Glacier loss and hydro-social risks in the Peruvian Andes

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 159; pp. 61 - 76
• Main Authors: Mark, Bryan G., French, Adam, Baraer, Michel, Carey, Mark, Bury, Jeffrey, Young, Kenneth R., Polk, Molly H., Wigmore, Oliver, Lagos, Pablo, Crumley, Ryan, McKenzie, Jeffrey M., Lautz, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Andes region; Climate change; Coupled human-natural systems; Glacier recession; glaciers; highlands; hydrologic cycle; infrastructure; land cover; melting; Peru; prediction; risk; rivers; Transdisciplinary research; uncertainty; Water resources; water rights; water utilization; watersheds; Andes region; Peru; Coupled human-natural systems; Climate change; Transdisciplinary research; Peru; Glacier recession; Water resources

Accelerating glacier recession in tropical highlands and in the Peruvian Andes specifically is a manifestation of global climate change that is influencing the hydrologic cycle and impacting water resources across a range of socio-environmental systems. Despite predictions regarding the negative eff...