Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge
This paper reviews the literature on the potential biophysical and economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. Existing observations indicate that the temperature is rising at a higher rate in Nepal and Chinese regions of the Himalayas com...
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ABSORPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AIR AIR POLLUTION ALBEDO ALTITUDE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ATMOSPHERE AUTONOMOUS REGION AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL BASIN REGION BIOMASS BIOSPHERE BLACK CARBON BLACK CARBON AEROSOLS CARBON CONCENTRATIONS CARBON FERTILIZATION CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNING CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES CLIMATE EVENTS CLIMATE IMPACT CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELING CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE PROJECTIONS CLIMATE RESEARCH CLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT CLIMATE SENSITIVE CLIMATE SENSITIVITIES CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE VARIATIONS CLIMATE WARMING CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC EXTREMES CLIMATIC FACTORS CLIMATIC INDICES CLIMATIC PARAMETERS CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CLIMATIC VARIABLES CO2 COAL COMBUSTION CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE CROP YIELD DAILY TEMPERATURE DIESEL DRY SEASON DUST ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECOSYSTEM EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSION EMISSION SCENARIO EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSIONS ENDEMIC SPECIES EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EVERGREEN FORESTS EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME PRECIPITATION EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS EXTREME TEMPERATURE EXTREME TEMPERATURES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE FERTILIZATION FLOODS FOOD SECURITY FOREST FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST FIRE FOREST FIRES FOREST TYPES FORESTRY FORESTS FUELS FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GCM GLACIAL LAKE GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST GLACIAL LAKES GLACIER AREA GLACIER MELT GLACIER MELTING GLACIER RETREAT GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL GREEN HOUSE GASES GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS HIGH TEMPERATURE HUMAN HEALTH HUMIDITY HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS HYDROLOGY ICE ICE CORES ICE COVER IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE INDIAN OCEAN REGION INDICATOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LAKES LAND USE LOW RAINFALL LOWER RAINFALL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MEAN TEMPERATURE METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MONSOON MONSOONS MOUNTAIN GLACIERS MOUNTAIN REGION MOUNTAIN REGIONS NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROGEN OZONE POLAR REGIONS PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL EXTREMES RAINFALL PATTERNS RAINFALL TREND RATES OF CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL REGIONAL CLIMATES REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL STUDY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RICE PRODUCTION SCIENTISTS SEASON SEASONAL PRECIPITATION SEASONAL RAINFALL SEASONAL TEMPERATURE SEDIMENT LOAD SEDIMENTS SNOW SNOWFALL SOLAR RADIATION SPATIAL PATTERNS SPATIAL SCALE STORMS SULFATE SUMMER TEMPERATURE SURFACE AIR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE SURFACE ALBEDO SURFACE RUNOFF TEMPERATE FORESTS TEMPERATE ZONE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE TEMPERATURE DATA TEMPERATURE EXTREMES TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TEMPERATURE RANGE TEMPERATURE RISE TEMPORAL ANALYSES TEMPORAL CORRELATION TEMPORAL SCALE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY TREE SPECIES TROPOSPHERE WARMER TEMPERATURES WARMING CLIMATE WATER AVAILABILITY WATER QUALITY WATER TEMPERATURE WEATHER EVENTS WET SEASON WINTER MONTHS WINTER RAINFALL WINTER SEASON WINTER TEMPERATURE |
