Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1

adaptation aerosols aquifers area assessment climate climate change adaptation contamination cyclones decision making development domestic water drinking water drought efficiency environmental impact assessment erosion evaporation factors flooding governance groundwater groundwater recharge industrial uses infrastructure international waters knowledge land land use landslides management meltwater models monitoring paper power precipitation quality rain resources risk risk management sea level sedimentation semiarid zones surface water temperature uses water water management water power water quality