Climate-driven changes in glacier-fed streamflow regimes have direct implications on
freshwater supply, irrigation and hydropower potential. Reliable information about current …

Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

Central Asia (CA) is one of the most severe water crisis areas on earth, which has seriously
limited the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the region. However, a …

Terrestrial water storage (TWS) change is an indicator of climate change. Therefore, it is
helpful to understand how climate change impacts water systems. In this study, the influence …

The arid and semiarid region in central Asia is sensitive and vulnerable to climate variations.
However, the sparse and highly unevenly distributed meteorological stations in the region …

Crop mapping is one major component of agricultural resource monitoring using remote
sensing. Yield or water demand modeling requires that both, the total surface that is …

Abstract Changes in the mountain cryosphere impact the water security of downstream
societies and the resilience of water-dependent ecosystems and their services. However …

Agricultural water requirements differ between foods. Population-level dietary preferences
are therefore a major determinant of agricultural water use. The “water footprint”(WF) …

This paper synthesizes what is known about the physical and biophysical impacts of climate
change and their consequences for societies and development under different levels of …

We engage in a critical assessment of the neo-malthusian claim that climatic changes can
be an important source of international tensions, in the extreme even militarized interstate …