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DROP

Investigating the drivers and origins of high-altitude precipitation at different
scales across the high mountains of Asia 

EMBRACER

10-year interdisciplinary climate research programme that brings together researchers from across the Netherlands 

GLIMMER

GLIMMER investigates the impacts of calving processes and lake evolution on glacier melt in the Lunana region of Bhutan 

GRAIT2

Understanding the hydrological impacts of climate change on mountain greening from a trait-based perspective 

GreenLake

Assessing the physical processes driving glacier calving in proglacial lakes and understanding impacts on melt 

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 

MountAInWater

MountAInWater combines field observations, modelling and AI to improve global understanding of mountain water resources and climate impacts 

Past Himalayan Precipitation

Reconstructing Himalayan precipitation variability and monsoon dynamics over the last millennium using lake sediment archives 

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

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

WE-ACT

Water allocation for climate-resilient management in Central Asia's Transboundary Rivers