Changing climate policy paradigms in Bangladesh and Nepal
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2018
Current climate policies in Nepal and Bangladesh are influenced by various drivers such as unstable political situation, lack of financial support, influence of national and international non-governmental organisations and global policy frameworks.
Future changes in hydro-climatic extremes in the Upper Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra River basins
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2018
Due to a projected increase in future temperature trends in the Hindu Kush Himalaya., accelerated melt rates of glaciers, coupled with increased temperature and increase in precipitation is expected to lead to extreme hydro-climatic situations.
Impact of a global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius on Asia’s glaciers
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2017
Following the Paris agreement of 2015, nations worldwide aspired to limit the level of global temperatures to 1.5°C. However, even this cap on temperatures has widespread implications for the present-day ice mass stored in the high mountains of Asia leading to almost a loss of one-thirds of the glaciers.
Water demand and ecosystem nexus in the transboundary river basin: a zero-sum game
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2017
The water demand in the upstream and downstream river basins varies based on the type of livelihood practices being carried out, or other activities being carried out, i.e. hydroelectric projects, irrigation and other household activities. This paper analyses the water demand of the up and downstream regions of the Teesta river basin.
Climate adaptation approaches and key policy characteristics: Cases from South Asia
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2017
This paper analyses and assesses how existing policies and approaches in South Asia consider long-term climate change adaptation. Presently, it is unclear what approaches are used in the existing policies to cope with the future climatic changes.
Food and Nutrition Security in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
Peer Reviewed Journal Article , 2017
The status of food and nutrition security and its underlying factors in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is investigated. In this region, one-third to a half of children (<5 years of age) suffer from stunting, with wasting and underweight also being very high.
Waterscape: a perspective for understanding the contested geography of water
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2017
The waterscape is a perspective that includes the way water travels in time and space and is shaped by culture and geography.
Tapping the Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Food Crops for Sustainable Nutrition Security in the Mountains of Pakistan and Nepal
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2017
Neglected and underutilized food crops (NUFCs) have high nutritional value, but their role in achieving nutrition security is not adequately understood in the HKH. This paper investigates the decline in cultivation of NUFCs in Pakistan and Nepal.
Making SDGs Work for Climate Change Hotspots
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2016
It is expected that climate and environmental change will hamper poverty reduction, or even exacerbate poverty in some or all of its dimensions. These changes will also affect opportunities for people to generate income. Within climate change hot-spots, innovative interventions are required to reduce such vulnerabilities.
Towards characterizing the adaptive capacity of farmer-managed irrigation systems: learnings from Nepal
Peer Reviewed Journal Article, 2016
Small-scale irrigation systems managed by farmers are facing multiple challenges including competing water demand, climatic variability and change, and socioeconomic transformation.