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DOI	10.1038/s41586-019-1822-y
	Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers
	Immerzeel, W. W.; Lutz, A. F.; Andrade, M.; Bahl, A.; Biemans, H.; Bolch, T.; Hyde, S.; Brumby, S.; Davies, B. J.; Elmore, A. C.; Emmer, A.; Feng, M.; Fernandez, A.; Haritashya, U.; Kargel, J. S.; Koppes, M.; Kraaijenbrink, P. D. A.; Kulkarni, A. V.; Mayewski, P. A.; Nepal, S.; Pacheco, P.; Painter, T. H.; Pellicciotti, F.; Rajaram, H.; Rupper, S.; Sinisalo, A.; Shrestha, A. B.; Viviroli, D.; Wada, Y.; Xiao, C.; Yao, T.; Baillie, J. E. M.
通讯作者	Immerzeel, WW ; Lutz, AF (通讯作者)
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0028-0836
EISSN	1476-4687
起始页码	364
结束页码	+
卷号	577 期号:7790
英文摘要	Mountains are the water towers of the world, supplying a substantial part of both natural and anthropogenic water demands(1,2). They are highly sensitive and prone to climate change(3,4), yet their importance and vulnerability have not been quantified at the global scale. Here we present a global water tower index (WTI), which ranks all water towers in terms of their water-supplying role and the downstream dependence of ecosystems and society. For each water tower, we assess its vulnerability related to water stress, governance, hydropolitical tension and future climatic and socioeconomic changes. We conclude that the most important (highest WTI) water towers are also among the most vulnerable, and that climatic and socio-economic changes will affect them profoundly. This could negatively impact 1.9 billion people living in (0.3 billion) or directly downstream of (1.6 billion) mountainous areas. Immediate action is required to safeguard the future of the world's most important and vulnerable water towers.
关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE SNOW MOUNTAINS ADAPTATION CRYOSPHERE INVENTORY RISKS
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000509570100032
来源期刊	NATURE
来源机构	中国科学院青藏高原研究所
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/260115
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Immerzeel, W. W.,Lutz, A. F.,Andrade, M.,et al. Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers[J]. 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2020,577(7790).
APA	Immerzeel, W. W..,Lutz, A. F..,Andrade, M..,Bahl, A..,Biemans, H..,...&Baillie, J. E. M..(2020).Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers.NATURE,577(7790).
MLA	Immerzeel, W. W.,et al."Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers".NATURE 577.7790(2020).