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1 Clark, I. F.; Brake, L. A. 2011. Sustainable management of groundwater resources in parts of arid South Australia. In Findikakis, A. N.; Sato, K. Groundwater management practices. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press - Balkema. pp.179-192. (IAHR Monograph)
Groundwater management ; Water resources ; Reservoirs ; Watersheds ; Arid zones ; Mountain ranges ; Political aspects ; Government policy / South Australia / Flinders Ranges / Great Artesian Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 FIN Record No: H045656)
2 Khan, A.; Richards, K. S.; McRobie, A.; Fischer, G.; Wiberg, D.; Burek, P.; Satoh, Y. 2016. Accuracy assessment of ISI-MIP modelled ows in the Hidukush-Karakoram-Himalayan basins [Abstract only] Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016. 1p.
Mountain ranges ; Glaciers ; Meltwater ; Climate change ; Stream flow ; Energy generation ; Hydrology ; Models ; River basins ; Precipitation / Afghanistan / Pakistan / China / India / Tajikistan / Hindu Kush / Karakoram / Himalayan Region / Upper Indus Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047865)
3 Gret-Regamey, A.; Weibel, B. 2020. Global assessment of mountain ecosystem services using earth observation data. Ecosystem Services, 46:101213. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101213]
Ecosystem services ; Observation ; Globalization ; Assessment ; Mapping ; Mountain ranges ; Land use change ; Land cover ; Water supply ; Vegetation ; Grasslands ; Forage ; Wood ; Carbon sequestration ; Rain ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050137)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041620301558/pdfft?md5=4b0fa649db8d7dc9daa3628a798e940c&pid=1-s2.0-S2212041620301558-main.pdf
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Ecosystem services assessments have the potential to support negotiating the complex trade-offs between conservation goals and other economic, political and social agendas across administrative borders, spatial and temporal scales. While earlier studies showed the global importance of tropical areas in supplying ecosystem services, the specific contribution of mountain areas has not been investigated in details. The degradation of mountain ecosystems driven by climate, demographic and economic changes is however increasingly threatening essential ecosystem services supply to people living in- and outside mountains. In this study, we present an assessment of eight ecosystem services in mountains across the world using high resolution earth observation datasets for 2000 and 2010. We link the ecosystem services supply data with an expert survey dataset to assess ecosystem services demand. We show that most mountain ranges show large patches of decreasing ecosystem services in areas characterized by high population pressure. By comparing ecosystem services supply of and demand for ecosystem services, we highlight the growing scarcity of highly demanded ecosystem services, in particular water, food and forage in mountain areas of Global South. Population growth in mountain regions and surrounding lowlands accentuate this trend and call for urgent solutions to sustainably manage ecosystems in mountain areas.
4 Schneiderbauer, S.; Pisa, P. F.; Delves, J. L.; Pedoth, L.; Rufat, S.; Erschbamer, M.; Thaler, T.; Carnelli, F.; Granados-Chahin, S. 2021. Risk perception of climate change and natural hazards in global mountain regions: a critical review. Science of the Total Environment, 784:146957. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146957]
Climate change adaptation ; Weather hazards ; Disaster risk reduction ; Mountain ranges ; Water scarcity ; Cultural factors ; Indigenous peoples' knowledge ; Communities ; Awareness
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050367)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721020271/pdfft?md5=d671a40ed2ad12d43246157e55fc2b9c&pid=1-s2.0-S0048969721020271-main.pdf
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Mountains are highly sensitive to climate change. Their elevated areas provide essential ecosystem services both for the surrounding mountainous regions and particularly for adjacent lowlands. Impacts of a warmer climate affect these services and have negative consequences on the supply of water, on biodiversity and on protection from natural hazards. Mountain social-ecological systems are affected by these changes, which also influence communities' risk perception and responses to changing climate conditions. Therefore, to understand individual and societal responses to climate change in mountain areas, aspects and drivers of risk perception need to be scrutinised. This article presents the findings of a literature review of recent English language publications on risk perception in connection to climate change and related natural hazards in mountain regions worldwide. Studies were selected from recorded entries in JSTOR, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science covering the period 2000–2019 and analysed in two steps (structured exploratory analysis, n = 249 and in-depth analysis, n = 72) with respect to the studies' research question, methodology, geographical scope and risk perception drivers. The review reveals that socio-demographic factors, like gender, age and personal experiences, have a crucial impact on individual risk perception. Some of the less tangible but nevertheless decisive factors are important in mountain regions such as place attachment and socio-cultural practices. In conclusion, there is however little information in the literature which addresses the specific situation of risk perception in mountain areas and its influence on communities' responses to environmental changes. Further, we observed a strong gap concerning the integration of indigenous knowledge in risk perception research. Many studies overlook or oversimplify local knowledge and the cultural dimensions of risk perception. Based on these results, the paper identifies several gaps in research and knowledge which may influence the design of climate risk management strategies as well as on their successful implementation.
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