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Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security

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  • Fabian Drenkhan

    (Imperial College London
    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
    University of Zurich)

  • Wouter Buytaert

    (Imperial College London)

  • Jonathan D. Mackay

    (British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre
    University of Birmingham)

  • Nicholas E. Barrand

    (University of Birmingham)

  • David M. Hannah

    (University of Birmingham)

  • Christian Huggel

    (University of Zurich)

Abstract

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.

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  • Fabian Drenkhan & Wouter Buytaert & Jonathan D. Mackay & Nicholas E. Barrand & David M. Hannah & Christian Huggel, 2023. "Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 6(2), pages 130-138, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:6:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1038_s41893-022-00996-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-022-00996-4
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