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Front Cover
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Foreword
7
Key messages
8
Policy recommendations
10
WATER AND CLIMATE IN THE HKH
11
Introduction
13
Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP)
14
The Hindu Kush Himalayan region
16
Sources of river water: Glacier melt, snow melt, rainfall, groundwater
21
The importance of water in the HKH
22
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON WATER – PAST AND CURRENT TRENDS
35
Climate trends across the HKH region
36
Trends in glacial melt and implications across the HKH
38
Trends in extreme events across the HKH
43
Climate trends in the Brahmaputra river basin
46
Climate trends in the Ganges river basin
52
Climate trends in the Indus river basin
58
Climate trends in the Mekong and Salween river basins
64
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON WATER – FUTURE PROJECTIONS
69
Projected changes in temperature and precipitation
70
Projected trends in glacial melt
76
Changes in discharge for major rivers until 2050
78
MEETING FUTURE WATER CHALLENGES
83
Finding future water solutions
84
The main water-related risks for Asia according to the IPCC
85
Policy recommendations
86
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
87
HICAP’s approach to historical analysis and development of climate projections
88
Glossary
90
Acronyms
91
Acknowledgements
92
References
93
Back Cover
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