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.contributor.authorOrr, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Bashir
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Undala
dc.contributor.authorAppadurai, Arivudai Nambi
dc.contributor.authorBharucha, Zareen P.
dc.contributor.authorBiemans, Hester
dc.contributor.authorBolch, Tobias
dc.contributor.authorChaulagain, Narayan P.
dc.contributor.authorDhaubanjar, Sanita
dc.contributor.authorDimri, A. P.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Harry
dc.contributor.authorFowler, Hayley J.
dc.contributor.authorGioli, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorHalvorson, Sarah J.
dc.contributor.authorHussain, Abid
dc.contributor.authorJeelani, Ghulam
dc.contributor.authorKamal, Simi
dc.contributor.authorKhalid, Imran S.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Shiyin
dc.contributor.authorLutz, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorMehra, Meeta K.
dc.contributor.authorMiles, Evan
dc.contributor.authorMomblanch, Andrea
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T09:55:04Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T09:55:04Z
dc.date.embargo2022-04-29
dc.date.issued2022-03-24
dc.description.abstractRiver 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.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationOrr A, Ahmad B, Alam U, et al., (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, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2022, Article number e2021EF002619en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2328-4277
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002619
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17832
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWiley: American Geophysical Union (AGU)en_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectUpper Indus Basinen_UK
dc.subjectHorizon Scanen_UK
dc.subjectClimate Changeen_UK
dc.subjectWateren_UK
dc.subjectPriority Questionsen_UK
dc.subjectKnowledge Gapsen_UK
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 sciencesen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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