NDLI: Modelling the potential impacts of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the Indrawati River Basin, Nepal

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Author	Shrestha, Sangam Shrestha, Manish Babel, Mukand. S.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	The Government of Nepal is planning to divert water from the Indrawati River Basin into the Kathmandu Valley to curb the decade-long water scarcity problem. However, climate change might alter water availability in the basin, hence affecting future water diversion strategies. Therefore, this study examines the potential impact of climate change on hydrology and water availability in the Indrawati River Basin of Nepal. The climate change scenarios from one regional climate model namely, HadGEM3-RA and two general circulation models namely, MIROC-ESM and MRI-CGCM3, each one under two different representative concentration pathways (RCPs), were fed into the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and hydrological changes were estimated for eight time frames: 2020s, 2030s, 2040s, 2050s, 2060s, 2070s, 2080s, and 2090s against the baseline period (1995–2004). The results show that the temperature in the basin could increase by 2.5–4.9 °C by the end of the century. The average annual precipitation in the basin is projected to increase in the future but the magnitude varies with time and the RCP scenarios. Similarly, the study shows an increase in annual discharge in both the Melamchi and Indrawati Rivers, but the monthly analysis reveals that the changes are not uniform. The discharge in the Melamchi River is projected to decrease during March–July and increase during August–February. In the Indrawati River the discharge is projected to decrease during November–April and increase during May–October. The findings show that the discharge into the Melamchi River during March and April will be sufficient for diverting water into the Kathmandu Valley. The results of this study will be useful for preparing an adaptation plan to offset the negative impacts, while at the same time harnessing the positive impacts of climate change in the basin.
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Ending Page	13
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	75
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2016-02-09
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Indrawati Basin Climate change RCP scenarios SWAT Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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