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SUMMARY:Cryosphere hazards and society in Bhutan and Pakistan AND HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society
DESCRIPTION:About the workshop and meeting\nThe workshop will review the work of stakeholders in the field of cryosphere science in Bhutan and Pakistan\, particularly members of HUC. During this workshop\, the HUC Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Cryosphere and Society will present their work\, including an introduction to modelling and field methods and the potential for upscaling. The TWG will also share ongoing work in Bhutan and the Upper Indus basin on climate change impacts on livelihoods\, ecosystems\, hydrosphere\, and cryosphere. \nThe first half of the workshop will focus on the ongoing project led by the University of Bristol. Our partners will then present their work\, which will provide an overview of the ongoing challenges related to cryosphere hazards and society in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. \nThe first meeting of the core group of HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society took place in March 2021. This follow-up meeting will update members of the progress and consolidate the Group’s governance structure and draft a concrete workplan for 2022. \nThe two events pay close attention to the diversity of stakeholders and unites academics and practitioners from across the region.\n  \nExpected outputs\nIn addition to a consolidated governance structure for HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society\, this workshop will contribute to the following three outputs: \n\nA mapped potential partner landscape in cryosphere hazards and society for the UIB. This will be useful for ICIMOD and partners to navigate the field. HUC has already fostered several exchanges between partners in Pakistan\, which has prepared the ground for future collaborations and strengthened our role as a knowledge broker.\nA brief outline of the knowledge gaps and needs in the field of cryosphere\, hazards\, and society in the HKH and a draft roadmap for future research and action.\nA tailored infrastructure risk assessment tool and its application in the region\, which will be presented and discussed during the workshop.\n\n  \nExpected participants\nIn-person participants include social scientists from HUC and ICIMOD strategic knowledge partners in Pakistan: Karakoram International University (KIU); University of Punjab; LUMS\, Lahore; Information Technology University\, Lahore; University of Peshawar; University of Baltistan; COMSATS University Islamabad/Abbottabad; and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat’s (AKAH). \nVirtual participants include members of HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society in Afghanistan\, Bhutan\, China\, and HUC Associate Members in Europe\, North America\, and Central Asia. Selected representatives from fellow TWGs and cross-cutting workgroups will be attending as observers.\n  \nBackground\nThe Upper Indus Basin is one of the most vulnerable basins when it comes to water and ice as a resource. It has been impacted by an exceptionally high number of hydrosphere-related disasters\, including glacial lake outburst floods\, debris flows\, landslides\, fluvial and pluvial floods\, as well as rapid erosion and sedimentation. While a number of studies on hazards  have looked into the physical processes associated with these disasters\, investigations including impact assessments on both livelihoods and ecosystems\, especially with the inclusion of local experiences and knowledge\, are largely lacking. Under a completely different climate regime\, Bhutan faces similar challenges in remoter headwaters. Multiple studies have documented devastating events and their impacts in the region; however\, transdisciplinary approaches to address these are lacking.\n  \nAgenda\nArrival and orientation – Sunday\, 27 March 2022  \n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:00 – 17:30\nRegistration\n\n\n18:00 – 20:00\nIntroduction and orientation\n                Reception dinner\n                Networking\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Monday\, 28 March 2022\n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\n\n\n\n13:30–14:00\nWelcome remarks\n                Opening remarks\n                Introduction to the program\nAbubakr Muhammad\, LUMS\n                Tahira Yasmin\, PIASA\n                Amina Maharjan\, ICIMOD\n\n\n14:00–14:15\nPresentation of the Cryosphere and Society TWG Project\nGuy Howard\, University of Bristol\n\n\n14:15–14:45\nIntroduction to the social science methods (quantitative and qualitative) in exploring and understanding of cryosphere hazards\nRehmat Karim\, KIU\n                Adian Flint\, University of Bristol\n\n\n14:45–15:15\nIntroduction to data collection from the physical side and presentation of preliminary findings\nGaree Khan\, KIU\n                Jeremy Phillips\, University of Bristol\n\n\n15:15–15:45\nPresentation of the study in Bhutan\n                (Refreshments)\nDeki Choden\, Royal University of Bhutan\n                Chogyel Wangmo\, Royal University of Bhutan\n\n\n15:45–16:15\nPresentation on previous cryo-hazard work in UIB – new developments\, processes\, and methods\nJakob Friedrich Steiner\, ICIMOD\n\n\n16:15–17:00\nDiscussion of synergies\n\n\n\n17:00–17:20\nHKH – Arctic connection: Experiences from linking research to indigenous knowledge\nJennifer Lukovich\, University of Manitoba\n\n\n\nDay 2 – Tuesday\, 29 March 2022\n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n10:00–10:20\nGlacier-fed irrigation system vulnerabilities in UIB\nBashir Ahmad\, PARC\n\n\n10:20–10:40\nEnvironmental and ecological implications of cryosphere changes and rapid development on species/habitats in HKH region in Pakistan\nZulfiqar Ali\, Punjab University\n\n\n10:40–11:00\nThe Cryosphere – Water Nexus in the Pamir\nRoy Sidle\, Mountain Societies Research Institute\, University of Central Asia\n\n\n11:00–11:20\nTalk by AKAH\n                Refreshments\nTBD\, AKAH\n\n\n11:20–11:40\nTBD\nSalar Ali\, University of Baltistan\n\n\n11:40–12:00\nSnow research in the Upper Indus Basin\nJawairia Ashfaq Ahmad\, LUMS\n\n\n12:00–13:00\nReview of tools to assess infrastructure risk to cryospheric hazards\nGuy Howard\, University of Bristol\, and\n                Amina Maharjan\, ICIMOD\n\n\n13:00–14:00\nLunch break\n\n\n\n14:00–15:00\nReview of the LAHAR flow model\nJeremy Phillips\, University of Bristol\n\n\n15:00–16:00\nDiscussion around knowledge gaps and making science relevant for policy and practice\nAmina Maharjan\, ICIMOD\n\n\n16:00-16:45\nHUC’s TWGs and TWG on Cryosphere and Society\nChi Huyen Truong (Shachi)\, HUC-ICIMOD\n\n\n16:45–17:00\nClosing remarks\n                Vote of thanks\nPhilippus Wester\, ICIMOD\n                Bhawana Syangden\, ICIMOD
URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/cryosphere-hazards-and-society-in-bhutan-and-pakistan-and-hucs-twg-on-cryosphere-and-society/
LOCATION:LUMS\, Lahore\, Pakistan\, Pakistan
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