Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security
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Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region's water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is the location of several of Asia's great river systems, which provide water for drinking, irrigation, and other uses for about 1.5 billion people. Recent studies show that at lower elevations, glacial retreat is unlikely to cause significant changes in water availability over the next several decades, but other factors, including groundwater depletion and increasing human water use, could have a greater impact. Higher elevation areas could experience altered water flow in some river basins if current rates of glacial retreat continue, but shifts in the location, intensity, and variability of rain and snow due to climate change will likely have a greater impact on regional water supplies.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate
Climate Change
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Hydrology
National Research Council
and Implications for Water Security Committee on Himalayan Glaciers - Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780309260985
- Release date
- 2012
