BRAHMATWINN was carrying out a harmonised integrated water resources management (IWRM) approach as addressed by the European Water Initiative (EWI) in headwater river systems of alpine mountain massifs of the twinning Upper Danube River ...
W.-A. Flügel
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The state of six dangerous glacial lakes in the Nepalese Himalaya
Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 2019 Glaciers in the Himalaya are increasingly retreating and thinning due to climate change. This process is the primary cause of glacial lakes expansion and has increased the possibilities of the glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) that have been ...
Nitesh Khadka +2 more
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Multi-breach GLOF hazard and exposure analysis of Birendra Lake in the Manaslu Region of Nepal
Natural Hazards ResearchRecent climate change has resulted in the shrinkage of glaciers and the expansion of the glacial lakes in the Himalayas, thereby increasing the risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). GLOFs from moraine-dammed glacial lakes are often liable to many
Utsav Poudel +5 more
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Water Law, Mining and Hydro-Energy Conflicts in South America: Tales from the Andes and Patagonia [PDF]
, 2011 Conflicts in connection with hydro-energy and mining activities vis-à-vis other water uses, mainly human consumption, agriculture, industry, tourism, or even the essential flows needed for ecosystem protection, call into question whether South America’s ...
Tafur, Victor
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