The Northern Eurasian regions and Arctic Ocean will very likely undergo substantial
changes during the next decades. The arctic-boreal natural environments play a crucial role …

Central Asia contains one of the largest internal drainage basins in the world, and its
continental location results in limited availability of both surface and groundwater. Since the …

The natural conditions, climate change and socio-economic challenges related to the
transformation from a socialistic society towards a market-driven system make the …

International targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals or those that are set as
part of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) programmes are, on the whole …

Since it is representative in terms of environmental and socioeconomic conditions, the
Kharaa River Basin in Northern Mongolia was chosen as a Central Asian model region for …

Lake Baikal's most important tributary is the Selenga River, which contributes about 50 to
60% of its surface water influx (Chalov et al. 2015; Opp 1994; Törnqvist et al. 2015) …

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater body on Earth, once famous for its pristine conditions.
However, the lake and its drainage basin with their unique ecosystems have in recent …

Even though the drylands of Central and Eastern Asia are among the most continental
regions of the world, they are also home to some of the largest rivers and lakes in the world …

Even though the Selenga is the main tributary to Lake Baikal in Russia, the largest part of
the Selenga River basin is located in Mongolia. It covers a region that is highly diverse …

Effective analytical tools, such as geographical information systems (GIS) and multivariate
analysis, help to deal with spatial data and complex interactions in watershed management …