This open access volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush
Himalaya (HKH) region. It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic …

The Brahmaputra river is the largest (by annual discharge) of the three in the Ganges-
Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) system, and by itself carries more flow than all but 4 rivers in …

Many of the world′ s largest river deltas are sinking due to sediment loading, compaction,
and tectonics but also recently because of groundwater extraction, hydrocarbon extraction …

The people of this region are mainly dependent on the agricultural sector, while people
living in the coastal belt are dependent on traditional monsoon rice cultivation as well as …

The intensity, duration, and geographic extent of floods in Bangladesh mostly depend on the
combined influences of three river systems, the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) …

Remotely sensed data have the potential to monitor natural hazards and their
consequences on socioeconomic systems. However, in much of the world, inadequate …

Abstract The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)—covering more than four million square
kilometres from Afghanistan to Myanmar—is one of the world's most ecologically diverse …

Coastal lowlands and river deltas worldwide are increasingly exposed to coastal, pluvial
and fluvial flooding as well as relative sea-level rise (RSLR). However, information about …

Scientific and technical changes to flood forecasting models are implemented to improve
forecasts. However, responses to such changes are complex, particularly in global models …

Two daily gravity field solutions based on observations from the Gravity Recovery and
Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission are evaluated against daily river runoff data …