HIDROCLIMA RESILIENCIA ADAPTACIÓN

The document outlines the objectives of ANDEX (Regional Hydroclimatic Program for the Andes), an initiative under the GEWEX and WCRP frameworks. It identifies critical threats to the Andean region, including climate change, deforestation, and land-use changes, which jeopardize the water and food security of approximately 90 million people. ANDEX aims to bridge the gap between the scientific community and operational services to improve hydro-meteorological monitoring and forecasting. The program focuses on two primary goals: improving water security for Andean populations and reducing risks from high-impact hydroclimatic events through evidence-based tools and regional cooperation.

• Environmental changes, ranging from local land-use changes and deforestation to global climate change, threaten sustainable development in the Andes, impacting water resources, ecosystem services, and causing glacier retreat.
• Climate change poses a significant risk to biodiversity and the water and food security of roughly 90 million people living in the Andean countries.
• Despite scientific advances in understanding Andean hydrological and atmospheric interactions, a comprehensive understanding of the regional hydroclimate is hindered by deficient hydro-meteorological monitoring networks.
• ANDEX identifies two primary scientific challenges for the region: improving water security for Andean populations and reducing risks associated with high-impact hydroclimatic events.
• To address these challenges, ANDEX focuses on characterizing the Andean water cycle, improving regional hydro-meteorological forecasts, creating data-sharing tools for decision-makers, and estimating future water supply and demand projections considering factors like glacier retreat and Amazonian deforestation.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). HIDROCLIMA RESILIENCIA ADAPTACIÓN. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/ANDEXDossier_Espan%CC%83ol.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. HIDROCLIMA RESILIENCIA ADAPTACIÓN. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/ANDEXDossier_Espan%CC%83ol.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndhidroclima, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{HIDROCLIMA RESILIENCIA ADAPTACIÓN}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/ANDEXDossier_Espan%CC%83ol.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }