"Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security" is the title of the article by Dr. Fabian Drenkhan, professor of Geography and Environment, which is now available online in the prestigious journal Nature Sustainability. (You can find the article at the following link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-00996-4 )
"There is a growing understanding of glacial melt processes - however, there is a lack of understanding of the complex links and interactions between meltwater and other human and natural components in the watershed," says Dr. Drenkhan. In that sense "The "Perspective" format article in Nature Sustainability calls for refocusing and sharpening a research approach based on glaciological and hydrological monitoring from a broader integrated perspective that encompasses the different components of natural water supply and basin-wide socio-ecological processes including, among others, water demand and governance."
"This perspective requires including water risk-focused strategies and the co-production of local and ancestral knowledge to be integrated into a science, policy and community baseline in order to develop robust and locally adapted adaptation measures," adds Dr. Drenkhan.
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