Current Work on Issues Rel<strong>at</strong>ed to Glacier Melt/Retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>Appendix A.1 ‐ Ma<strong>in</strong> D<strong>at</strong>abaseOrganiz<strong>at</strong>ion DetailsName Key Contact Contact Details URLResearch/Academic InstitutionsICIMODInstitute for Social<strong>and</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong>Transition (ISET)Intern<strong>at</strong>ionalInstitute forEnvironment <strong>and</strong>Development (IIED),LondonAITAndreas Schild(Director); ArunShresta, Clim<strong>at</strong>eChange Specialist,Integr<strong>at</strong>ed W<strong>at</strong>er<strong>and</strong> HazardManagement; BidyaBannali Pradhan(ICIMOD/UNEP)dir@icimod.org;abshrestha@icimod.orgwww.icimod.orgGeographicArea of FocusH<strong>in</strong>du Kush‐Himalayas –Afghanistan,Bangladesh,Bhutan, Ch<strong>in</strong>a,India,Myanmar,Nepal, <strong>and</strong>Pakistan.Marcus Moench moenchm@i‐s‐e‐t.org www.i‐s‐e‐t.org Work<strong>in</strong>g onemerg<strong>in</strong>ghazards <strong>in</strong> theH<strong>in</strong>du‐KushHimalaya, withoffices <strong>in</strong>Nepal,Pakistan, <strong>and</strong>soon <strong>in</strong>BangkokSimon Anderson,Group Head, Clim<strong>at</strong>eChange GroupJon<strong>at</strong>han Shaw,Director ofExtension; KiyoshaHonda, Associ<strong>at</strong>eProfessor, Remotesens<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> GIS;Mahesh Pradhan,Director AIT/UNEPregional ResourceCentre for <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>and</strong>the PacificSubject Area of Focus <strong>and</strong>Expertise <strong>in</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ion toGlacial Melt Summary of Activities Partners3 key str<strong>at</strong>egic areas –w<strong>at</strong>er, environmentalservices, <strong>and</strong> livelihoods.Addresses glacial meltfrom a technicalst<strong>and</strong>po<strong>in</strong>t, for examplethrough glacier <strong>and</strong> GLOFrisk monitor<strong>in</strong>g (ICIMODhas been work<strong>in</strong>g onGLOFs for several years);<strong>and</strong> also from avulnerability perspective,tak<strong>in</strong>g a livelihoods basedapproach to adapt<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong>vulnerable mounta<strong>in</strong>communitiesFocus on bridg<strong>in</strong>g sciencepolicy‐implement<strong>at</strong>iondivide. Engaged <strong>in</strong>research <strong>and</strong>implement<strong>at</strong>ion, withparticular focus on thetransl<strong>at</strong>ion of globaln<strong>at</strong>ural <strong>and</strong> socialscientific <strong>in</strong>sights <strong>in</strong>tolocal contexts.simon.<strong>and</strong>erson@iied.org www.iied.org Ongo<strong>in</strong>g Focus on adp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion toclim<strong>at</strong>e change clim<strong>at</strong>e changework <strong>in</strong>Bangaldesh;India; Nepaljshaw@ait.ac.th/www.rsgis.ait.ac.th/ Himalaya~honda/FS_Himalaya.htmUndertak<strong>in</strong>g projects onglacial melt/glacial lakemonitor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Nepalthrough <strong>in</strong>tegr<strong>at</strong>ion ofsensor network <strong>and</strong> GIS.Has completed study on GLOFS <strong>in</strong> HKH region. ICIMOD has <strong>in</strong>iti<strong>at</strong>ed the development of ad<strong>at</strong>abase of glaciers <strong>and</strong> glacial lakes <strong>in</strong> different bas<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the region through a unified<strong>in</strong>ventory approach. L<strong>in</strong>ked to this, the project Capacity Build<strong>in</strong>g for Improved Monitor<strong>in</strong>g ofSnow, Ice <strong>and</strong> W<strong>at</strong>er resources <strong>in</strong> the Indus Bas<strong>in</strong> (<strong>in</strong> Afghanistan <strong>and</strong> Pakistan). Alsocurrently establish<strong>in</strong>g a regional flood <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion system <strong>in</strong> the H<strong>in</strong>du Kush‐Himalaya.Project builds on results of USAID sponsored prelim<strong>in</strong>ary phase 2001‐2005. Undertak<strong>in</strong>gcompil<strong>at</strong>ion of clim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> hydrolic modell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Himalaya . Also recently completed <strong>at</strong>wo year