Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources of Nepal [Elektronische Ressource] : The Physical and Socioeconomic Dimensions / Narayan Prasad Chaulagain. Universität Flensburg

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources of Nepal The Physical and Socioeconomic Dimensions Dissertation Zur Erlangung des Grades: Doktor der Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Dr. rer. Pol.) an der Universität Flensburg von Narayan Prasad Chaulagain, M. Sc. Nepal Flensburg, 2006 Gutachter : 1. Prof. Dr. Olav Hohmeyer (Betreuer) Universität Flensburg Internationales Institut für Management Energie- und Umweltmanagement 2. Prof. Dr. Stephan Panther Universität Flensburg Internationales Institut für Management 3. PD Dr. Sc. Alfred Becker Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research iiContents List of tables vi List of figures vii Acronyms and abbreviations ix Acknowledgement xi Abstract xii 1 Problem statement and objectives of the study 1 1.1 Background of the study and problem statement 1 1.2 Objectives 5 1.3 Organisation of the report 6 2 State-of-the-art review and development of hypotheses 7 2.0 General 7 2.1 Global climate change 7 2.1.1 Global temperature change 8 2.1.2 Change in precipitation and atmospheric moisture 10 2.2 Climate change in the Himalayan region and Nepal 11 2.2.1 Climate change in the Himalayas 11 2.2.2 Climate Change in Nepal 13 2.2.2.1 Change in temperature 14 2.2.2.2 Change in precipitation 14 2.3 Physical impacts of climate change 15 2.3.