title: Changing monsoon patterns, snow and glacial melt, its impacts and adaptation options in northern India: synthesis.
abstract: This paper gives a synthesis of this special issue on the sensitivity to climate change of the main bio-physical processes in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalayas. It also describes the impacts on the water resources with a special focus on the Ganges. Consequences of changes in water resources and possible adaptation measures for different sectors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Climate Change and Adaptive Land & Water Management, Alterra Wageningen University and Research Center, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: eddy.moors@wur.nl.
authors.forename: Eddy J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Moors
authors.affiliation: Climatic Change and Climate Impacts, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 7 Chemin de Drize, CH-1227 Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland; Dendrolab.ch, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: markus.stoffel@unige.ch.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoffel
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D058735:Environmental Policy; D046448:Ice Cover; D007194:India; D012621:Seasons; D062066:Water Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Adaptation; Climate change; Ganges; Glaciers; Himalayas; Monsoon