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 …

Mountain societies in developing and low-income countries are highly vulnerable to the
impacts of climate change, which can severely threaten their livelihoods. The situation of …

The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

Adaptation is a key component of climate policy, yet we have limited and fragmented
understanding of if and how adaptation is currently taking place. In this paper, we document …

In recent decades, a number of global frameworks have been developed for disaster risk
reduction (DRR). The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 and its successor document …

In this study, we analyzed the hydrological and meteorological data from the Syr Darya River
Basin during the period of 1930–2015 to investigate variations in river runoff and the impacts …

The cryosphere provides multiple services to society, but mountain cryosphere is shrinking
at an alarming rate worldwide due to climate change, threatening natural and human …

Understanding of the human dimensions of climate change (HDCC) in glaciated mountain
regions is limited by a deficit in systematically collated information on where, to what …

The national parks are the most important tools in biodiversity conservation. The generally
include remote and rugged areas possessing a low possibility for human use. They are of …

In the Pamirs of Tajikistan, meeting food needs is an ongoing struggle. One of the
challenges to local agricultural production is water scarcity. This paper presents a case …