Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security

Drenkhan, Fabian; Buytaert, Wouter; Mackay, Jonathan D.; Barrand, Nicholas E.; Hannah, David M.; Huggel, Christian. 2023 Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security. Nature Sustainability, 6. 130-138. 10.1038/s41893-022-00996-4

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00996-4

Abstract/Summary

Changes in the mountain cryosphere impact the water security of downstream societies and the resilience of water-dependent ecosystems and their services. However, assessing mountain water security requires better understanding of the complex interaction between glacial meltwater and coupled human–natural systems. In this context, we call for a refocusing from glacio-hydrological monitoring and modelling to a more integrated social-ecological perspective of the wider catchment hydrology. This shift requires locally relevant knowledge-production strategies and the integration of such knowledge into a collaborative science–policy–community framework. This approach, combined with hydrological risk assessment, can support the development of robust, locally tailored and transformational adaptation strategies.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1038/s41893-022-00996-4
ISSN:	2398-9629
Date made live:	08 Nov 2022 12:41 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533513

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1038/s41893-022-00996-4

ISSN:

2398-9629

Date made live:

08 Nov 2022 12:41 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533513