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

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dc.creatorOrr, A.
dc.creatorAhmad, B.
dc.creatorAlam, U.
dc.creatorAppadurai, A. N.
dc.creatorBharucha, Z.P.
dc.creatorBiemans, H.
dc.creatorBolch, T.
dc.creatorChaulagain, N. P.
dc.creatorDhaubanjar, S.
dc.creatorDimri, A. P.
dc.creatorDixon, H.
dc.creatorFowler, H. J.
dc.creatorGioli, G.
dc.creatorHalvorson, S. J.
dc.creatorHussain, A.
dc.creatorJeelani, G.
dc.creatorKamal, S.
dc.creatorKhalid, I. S.
dc.creatorLiu, S.
dc.creatorLutz, A.
dc.creatorMehra, M. K.
dc.creatorMiles, E.
dc.creatorMomblanch, A.
dc.creatorMuccione, V.
dc.creatorMukherji, Aditi
dc.creatorMustafa, D.
dc.creatorNajmuddin, O.
dc.creatorNasimi, M. N.
dc.creatorNusser, M.
dc.creatorPandey, V. P.
dc.creatorParveen, S.
dc.creatorPellicciotti, F.
dc.creatorPollino, C.
dc.creatorPotter, E.
dc.creatorQazizada, M. R.
dc.creatorRay, S.
dc.creatorRomshoo, S.
dc.creatorSarkar, S. K.
dc.creatorSawas, A.
dc.creatorSen, S.
dc.creatorShah, A.
dc.creatorAli Shah, M. Azeem
dc.creatorShea, J. M.
dc.creatorSheikh, A. T.
dc.creatorShrestha, A. B.
dc.creatorTayal, S.
dc.creatorTigala, S.
dc.creatorVirk, Z. T.
dc.creatorWester, P.
dc.creatorWescoat, J. L. Jr.
dc.date2022-04
dc.date2022-10-18T10:06:52Z
dc.date2022-10-18T10:06:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:37:16Z
dc.descriptionRiver 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125081
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160998
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceOrr, A.; Ahmad, B.; Alam, U.; Appadurai, A. N.; Bharucha, Z. P.; Biemans, H.; Bolch, T.; Chaulagain, N. P.; Dhaubanjar, S.; Dimri, A. P.; Dixon, H.; Fowler, H. J.; Gioli, G.; Halvorson, S. J.; Hussain, A.; Jeelani, G.; Kamal, S.; Khalid, I. S.; Liu, S.; Lutz, A.; Mehra, M. K.; Miles, E.; Momblanch, A.; Muccione, V.; Mukherji, Aditi; Mustafa, D.; Najmuddin, O.; Nasimi, M. N.; Nusser, M.; Pandey, V. P.; Parveen, S.; Pellicciotti, F.; Pollino, C.; Potter, E.; Qazizada, M. R.; Ray, S.; Romshoo, S.; Sarkar, S. K.; Sawas, A.; Sen, S.; Shah, A.; Ali Shah, M. Azeem; Shea, J. M.; Sheikh, A. T.; Shrestha, A. B.; Tayal, S.; Tigala, S.; Virk, Z. T.; Wester, P.; Wescoat, J. L. Jr. 2022. 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. Earth's Future, 10(4):e2021EF002619. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002619]
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectvulnerability
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectsocioeconomic aspects
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectnatural disasters
dc.subjecthydroclimatology
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectglaciers
dc.subjectmountains
dc.titleKnowledge 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
dc.typeJournal Article

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