Research needs for Nepal’s Midhills spring management

The document outlines research needs for spring management in Nepal's Midhills across three domains: improving rainfall data through remote sensing and citizen science; understanding hydrogeology, including recharge mechanisms and climate change impacts; and addressing socio-economic issues such as equitable access and SDG interactions.

• There is a need to address the lack of representative rainfall data in Nepal's Midhills by assessing regional trends, evaluating low-cost sensor networks, utilizing citizen science, and identifying suitable global remote sensing datasets.
• Hydrogeological research priorities include studying recharge mechanisms across geological strata, stream-aquifer interactions, the impact of climate change via modelling, and the potential for nature-based approaches or community reforestation to revitalize spring flows.
• Socio-economic research needs focus on ensuring fair access for women and vulnerable groups, analyzing community power dynamics during water scarcity, studying upstream-downstream use patterns, and estimating the costs and benefits of sustaining springs.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). Research needs for Nepal’s Midhills spring management. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nepal-midhills-research-needs.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Research needs for Nepal’s Midhills spring management. n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nepal-midhills-research-needs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendresearch, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Research needs for Nepal’s Midhills spring management}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nepal-midhills-research-needs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }