Hydro- climatic Situation and Water Management Practices in Parts of Trans-Himalayan Region of Nepal
Abstract
Mustang is located in North Western part of Nepal and is also known as trans-Himalayan region. This paper is made from recent observation of Jomsom, Dhakarjun and Phalak regions along with rainfall and water flow data availed from Jomsom station of Mustang. The district generally gets very less amount of annual rainfall being a leeward side in Nepal. This paper has been prepared to explore hydro-climatic conditions along with social status especially for water management found on those regions in the Mustang district. Annual and seasonal rainfall patterns were analyzed for Jomsom station. It is learned from this study that water management practices applied on those villages will be inspirational to water scare regions.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016AGUFMPA23B2236G
- Keywords:
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- 1630 Impacts of global change;
- GLOBAL CHANGEDE: 4327 Resilience;
- NATURAL HAZARDSDE: 4328 Risk;
- NATURAL HAZARDSDE: 6309 Decision making under uncertainty;
- POLICY SCIENCES