collabor<strong>at</strong>ive pilot study Too much, too little w<strong>at</strong>er", based on five field teams <strong>in</strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a, India, Pakistan <strong>and</strong> Nepal look<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the realities fac<strong>in</strong>g mounta<strong>in</strong> popul<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>and</strong>hundreds of millions people downstream. ICIMOD are also <strong>in</strong> the PRELIMINARY phase of theproject Enhanc<strong>in</strong>g underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g on the impacts of Clim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> Socio‐Economic Changes <strong>in</strong>Kosi Bas<strong>in</strong>, <strong>in</strong> Nepal <strong>and</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a, which aims to <strong>in</strong>crease underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of the l<strong>in</strong>kages betweendrivers of changes; physical <strong>and</strong> social p<strong>at</strong>hways; <strong>and</strong> impacts on livelihoods <strong>in</strong> rel<strong>at</strong>ion tow<strong>at</strong>er availability <strong>and</strong> w<strong>at</strong>er rel<strong>at</strong>ed hazards. Also develop<strong>in</strong>g concept Assess<strong>in</strong>g impacts ofclim<strong>at</strong>e change on the hydrological regime of river bas<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the HKH region (AICCHYR), <strong>at</strong>ool for support<strong>in</strong>g mitig<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> adapt<strong>at</strong>ion plann<strong>in</strong>gISET provides backstopp<strong>in</strong>g support to the ICIMOD department of Integr<strong>at</strong>ed W<strong>at</strong>er <strong>and</strong>Hazard Management Programme (IWHM) on various glacial studies projects. Work has<strong>in</strong>cluded background liter<strong>at</strong>ure review <strong>and</strong> summary <strong>and</strong> technical <strong>and</strong> editorial review ofwritten m<strong>at</strong>erials. Also work<strong>in</strong>g alongside the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Institute for Environment <strong>and</strong>Development (IIED), UK, on bottom‐up adapt<strong>at</strong>ion plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Nepal, funded by DfID.Currently ISET, <strong>in</strong> conjunction with CICERO, is work<strong>in</strong>g on an <strong>in</strong>ventory <strong>and</strong> compil<strong>at</strong>ion ofpast <strong>and</strong> current clim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> hydrological modell<strong>in</strong>g go<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>in</strong> the H<strong>in</strong>du Kush ‐ Himalayanregion, <strong>and</strong> list<strong>in</strong>g of hydrological models be<strong>in</strong>g used.IIED are not specifically work<strong>in</strong>g on glacial melt, but address these issues <strong>in</strong>directly throughtheir work on n<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>and</strong> commu<strong>in</strong>ty based adp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> India, Nepal <strong>and</strong>Bangladesh.Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Imja Glacier Lake: Himalayan glacier monitor<strong>in</strong>g project with Field Server (2007)‐ Imja lake has been identified as potentially one of the most dangerous <strong>in</strong> the region <strong>at</strong> riskof GLOF. Implemented another node <strong>at</strong> Annapurna (Himalaya) (2009)GLOF study supported byUNEP <strong>and</strong> APN, us<strong>in</strong>g n<strong>at</strong>ionalpartners <strong>in</strong> the respectiveregional countries. Snow, Ice<strong>and</strong> W<strong>at</strong>er resources studyfunded by GermanDevelopment Cooper<strong>at</strong>ion.Flood <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion systemprelim<strong>in</strong>ary phase supportedby USAID/OFDA; current phasesupported by M<strong>in</strong>istry ofForeign Affairs, F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong>; WMO;<strong>and</strong> local partners <strong>in</strong> sixregional countries.Compil<strong>at</strong>ion of modell<strong>in</strong>g work<strong>in</strong> conjunction with ISET <strong>and</strong>CICERO. Too much too littlew<strong>at</strong>er <strong>in</strong> collabor<strong>at</strong>ion withISET, IIED, UNEP, CICERO.AICCHYR project envisagescollabor<strong>at</strong>ion with ETH, Zurich<strong>and</strong> University of Graz.,University of Jena, etc.N<strong>at</strong>ional Government partner<strong>in</strong> Nepal was the Departmentof <strong>Hydrology</strong> <strong>and</strong> Meteorology(DHM).ICIMOD, CICERO, IIEDICIMOD; ISET; DfID:Government of NepalN<strong>at</strong>ional Research <strong>and</strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Network (Nepal);ICIMOD; Keio University(Japan); N<strong>at</strong>ional AgriculturalResearch Centre (Japan); <strong>and</strong>University of Tokyo.Comments/Relevant Public<strong>at</strong>ions<strong>and</strong> ResourcesNb. ICIMOD is not a researchorganiz<strong>at</strong>ion but a knowledge centre<strong>and</strong> pl<strong>at</strong>form for groups to cometogether to work on regionalproblems. In light of the recentcontroversy over glacial monitor<strong>in</strong>g,ICIMOD highlights th<strong>at</strong> it has beenpromot<strong>in</strong>g mass balancemeasurements of benchmarkglaciers <strong>in</strong> its member countries <strong>and</strong>has co‐organised tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gs to buildcapacity for this <strong>in</strong> the region.Relevant public<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>in</strong>clude:Shresta, A., M. Eriksson; <strong>and</strong> P.Mool. Towards a comprehensiveglacial lake outburst flood riskassessment <strong>in</strong> the H<strong>in</strong>du‐KushHimalayas ‐ a methodologicalapproach. Submitted to recentN<strong>at</strong>ional Institute of DisasterManagement (NIDM, India)Conference <strong>in</strong> Delhi. AlsoBajracharya, S. R., <strong>and</strong> P. Mool.2009. <strong>Glaciers</strong>, glacial lakes <strong>and</strong>glacial lake outburst floods <strong>in</strong> theMounta<strong>in</strong> Everest region, Nepal.Annals of Glaciology 50 (53).Honda Kiyoshi et al., 2009. Fieldservers <strong>and</strong> Sensor Grid as Real‐timeMonitor<strong>in</strong>g Infrastructure forUbiquitous Sensor Networks.Sensors (ISSN 1424‐8220) 9, no.4.(doi: 10.3390/s90402363).10
Current Work on Issues Rel<strong>at</strong>ed to Glacier Melt/Retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>Appendix A.1 ‐ Ma<strong>in</strong> D<strong>at</strong>abaseOrganiz<strong>at</strong>ion DetailsName Key Contact Contact Details URLjohan.kuylenstierna@sei.seStockholmEnvironmentInstitute (SEI)Johan Kuylenstierna(Director ‐ York);Kev<strong>in</strong> Hicks(Research Fellow)GeographicArea of Focussei‐<strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional.org/ Work on blackcarbon <strong>in</strong>K<strong>at</strong>hm<strong>and</strong>u,NepalSubject Area of Focus <strong>and</strong>Expertise <strong>in</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ion toGlacial Melt Summary of Activities PartnersLittle specific work on Excel‐based Programme of Rapid Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion of Air Pollution (PREPair) to evalu<strong>at</strong>e black carbonglacial melt. Some <strong>in</strong> K<strong>at</strong>hm<strong>and</strong>u Nepalexpertise on black carbon.Comments/Relevant Public<strong>at</strong>ions<strong>and</strong> ResourcesNicholas School ofthe Environment,Duke UniversityPeter McCornick pm60@duke.edu www.duke.edu Ganges <strong>and</strong>Mekong riverbas<strong>in</strong>sConducted broad reviewsof the clim<strong>at</strong>echange/w<strong>at</strong>er situ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong>South <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>and</strong> South East<strong>Asia</strong>.W<strong>at</strong>er, Clim<strong>at</strong>e Change, <strong>and</strong> Adapt<strong>at</strong>ion: Focus on the Ganges River Bas<strong>in</strong>. A work<strong>in</strong>g paperpublished August 2009 th<strong>at</strong> explores the <strong>in</strong>tersection between w<strong>at</strong>er management, clim<strong>at</strong>echange, <strong>and</strong> adapt<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> the Ganges River system. Includes implic<strong>at</strong>ions of glacial melt.Study conducted <strong>in</strong>collabor<strong>at</strong>ion with IWMI. Partof the CPWFBas<strong>in</strong> Focal Project for theIndus‐Gangetic