Improving Understanding of Present Glacier Runoff and Future Water Availability in Endorheic Basins

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　About millions of people in the endorheic basins of central Asia region rely on meltwater from glaciers for irrigation, hydropower as well as public water supply. Water stress is likely to peak in the relatively dry summers. Moreover, within these basins, different countries that compete with each other for water resources are particularly at risk of instability and conflict arising as a result of drought. Glacial ice is shrinking and also glacier losses are projected to continue region-wide. This shrinking store of ice will lead initially to increased glacier runoff at the beginning, however, shrinking glacier areas will lead to runoff reductions later. Therefore, for scientifical management and assessment of mitigation of change in the water used and stored, research idea - improving understating of present glacier runoff and future water availability in endorheic basins is shared here.