Abstract: Asia’s High Mountains (AHM) are at particular risk from shifting climate, as much of the region is highly dependent on seasonal rainfall and glacial runoff for water resources, and many communities lack the resources to respond to the effects of rapidly shifting AHM are also vulnerable to increases
in frequency and intensity of extreme weather.
Management strategies are complicated by large spatial gradients in precipitation regimes throughout AHM, and management strategies based on regional estimates of climate change are unlikely to apply at
smaller scales. Distinct climatological influences, such as summer monsoons and winter westerly disturbances, and substantially different topographies
between mountain ranges require diverse
climate adaptation strategies