Search Results - "Luna Bharati"

Unpacking future climate extremes and their sectoral implications in western Nepal by Chapagain, Dipesh, Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Bharati, Luna

“…Existing climate projections and impact assessments in Nepal only consider a limited number of generic climate indices such as means. Few studies have explored…”
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Climate futures for Western Nepal based on regional climate models in the CORDEX‐SA by Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Prasad Pandey, Vishnu, Bharati, Luna

“…With the objective to provide a basis for regional climate models (RCMs) selection and ensemble generation for climate impact assessments, we perform the first…”
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Hydrologic-hydraulic assessment of SUDS control capacity using different modeling approaches: a case study in Bogotá, Colombia by Ortega Sandoval, Abby Daniela, Sörensen, Johanna, Rodríguez, Juan Pablo, Bharati, Luna

“…Urban flooding has increased in response to impervious surface intensification, the loss of green areas, and high-intensity rainfall associated with climate…”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of water availability in Karnali-Mohana Basin, Western Nepal: Hydrological model development using multi-site calibration approach (Part-A) by Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Bharati, Luna, Thapa, Bhesh Raj

“…•First study with adequate spatio-temporal mapping of water resources in KarMo basin.•Hydrological model is developed in SWAT using multi-site calibration…”
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The Projected Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability and Development in the Koshi Basin, Nepal by Bharati, Luna, Gurung, Pabitra, Jayakody, Priyantha, Smakhtin, Vladimir, Bhattarai, Utsav

“…Water has been identified as a key resource for Nepal's economic growth. Although the country has 225 billion cubic meters of water available annually, less…”
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Whose river is it? An assessment of livelihood and cultural water flow requirements for the Karnali basin by Sharma, Akriti, Karki, Emma, Eriyagama, Nishadi, Shrestha, Gitta, Jeuland, Marc, Bharati, Luna

“…The term "environmental flows" refers to a combination of features, including quantity, quality, and timing of water flows required to sustainably maintain a…”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of water availability in Karnali-Mohana Basin, Western Nepal: Climate change impact assessment (Part-B) by Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Bharati, Luna, Thapa, Bhesh Raj

“…[Display omitted] •First study to assess climate change impacts on water availability in KarMo basin.•Climate projection based on an ensemble of a set of RCMs…”
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IWRM discourses, institutional Holy Grail and water justice in Nepal by Clement, Floriane, Diana Suhardiman and Luna Bharati

“…Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) still stands today as one of the most influential governance models in the water sector. Whereas previous analyses…”
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The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of Western Nepal by Pakhtigian, Emily L., Jeuland, Marc, Bharati, Luna, Pandey, Vishnu Prasad

“…Water resources can play significant roles in development pathways for water-endowed, low-income countries like Nepal. This article describes three visions for…”
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Delineation of spring recharge zones using environmental isotopes to support climate-resilient interventions in two mountainous catchments in Far-Western Nepal by Matheswaran, Karthikeyan, Khadka, Ambika, Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Bharati, Luna, Kumar, Sudhir, Shrestha, Surendra

“…Though springs are the primary source of water for communities in the mid-hills of Nepal, an in-depth scientific understanding of spring systems is missing,…”
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Hydrologic characterization of the Upper Ayeyarwaddy River Basin and the impact of climate change by Gurung, Pabitra, Dhungana, Shashwat, Kyaw Kyaw, Aung, Bharati, Luna

“…This study characterizes the hydrological regime of the Upper Ayeyarwaddy River Basin (UARB) of Myanmar under current and future climate change scenarios by…”
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Climate Shocks and Responses in Karnali-Mahakali Basins, Western Nepal by Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Akriti Sharma, Sanita Dhaubanjar, Luna Bharati, Indu Raj Joshi

“…The Himalayas are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change, as it consequently increases the vulnerability of downstream communities, livelihoods…”
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Hydrological response of Chamelia watershed in Mahakali Basin to climate change by Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Bharati, Luna, Thapa, Bhesh Raj

“…Chamelia (catchment area = 1603 km2), a tributary of Mahakali, is a snow-fed watershed in Western Nepal. The watershed has 14 hydropower projects at various…”
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Declining vulnerability but rising impacts: the trends of climatic disasters in Nepal by Chapagain, Dipesh, Bharati, Luna, Borgemeister, Christian

“…The impacts of climatic disasters have been rising globally. Several studies argue that this upward trend is due to rapid growth in the population and wealth…”
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Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders' perceptions and lessons learned by Suhardiman, Diana, Clement, Floriane, Bharati, Luna

“…Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been prescribed in the global water policy literature for decades. This article looks at how the concept has…”
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Water diversion induced changes in aquatic biodiversity in monsoon-dominated rivers of Western Himalayas in Nepal: Implications for environmental flows by Tachamo Shah, Ram Devi, Sharma, Subodh, Bharati, Luna

“…•Water diversions for irrigation, water mills, and micro-hydropower are prolific.•Effects of water diversions on the macroinvertebrate community composition…”
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The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal by Suhardiman, Diana, Bastakoti, Ram C., Karki, Emma, Bharati, Luna

“…Since the late 1990s, river basin planning has become a central idea in water resources management and a mainstream approach supported by international donors…”
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Understanding the role of climate change in disaster mortality: Empirical evidence from Nepal by Chapagain, Dipesh, Bharati, Luna, Mechler, Reinhard, Samir, K.C., Pflug, Georg, Borgemeister, Christian

“…Climate-related disaster impacts, such as loss of human life as its most severe consequence, have been rising globally. Some studies attribute this increase to…”
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Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand in the Koshi River basin, Nepal by Chinnasamy, Pennan, Bharati, Luna, Bhattarai, Utsav, Khadka, Ambika, Dahal, Vaskar, Wahid, Shahriar

“…The water resources of the Koshi Basin (87,311 km ²) are largely untapped, and while proposals for their development exist, their impacts on current and future…”
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Environmentally sustainable management of water demands under changing climate conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin, India by Sapkota, Pratibha, Bharati, Luna, Gurung, Pabitra, Kaushal, Nitin, Smakhtin, Vladimir

“…Allocation of water to cities, industries and agriculture has been a common practice in river basin planning and management. It is widely accepted that water…”
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