Climate Change and Hydro-meteorological Disasters.
Rising temperatures due to human-induced climate change – as well as changes in land use and water use – are accelerating changes in precipitation, evaporation, soil moisture, groundwater and streamflow (i.e. river discharge) patterns. Climate change is also accelerating glacier melt and other cryospheric changes, increasing the risks of hazards such as glacial lake outburst floods while also affecting the availability and timing of water resources for downstream communities. An increasingly erratic and unpredictable hydrological cycle is posing more threats to human well-being (through its impact on provision of food and water security, economic stability, public health, etc.), and to environment and ecosystem health. Intensified occurrence and magnitude of hydrometeorological hazards highlight the urgent need for adaptive, resilient and integrated approaches to disaster risk management (DRM) strategies . Extreme hydrometeorological phenomena primarily drive water-related hazards . H...