Bas<strong>in</strong>. The Energy <strong>and</strong>Resources Institute(TERI), IndiaThe N<strong>at</strong>ionalInstitute of<strong>Hydrology</strong>, RoorkeeSnow <strong>and</strong> AvalancheStudiesEstablishment (SASE)Jawaharlal NehruUniversity, NewDelhi, IndiaWorld GlacierMonitor<strong>in</strong>g Service,ZurichProf. Syed IqbalHasna<strong>in</strong>, SeniorFellow <strong>and</strong>Chairman, Glacier<strong>and</strong> Clim<strong>at</strong>e ChangeCommission, Govt.of SikimDr. Bhishm Humar,Head, Hydrological<strong>in</strong>vestig<strong>at</strong>ions; DrN.C.Gosh, Head,Goundw<strong>at</strong>erDivision; Dr. M. K.Goel, Scientist,W<strong>at</strong>er ResourcesSystems; DrSomeshwar Rao, Incharge,Nuclear<strong>Hydrology</strong> Lab; Dr.Renoj Thayyen,Scientist.Maj Gen S<strong>at</strong>ya SSharma, formerDirectorProfessor P.S.RamakrishnanDr. Isabelle Gärtner‐Roeriqbalhasna<strong>in</strong>@hotmail.com www.teri<strong>in</strong>.org India Glacial monitor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong>black carbon.bk@nih.ernet.<strong>in</strong>;ncg@nih.ernet.<strong>in</strong>;mkg@nih.ernet.<strong>in</strong>;someshwar@nih.ernet.<strong>in</strong>;renojthayyen@gmail.coms<strong>at</strong>yasharma@hotmail.compsr@mail.jnu.ac.<strong>in</strong>isabelle.roergeo.uzh.chhttp://www.vigyanpr Indiaasar.gov.<strong>in</strong>/comcom/develop76.htm,www.nih.ernet.<strong>in</strong>www.drdo.org/labs/sase/<strong>in</strong>dex.htmlwww.geo.unizh.ch/wgms/<strong>in</strong>dex.htmlIndiaWorldwide,with specificprogrammeson Central<strong>Asia</strong>(Himalaya<strong>and</strong> adjacentmounta<strong>in</strong>ranges) <strong>and</strong>Northern <strong>Asia</strong>Research <strong>in</strong>stitutefocus<strong>in</strong>g on hydrologyA Labor<strong>at</strong>ory of theDefence Research <strong>and</strong>Developmentorganiz<strong>at</strong>ion, primaryfunction is research <strong>in</strong> thefield of snow <strong>and</strong>avalanches to provideavalanche controlmeasures <strong>and</strong> forecast<strong>in</strong>gsupport to Armed forcesBenchmark study on Himalayan <strong>Glaciers</strong>. Have selected four glaciers <strong>in</strong> Zanskar, KashmirValley, Himachal Pradesh, <strong>and</strong> Sikkim. Himalayan Ice Clim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> Black Carbon AerosolImpacts on W<strong>at</strong>er Resources. Measur<strong>in</strong>g Black Carbon <strong>in</strong> Himalayan <strong>at</strong>mosphere via anaethalometer <strong>in</strong>stalled <strong>at</strong> East R<strong>at</strong>hong glacier <strong>at</strong> 4,700. Conclude th<strong>at</strong> concentr<strong>at</strong>ion of blackcarbon due to transport emissions, is as important <strong>in</strong> acceler<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g glacial melt as CO2.Studies on snow <strong>and</strong> glacial melt <strong>in</strong>clude: Snow <strong>and</strong> glacier melt contribution <strong>in</strong> Chenab river;Snow <strong>and</strong> glacial melt contribution <strong>in</strong> Ganga; Melt r<strong>at</strong>e studies of Himalyan glaciers; meltw<strong>at</strong>er storage of a typical glacier.Key stakeholders contacted by G.F. Taylor dur<strong>in</strong>g coutry visit.Prof. Ramakrishnan has worked <strong>in</strong> the Indian Eastern Himalaya extensivel. JNU about to start aprorgamme on galcial melt.Established <strong>in</strong> 1986 to Collects st<strong>and</strong>ardised observ<strong>at</strong>ions on changes <strong>in</strong> mass, volume, area <strong>and</strong> length of glaciersma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ue the with time (glacier fluctu<strong>at</strong>ions), as well as st<strong>at</strong>istical <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion on the distribution ofcollection of <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion perennial surface ice <strong>in</strong> space (glacial <strong>in</strong>ventories)on ongo<strong>in</strong>g glacier changesWork<strong>in</strong>g with NASA <strong>and</strong>Scripps Institution ofOceanography on BlackCarbon.US Forest ServiceThe World Glacier Monitor<strong>in</strong>gService is under the auspicesof ICSU (FAGS), IUGG (IACS),UNEP, UNESCO, <strong>and</strong> WMOContact recommended by US ForestService11
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