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1 Hussein, M. H.; Khan, H. W.; Alam, Z.; Husain, T. 1989. An evaluation of irrigation projects undertaken by AKRSP in the Gilgit District of northern Pakistan. In IIMI; Nepal. Ministry of Water Resources, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, Public intervention in farmer managed irrigation systems. Digana Village, Sri Lanka: IIMI. pp.237-261.
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G000 IIM Record No: H001385)
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The paper presents an interim evaluation of the 154 irrigation schemes under the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP). The costs and benefits of the newly developed land has been included in the analysis. The paper is divided into five sections. Part I presents the background information to the evaluation of the AKRSP project. Analyses of farm income and the financial investment are given in Parts II and III respectively. Part IV analyzes the sustainability of the program touching on issues of equity, productivity, and institutional stability. Part V analyzes those schemes that have progressed slowly or failed and discusses the reasons why development was not as anticipated. The final section presents the backward and forward linkages of the irrigation and land development programs.
2 IIMI. Pakistan. 1990. Irrigation system performance in farmer managed irrigation systems in Hunza-Gojal - Final report submitted to Aga Khan Foundation. Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) 16p. + annexes.
Performance evaluation ; Irrigation systems ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Farmer managed irrigation systems / Pakistan / Gilgit
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.8 G730 IIM Record No: H009951)
3 Rao, M. P.; Cook, E. R.; Cook, B. I.; Palmer, J. G.; Uriarte, M.; Devineni, N.; Lall, U.; D’Arrigo, R. D.; Woodhouse, C. A.; Ahmed, M.; Zafar, M. U.; Khan, N.; Khan, A.; Wahab, M. 2018. Six centuries of Upper Indus Basin streamflow variability and its climatic drivers. Water Resources Research, 54(8):5687-5701. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023080]
River basins ; Stream flow ; Climatic factors ; Temperature ; Precipitation ; Discharges ; Forecasting ; Models ; Regression analysis ; Principal component analysis / Pakistan / Upper Indus Basin / Partab Bridge / Doyian / Gilgit / Kachora
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048920)
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Our understanding of the full range of natural variability in streamflow, including how modern flow compares to the past, is poorly understood for the Upper Indus Basin because of short instrumental gauge records. To help address this challenge, we use Hierarchical Bayesian Regression with partial pooling to develop six centuries long (1394–2008 CE) streamflow reconstructions at three Upper Indus Basin gauges (Doyian, Gilgit, and Kachora), concurrently demonstrating that Hierarchical Bayesian Regression can be used to reconstruct short records with interspersed missing data. At one gauge (Partab Bridge), with a longer instrumental record (47 years), we develop reconstructions using both Bayesian regression and the more conventionally used principal components regression. The reconstructions produced by principal components regression and Bayesian regression at Partab Bridge are nearly identical and yield comparable reconstruction skill statistics, highlighting that the resulting tree ring reconstruction of streamflow is not dependent on the choice of statistical method. Reconstructions at all four reconstructions indicate that flow levels in the 1990s were higher than mean flow for the past six centuries. While streamflow appears most sensitive to accumulated winter (January–March) precipitation and summer (May–September) temperature, with warm summers contributing to high flow through increased melt of snow and glaciers, shifts in winter precipitation and summer temperatures cannot explain the anomalously high flow during the 1990s. Regardless, the sensitivity of streamflow to summer temperatures suggests that projected warming may increase streamflow in coming decades, though long-term water risk will additionally depend on changes in snowfall and glacial mass balance.
4 Shah, S. S.; Rana, I. A. 2023. Institutional challenges in reducing disaster risks in the remote city of Hindukush-Karakorum-Himalayan (HKH) Region, Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 88:103581. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103581]
Disaster risk reduction ; Natural disasters ; Urban planning ; Land use ; Climate change adaptation ; Local communities ; Disaster risk management ; Institutions ; Decision making / Pakistan / Hindukush-Karakorum-Himalayan Region / Gilgit / Baltistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051800)
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The number of disasters caused by climate change and extreme weather events has increased in recent decades. The Hindukush-Karakorum-Himalayan region is particularly susceptible to multiple hazards. This region's remote settlements further exacerbate the vulnerabilities and risks. Gilgit city is considered a highly vulnerable settlement in the region. This study examines the challenges that authorities face in mitigating disasters and climate change risks. Primary data for this study was collected through expert interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. Thematic analysis was used to identify key institutional challenges in the city. The results show that authorities still use conventional methods for monitoring and analyzing data related to natural hazards. Land-use planning is greatly lacking in the region, making it even more vulnerable to disasters. Major institutional challenges include a lack of public participation, limited access to vulnerable sites, unavailability of trained and well-equipped human resources, budget constraints, weak land-use and building bylaws, and a lack of risk-based master planning. There is an urgent need to develop and implement climate-sensitive development and land-use plans in the region in order to minimize future climate and disaster risks.
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