Social vulnerability in three high-poverty climate change hot spots: What does the climate change literature tell us?

J Tucker, M Daoud, N Oates, R Few, D Conway… - Regional Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
This paper reviews the state of knowledge on social vulnerability to climate change in three
hot spots (deltas, semi-arid regions and snowpack-or glacier-fed river basins) in Africa …

Spatiotemporal variations of hydrogeochemistry and its controlling factors in the Gandaki River Basin, Central Himalaya Nepal

RR Pant, F Zhang, FU Rehman, G Wang, M Ye… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The characterization and assessment of water quality in the head water region of Himalaya
is necessary, given the immense importance of this region in sustaining livelihoods of …

Application of system dynamics to water security research

Z Chen, S Wei - Water resources management, 2014 - Springer
Water security is an important component of regional security and sustainable development
and it significantly affects regional development strategies. Flood security, water resource …

Urban water security: A comparative assessment and policy analysis of five cities in diverse developing countries of Asia

K Chapagain, HT Aboelnga, MS Babel, L Ribbe… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities are rapidly expanding and invariably moving toward densification. Global challenges
such as climate change, land use change, environmental degradation, and expanding …

Spatial and temporal variability of rainfall in the Gandaki River Basin of Nepal Himalaya

J Panthi, P Dahal, ML Shrestha, S Aryal, NY Krakauer… - Climate, 2015 - mdpi.com
Landslides, floods, and droughts are recurring natural disasters in Nepal related to too much
or too little water. The summer monsoon contributes more than 80% of annual rainfall, and …

Alleviating water scarcity and poverty through water rights trading pilot policy: A quasi-natural experiment based approach

L Mu, Y Liu, S Chen - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Water poverty is among the most significant global challenges and severely restricts the
sustainable development of societies and economies, especially in the world's arid regions …

Development of a generic domestic water security index, and its application in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

YT Assefa, MS Babel, J Sušnik, VR Shinde - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Water security is a global concern because of the growing impact of human activities and
climate change on water resources. Studies had been performed at global, country, and city …

Assessing water scarcity using the Water Poverty Index (WPI) in Golestan province of Iran

M Jafari Shalamzari, W Zhang - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Population growth and rising water demand, climate change, severe droughts, and land-use
changes are among the top severe issues in Iran. Water management in this country is …

Evaluating satellite products for precipitation estimation in mountain regions: A case study for Nepal

NY Krakauer, SM Pradhanang, T Lakhankar, AK Jha - Remote Sensing, 2013 - mdpi.com
Precipitation in mountain regions is often highly variable and poorly observed, limiting
abilities to manage water resource challenges. Here, we evaluate remote sensing and …

[HTML][HTML] The water poverty index as an assistant tool for drawing strategies of the Egyptian water sector

IKED El-Gafy - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Developing strategies for the water sector in integrated manner is essential. The present
study details the development and uses of the Water Poverty Index (WPI) to be applied as a …