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ABSORPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AIR AIR POLLUTION ALBEDO ALTITUDE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ATMOSPHERE AUTONOMOUS REGION AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL BASIN REGION BIOMASS BIOSPHERE BLACK CARBON BLACK CARBON AEROSOLS CARBON CONCENTRATIONS CARBON FERTILIZATION CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNING CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES CLIMATE EVENTS CLIMATE IMPACT CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELING CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE PROJECTIONS CLIMATE RESEARCH CLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT CLIMATE SENSITIVE CLIMATE SENSITIVITIES CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE VARIATIONS CLIMATE WARMING CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC EXTREMES CLIMATIC FACTORS CLIMATIC INDICES CLIMATIC PARAMETERS CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CLIMATIC VARIABLES CO2 COAL COMBUSTION CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE CROP YIELD DAILY TEMPERATURE DIESEL DRY SEASON DUST ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECOSYSTEM EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSION EMISSION SCENARIO EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSIONS ENDEMIC SPECIES EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EVERGREEN FORESTS EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME PRECIPITATION EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS EXTREME TEMPERATURE EXTREME TEMPERATURES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE FERTILIZATION FLOODS FOOD SECURITY FOREST FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST FIRE FOREST FIRES FOREST TYPES FORESTRY FORESTS FUELS FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GCM GLACIAL LAKE GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST GLACIAL LAKES GLACIER AREA GLACIER MELT GLACIER MELTING GLACIER RETREAT GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL GREEN HOUSE GASES GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS HIGH TEMPERATURE HUMAN HEALTH HUMIDITY HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS HYDROLOGY ICE ICE CORES ICE COVER IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE INDIAN OCEAN REGION INDICATOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LAKES LAND USE LOW RAINFALL LOWER RAINFALL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MEAN TEMPERATURE METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MONSOON MONSOONS MOUNTAIN GLACIERS MOUNTAIN REGION MOUNTAIN REGIONS NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROGEN OZONE POLAR REGIONS PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL EXTREMES RAINFALL PATTERNS RAINFALL TREND RATES OF CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL REGIONAL CLIMATES REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL STUDY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RICE PRODUCTION SCIENTISTS SEASON SEASONAL PRECIPITATION SEASONAL RAINFALL SEASONAL TEMPERATURE SEDIMENT LOAD SEDIMENTS SNOW SNOWFALL SOLAR RADIATION SPATIAL PATTERNS SPATIAL SCALE STORMS SULFATE SUMMER TEMPERATURE SURFACE AIR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE SURFACE ALBEDO SURFACE RUNOFF TEMPERATE FORESTS TEMPERATE ZONE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE TEMPERATURE DATA TEMPERATURE EXTREMES TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TEMPERATURE RANGE TEMPERATURE RISE TEMPORAL ANALYSES TEMPORAL CORRELATION TEMPORAL SCALE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY TREE SPECIES TROPOSPHERE WARMER TEMPERATURES WARMING CLIMATE WATER AVAILABILITY WATER QUALITY WATER TEMPERATURE WEATHER EVENTS WET SEASON WINTER MONTHS WINTER RAINFALL WINTER SEASON WINTER TEMPERATURE Gautam, Mahesh R. Timilsina, Govinda R. Acharya, Kumud Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge |
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This paper reviews the literature on the
potential biophysical and economic impacts of climate change
in the Himalayas. Existing observations indicate that the
temperature is rising at a higher rate in Nepal and Chinese
regions of the Himalayas compared with rest of the
Himalayas. A declining trend of monsoon in the western
Indian Himalayas and an increasing trend in the eastern
Indian Himalayas have been observed, whereas increasing
precipitation and stream flow in many parts of Tibetan
Plateau are noted. Glaciers in both the eastern and western
Himalayas are mostly retreating, but the majority of the
glaciers in Karakorum are either stable or advancing slowly.
Expansion of glacier lakes is reported, with the highest
rate in Nepal and Bhutan. Most literature predicts increases
in temperature and monsoon precipitations and decreases in
winter precipitations in the future thereby leading to
monsoon flooding and increased sediments in stream flow.
