Abstract Glaciers in the Himalaya–Karakoram mountain ranges harbour approximately half
of the ice volume in High-mountain Asia and modulate the flow of freshwater to almost 869 …

BACKGROUND The Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region in south Asia is one of the most
heavily glacierized and vulnerable mountainous regions on Earth. The Indus, Ganges, and …

Globally, flood risk is projected to increase in the future due to climate change and
population growth. Here, we quantify the role of dams in flood mitigation, previously …

Urbanization and industrial development are increasing rapidly. These are accompanied by
problems of population explosion, encroachment of agricultural, and construction lands …

Humans abstract water from various sources to sustain their livelihood and society. Some
global hydrological models (GHMs) include explicit schemes of human water abstraction …

Over recent decades, the global population has been rapidly increasing and human
activities have altered terrestrial water fluxes to an unprecedented extent. The phenomenal …

This paper aims to evaluate sources of uncertainty in projected hydrological changes under
climate change in twelve large-scale river basins worldwide, considering the mean flow and …

Future hydrological extremes, such as floods and droughts, may pose serious threats for the
livelihoods in the upstream domains of the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra. For this reason, the …

The probable effect of climate change on the water available for use in Bangladesh is not
well known. We calculate monthly water balances for five main regions of Bangladesh to …

Direct and indirect effects of climate change will have an adverse impact on water resources,
human systems, regional agriculture, and food security. India, with a population of more than …