Projects

Current

Glacio-hydrology of the Bhagirathi Basin

Modelling streamflow and investigating the glacio-hydrological components of in the Bhagirathi sub-basin.  

GREENPEAKS

Investigating climate change impacts on mountain vegetation and implications for the water supply from the mountains.  

High Mountain Groundwater

Investigating the impacts on groundwater of the quickly changing cryosphere in the high mountains  

High mountain mass movements

Understanding the impact of changing cryosphere on debris flows and mass movements in high mountain environments  

Save the tiger! Save the grasslands! Save the water!

Understanding the hydrology of the mountainous Karnali catchment under climate and land use changes  

SustaIndus

Science to support the SDGs and sustainable water management in the transboundary Indus river basin.  

Tibetan Lakes

Understand the drivers of change of the lakes on the Tibetan Plateau  

Finished

Climbing the Asian Water Tower

Identify and quantify regional differences in greater Himalayan glacio-hydrology and to elucidate climate change induced alterations in water availability and the occurrence of extreme precipitation events.  

Closing the Himalayan Water Cycle

To elucidate and quantify the timing and magnitude of poorly understood components of the Himalayan water cycle: precipitation, glacier dynamics and snow processes  

HI-AWARE

High caliber research and pilot activities, capacity building and policy engagement on climate resilience and adaptation in the mountains and flood plains of the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river basins.  

IceSpy

Learn more about the dynamics of debris-covered glaciers and their surface features by using unmanned aerial vehicles for high-resolution multitemporal monitoring  

Pan-TPE

Study westerly-monsoon interaction in Pan-Third Pole region and its implications for the environment