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1 Upper Indus Basin Network Progress Update Islamabad 05 Aug 2016 Khalid Mohtadullah

2 The Indus Basin Basin area 1,140,000 sq.km. Pakistan (47%), India (39%) China (8%) and Afghanistan (6%) Most glaciated river basin Indus: 21,192 km 2 Glaciation 35.3 % of basin area Largest contiguous irrigation system in the world Heavy dependence of downstream users on upstream water Knowledge about upstream resources is scanty Various organizations involved in knowledge generation- coordination weak

3 The Upper Indus Basin Network Proposed by ICIMOD in partnership with national institutes/organizations Major objective: To study climate change impacts in the Indus Basin in consultative mode Support interested institution in related subject Establish good coordination and sharing between institutions A comprehensive field visit was organized in April 2014 First hand look at the UIB environment Better understanding of needs, institutions, priority research areas Methodologies for monitoring Selection of sites Mission Promote coordination and collaboration among organizations working in the Upper Indus Basin for improved understanding of present and future water availability, demand, and hazards and to develop solutions for various stakeholders from local to national levels.

4 UIB Field Visit

5 UIB Network Working Groups Data collection, quality and sharing (Group 1): Daniyal Hashmi and Matthias Winiger Climate variability and trends (Group 2): Ghulam Rasul and Elisa Vuillermoz Cryosphere monitoring and modelling (Group 3): Atif Wazir (PMD) and Pradeep Mool(ICIMOD) Hydrology, water availability and demand-basin scale (Group 4): Yinsheng Zhang and Arun Shrestha Hazards and risks (Group 5): Philippus Wester and Muhammad Asif Khan Adaptation strategies at local level - water use and management and socioeconomic factors (Group 6): Luca Listo and Muhammad Zafar Khan

Progress of UIB Network Working groups are progressing very well

initiatives have come up: Himalayan University Consortium HI-AWARE

management with WWF Cryosphere by WAPDA with WB Strong need felt for

6 Progress of UIB Network Working groups are progressing very well Meetings are held regularly (Nov 2014, July 2015) Several initiatives have come up: Himalayan University Consortium HI-AWARE Cryosphere programme with KIU GLOF monitoring with Focus Water management with WWF Cryosphere by WAPDA with WB Strong need felt for integration Formed a strategic team and advisors Decided to prepare a comprehensive proposal

Progress of UIB Network International Conference on Climate and Environment Change Impacts on the Indus Basin Waters was organized in Kathmandu in

high importance of the upper part of the Indus Basin research) Suggested to add two more working groups, WGVII on aerosols and black carbon in UIB and

7 Progress of UIB Network International Conference on Climate and Environment Change Impacts on the Indus Basin Waters was organized in Kathmandu in February 2016 Discussed on linkage among the UIB Network, the Indus Forum, and other research initiatives UIB network will remain as it is due to the high importance of the upper part of the Indus Basin research) Suggested to add two more working groups, WGVII on aerosols and black carbon in UIB and WGVIII on Socioeconomic impacts Indus Forum should be a platform that coordinates and integrates all projects, programmes and research, including the UIB network

8 CONSULTATION ON SDIP PHASE-II ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YESTERDAY S CONSULTATION WAS THAT THE UIB NETWORK BE MADE REGIONAL IN ITS SCOPE AND MANDATE TO BE ABLE TO FULLY ADDRESS THE BASINS ISSUES.

9 Challenges To keep the Network engaged and moving forward Develop a integrated funding proposal Maintain regular communication between W/Groups For becoming Regional Network prepare for associated challenges

10 Areas of future strategic focus to be addressed in the proposed integrated funding proposal The big questions: 1. What were the climatic trends and variability in the basin in the past and how will it be in the future? 2. What is the state of various cryospheric components (glacier, snow, permafrost) and how they are changing with time and will change in the future under climate change 3. How can the present observation system be strengthened to support previous questions? 4. How to enhance the effectiveness of data collection, quality control and dissemination at national and regional levels? 5. How will climate change and cryosphere dynamics impact the water availability in the future? 6. What will be the water demand scenario of the future? 7. How can the supply-demand gaps be addressed? 8. What are the most suitable and sustainable development options for the upstream part of the basin? 9. What are the natural hazard hotspots and how is the vulnerability changing? 10. What could be the impact of cryosphere change on ecosystem?

11 Thank You

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