Available hydrological simulations indicate reduced rainfall
and shrinkage of glacier thereby leading to shortage of
water supply for power generation and irrigation in winter
particularly in highly glaciated basins. Projected economic
impacts of glacial lake outburst floods can be substantial
on the developed river basin with infrastructures and
population centers. However, there is a clear gap in
knowledge of economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. |
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Gautam, Mahesh R. Timilsina, Govinda R. Acharya, Kumud |
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Gautam, Mahesh R. Timilsina, Govinda R. Acharya, Kumud |
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Gautam, Mahesh R. |
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Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge |
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Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge |
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Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge |
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Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge |
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Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge |
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climate change in the himalayas : current state of knowledge |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-158752021-04-23T14:03:26Z Climate Change in the Himalayas : Current State of Knowledge Gautam, Mahesh R. Timilsina, Govinda R. Acharya, Kumud ABSORPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AIR AIR POLLUTION ALBEDO ALTITUDE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ATMOSPHERE AUTONOMOUS REGION AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL BASIN REGION BIOMASS BIOSPHERE BLACK CARBON BLACK CARBON AEROSOLS CARBON CONCENTRATIONS CARBON FERTILIZATION CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNING CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES CLIMATE EVENTS CLIMATE IMPACT CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELING CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE PROJECTIONS CLIMATE RESEARCH CLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT CLIMATE SENSITIVE CLIMATE SENSITIVITIES CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE VARIATIONS CLIMATE WARMING CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC EXTREMES CLIMATIC FACTORS CLIMATIC INDICES CLIMATIC PARAMETERS CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CLIMATIC VARIABLES CO2 COAL COMBUSTION CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE CROP YIELD DAILY TEMPERATURE DIESEL DRY SEASON DUST ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECOSYSTEM EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSION EMISSION SCENARIO EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSIONS ENDEMIC SPECIES EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EVERGREEN FORESTS EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME PRECIPITATION EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS EXTREME TEMPERATURE EXTREME TEMPERATURES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE FERTILIZATION FLOODS FOOD SECURITY FOREST FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST FIRE FOREST FIRES FOREST TYPES FORESTRY FORESTS FUELS FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GCM GLACIAL LAKE GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST GLACIAL LAKES GLACIER AREA GLACIER MELT GLACIER MELTING GLACIER RETREAT GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL GREEN HOUSE GASES GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS HIGH TEMPERATURE HUMAN HEALTH HUMIDITY HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS HYDROLOGY ICE ICE CORES ICE COVER IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE INDIAN OCEAN REGION INDICATOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LAKES LAND USE LOW RAINFALL LOWER RAINFALL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MEAN TEMPERATURE METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MONSOON MONSOONS MOUNTAIN GLACIERS MOUNTAIN REGION MOUNTAIN REGIONS NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROGEN OZONE POLAR REGIONS PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL EXTREMES RAINFALL PATTERNS RAINFALL TREND RATES OF CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL REGIONAL CLIMATES REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL STUDY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RICE PRODUCTION SCIENTISTS SEASON SEASONAL PRECIPITATION SEASONAL RAINFALL SEASONAL TEMPERATURE SEDIMENT LOAD SEDIMENTS SNOW SNOWFALL SOLAR RADIATION SPATIAL PATTERNS SPATIAL SCALE STORMS SULFATE SUMMER TEMPERATURE SURFACE AIR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE SURFACE ALBEDO SURFACE RUNOFF TEMPERATE FORESTS TEMPERATE ZONE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE TEMPERATURE DATA TEMPERATURE EXTREMES TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TEMPERATURE RANGE TEMPERATURE RISE TEMPORAL ANALYSES TEMPORAL CORRELATION TEMPORAL SCALE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY TREE SPECIES TROPOSPHERE WARMER TEMPERATURES WARMING CLIMATE WATER AVAILABILITY WATER QUALITY WATER TEMPERATURE WEATHER EVENTS WET SEASON WINTER MONTHS WINTER RAINFALL WINTER SEASON WINTER TEMPERATURE This paper reviews the literature on the potential biophysical and economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. Existing observations indicate that the temperature is rising at a higher rate in Nepal and Chinese regions of the Himalayas compared with rest of the Himalayas. A declining trend of monsoon in the western Indian Himalayas and an increasing trend in the eastern Indian Himalayas have been observed, whereas increasing precipitation and stream flow in many parts of Tibetan Plateau are noted. Glaciers in both the eastern and western Himalayas are mostly retreating, but the majority of the glaciers in Karakorum are either stable or advancing slowly. Expansion of glacier lakes is reported, with the highest rate in Nepal and Bhutan. Most literature predicts increases in temperature and monsoon precipitations and decreases in winter precipitations in the future thereby leading to monsoon flooding and increased sediments in stream flow. Available hydrological simulations indicate reduced rainfall and shrinkage of glacier thereby leading to shortage of water supply for power generation and irrigation in winter particularly in highly glaciated basins. Projected economic impacts of glacial lake outburst floods can be substantial on the developed river basin with infrastructures and population centers. However, there is a clear gap in knowledge of economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. 2013-09-26T18:27:25Z 2013-09-26T18:27:25Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17935389/climate-change-himalayas-current-state-knowledge http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15875 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6516 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific South Asia South Asia |