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Title Climate
 
Creator Hashmi, M. Z. U. R.
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
Azizi, M. A.
 
Subject climate change
transboundary waters
river basins
climate prediction
climate variability
trends
governance
temperature
precipitation
 
Description In Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali; Lautze, Jonathan; Meelad, A. (Eds.). Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins. Wallingford, UK: CABI
Climate change is a major threat in all the shared river basins in South Asia owing to the huge populations they sustain and the complex regional dynamics. This chapter summarizes the available knowledge related to changing climate trends in three Afghan–Pakistani transboundary river basins: the Kabul, Kurram and Gomal. A key finding indicates a consistent rise in temperature over the last 30 years. By the end of the 21st century, temperatures may rise by an additional 3–4°C under RCP1 4.5 and 5–6°C under RCP 8.5, relative to 2020 levels. The potential impact of temperature rise is compounded by considerable uncertainty associated with the current and future behaviour of precipitation in the three basins. The findings in this chapter will help practitioners and policymakers visualize the nature and scope of likely climate challenges in the three basins.
 
Date 2023-08-02
2023-08-31T21:43:43Z
2023-08-31T21:43:43Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Hashmi, M. Z. U. R.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Azizi, M. A. 2023. Climate. In Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali; Lautze, Jonathan; Meelad, A. (Eds.). Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.43-61. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800622371.0004]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131712
https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/epdf/10.1079/9781800622371.0004
https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800622371.0004
H052170
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format pp.43-61.