Water and Environment Challenges under a Changing Climate in the High-Mountainous Regions of the World
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 384
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geochemistry; petrology; tectonics; environment; climate
Interests: geochemistry; hydrochemistry; environment; climate
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the journal Climate explores the effect of climate change on water, the environment, and socio-economic development in mountainous regions. High-altitude regions are particularly vulnerable to climate variability and human disturbances. Mountainous regions contain the largest and highest glaciers in the world and act as “water towers” in the regional hydrological cycle. The issues surrounding long-term resource management and reduction of water-related vulnerability are complex and usually involve a mixture of natural sciences (geology, hydrology, ecology, etc.), applied sciences (natural resource management), and social dimensions (politics, economics, culture, etc.). Solving these multifaceted problems presents a challenge to governments, while researchers often tend to focus on single, discipline-related components at the expense of a holistic, systems-related understanding. By drawing expert knowledge from a variety of disciplines, this issue will showcase a unique approach to water, environment, and economic challenges in the face of climate change.
We invite you to consider submitting a manuscript to this issue.
Dr. Kirsten Nicholson
Dr. Klaus Neumann
Dr. Subodh Sharma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Mountainous regions
- Climate change
- Environment
- Resources
- Economics
- Politics
- Trans-disciplinary
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