Water, energy, food, and ecology play significant roles in poverty reduction, human well-
being, and regional sustainable development. With the increasing demand for energy and …

There is growing evidence that the rate of warming is amplified with elevation, such that high-
mountain environments experience more rapid changes in temperature than environments …

Sustainable development requires having a healthy environmental system with an
increasing growth rate over the time. But most of the Asian economies have pursued …

Abstract Knowledge of the current changes and dynamics of different types of vegetation in
relation to climatic changes and anthropogenic activities is critical for develo** adaptation …

Accurate understanding the spatiotemporal variability of snow cover and snow phenology
over High Mountain Asia (HMA) is of great interest because of their vital impacts on the …

Vegetation is highly sensitive to climate changes in arid regions. The relationship between
vegetation and climate changes can be effectively characterized by vegetation phenology …

In recent decades, climate change and human activities have severely affected grasslands
in Central Asia. Grassland regulation and sustainability in this region require an accurate …

Abstract Changes in total and extreme precipitation are expected to intensify under climate
warming. As Central Asia is among the driest regions in the world, more information is …

Soil erosion is a threat to the ecological environment and human health. Climate change is
closely related to soil erosion, and the ecological environment in Central Asia is sensitive to …

This study examines the temporal variations and spatial distributions of annual precipitation
over Central Asia during the periods of 1901–2013, 1951–2013, and 1979–2013 using the …