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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

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Project • ARCP2014-10CMY-Shrestha, ARCP2013-20NMY-Shrestha

Runoff Scenario and Water Based Adaptation Strategies in South Asia

Climate change and climate variability have significant impacts on the Himalayas affecting more than 1.4 billion people downstream. The Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) together makes the largest and highest mountain chain over the earth and they are the custodian of the third largest ice reserves after the Polar regions. The project aims to understand the climate and changing the climate of the region with a focus on water resources and its consequences to people and society. We studied the South Asia region in a macro-climatic perspective. For a detailed investigation of climate and hydrology, case-study watersheds were selected in each of the partnering countries – Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. We analysed the archived climate data from the case study watersheds, developed the future climate scenarios with the dynamically downscaled climate model outputs and developed the river runoff for future in the context of climate change. We engaged the policy-making bodies in the project from the very beginning of the project. We organized result sharing workshops in the three levels: 1. Regional level workshop in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2. National sharing workshop in Kathmandu (Nepal), Islamabad (Pakistan) and Dhaka (Bangladesh), and 3. Basin level sharing workshops in each case study basins in respective countries