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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Climate change and mountain water resources: Overview and recommendations for research, management and policy
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Volume 15, No. 2, Year 2011
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Description
Mountains are essential sources of freshwater for our world, but their role in global water resources could well be significantly altered by climate change. How well do we understand these potential changes today, and what are implications for water resources management, climate change adaptation, and evolving water policy? To answer above questions, we have examined 11 case study regions with the goal of providing a global overview, identifying research gaps and formulating recommendations for research, management and policy. After setting the scene regarding water stress, water management capacity and scientific capacity in our case study regions, we examine the state of knowledge in water resources from a highland-lowland viewpoint, focusing on mountain areas on the one hand and the adjacent lowland areas on the other hand. Based on this review, research priorities are identified, including precipitation, snow water equivalent, soil parameters, evapotranspiration and sublimation, groundwater as well as enhanced warming and feedback mechanisms. In addition, the importance of environmental monitoring at high altitudes is highlighted. We then make recommendations how advancements in the management of mountain water resources under climate change could be achieved in the fields of research, water resources management and policy as well as through better interaction between these fields. We conclude that effective management of mountain water resources urgently requires more detailed regional studies and more reliable scenario projections, and that research on mountain water resources must become more integrative by linking relevant disciplines. In addition, the knowledge exchange between managers and researchers must be improved and oriented towards long-term continuous interaction. © Author(s) 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Viviroli, D.
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Archer, D. R.
United Kingdom, Skipton
Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd.
United Kingdom, Newcastle
Newcastle University
Buytaert, Wouter
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Fowler, Hayley J.
United Kingdom, Newcastle
Newcastle University
Greenwood, Gregory B.
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Hamlet, A. F.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Huang, Yan
China, Wuhan
Changjiang Water Resources Commission
Koboltschnig, G.
Austria, Klagenfurt
International Research Society Interpraevent
Austria, Klagenfurt
Provincial Government of Carinthia
Litaor, M. I.
Israel, Qiryat Shemona
Tel-hai College
López-Moreno, Juan Ignacio
Spain, Zaragoza
Csic - Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Lorentz, Simon A.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Schädler, B.
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Schreier, H.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Schwaiger, K.
Austria, Vienna
Bundesministerium Für Landwirtschaft, Regionen Und Tourismus
Vuille, M.
United States, Albany
State University of new York Albany
Woods, R.
New Zealand, Auckland
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Statistics
Citations: 535
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5194/hess-15-471-2011
ISSN:
10275606
e-ISSN:
16077938
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative