Climate Change Impact on Major River Basins in the Indian Himalayan Region: Risk Assessment and Sustainable Management

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dc.contributor.authorAmrutha, K.
dc.contributor.authorPatnaik, Rasmi
dc.contributor.authorSandeep, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorPattanaik, Jitendra Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-21T10:52:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T06:49:07Z
dc.date.available2024-01-21T10:52:32Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T06:49:07Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-10T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractBillions of people relay on water resources of the Himalayan region for drinking, irrigation, and other domestic purposes. Abundance of natural resources makes this region suitable for human settlements, despite the fact that the area experiences frequent natural hazards. Water resources including major rivers are one of the important components, responsible for high biodiversity of the Himalayas and its role in global atmospheric circulation. Recent climate changes have proved to affect the precipitation pattern and ice cover of the Himalayas, causing variations in the dynamics of rivers in the area. Climate change�induced variation in river flow quantity, timing, and unpredictability raises the danger of ecological changes and has a negative impact on aquatic life and the ecosystem depending on rivers. Agriculture is one important sector that is at highest risk due to climate change. This is a serious concern as the runoff patterns of the rivers are mainly determined by the precipitation pattern and ice cover in the upper reaches. Reduction in ice cover reduces the water storage capacity of the Himalayas, and fluctuations in the precipitation pattern cause floods and droughts. The increased frequency of natural hazards including floods and droughts affects the economy and is a threat to people�s life. Climate change effects on water resources, namely, Himalayan snow and ice reservoirs and lake and river systems and the risk associated with it, can be monitored using different hydrological models. To cover vast geographical areas of the Himalayan region, adequate hydrological observatories need to be installed in order to monitor and record time series data of the hydrological parameters. Systematic monitoring will help to predict how climate change will affect water resources in the future. Sustainable management of local resources based on suitable practices, adaptation strategies, and need-specific policies relevant to basin climate can further reduce frequent climate change-related impacts, risk, and vulnerability. � The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-24659-3_3
dc.identifier.isbn9783031246593
dc.identifier.isbn9783031246586
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/4143
dc.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-24659-3_3
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishingen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectHimalayaen_US
dc.subjectHydrological observatoriesen_US
dc.subjectMajor riversen_US
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten_US
dc.subjectSustainable managementen_US
dc.titleClimate Change Impact on Major River Basins in the Indian Himalayan Region: Risk Assessment and Sustainable Managementen_US
dc.title.journalClimate Change Adaptation, Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in the Himalayaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
dc.type.accesstypeClosed Accessen_US

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