Huggel

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Current research project

Title / Titel	HighNoon
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Summary / Zusammenfassung	The HighNoon project aims to assess the impact of Himalayan glaciers retreat and possible changes of the Indian summer monsoon on the spatial and temporal distribution of water resources in Northern India. The project further aims to provide recommendations for appropriate and efficient response strategies that strengthen the cause for adaptation to hydrological extreme events through a participatory process. HighNoon is an EU funded research project focusing on the development of adaptation measures in Northern India. The project is carried out as collaboration between European and Indian partner institutes. The basic approach of the HighNoon project is to link the results of improved climate modelling to the estimation of practical and applicable adaptation measures. The main aspects of the research programme are: - Developing scenarios for snowmelt and monsoon patterns, based on improved regional climate simulations - Developing realistic regional socio-economic scenarios, and assess the changing water resources, using regional models - Providing new methods for the prioritization of adaptation measures to be used as a design tool in the selection of adaptation options - Participative development of specific multi-sector adaptation measures, in consultation with stakeholders. The contribution of Swiss Universities (Universities of Geneva, Berne, Zurich) is mainly focused on hydrological extreme events, in particular Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF). The project is coordinated by Wageningen University.
Project leadership and contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte	Dr. Christian Huggel (Project Leader) christian.huggel@geo.uzh.ch
Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch	EU
In collaboration with / In Zusammenarbeit mit	In collaboration with the Universities of Geneva and Berne, Dr. Markus Stoffel Switzerland
Duration of Project / Projektdauer	Jan 2009 to Dec 2012