PAHAD-3K Palaeohydrological variability and socio-ecological dynamics in high-altitude Kashmir over the last 3000 years

This project aims to study drill-sediments from several lakes in the Kashmir Himalayas as a proxy for reconstruction of centennial-scale hydroclimatic variability in this region over the last 3000 years. It is planned to collect drill-sedimentcores from eight new lakes in the western Himalayas. Based on a Source-to-Sink approach in these geosystems, and high-resolution multidisciplinary (sedimentological, geochemical, geochronological, paleobotanical, and glacial geomorphological) data generated in this project, they will reconstruct centennial-scale hydrological variability and associated socio-ecological changes in response to climate fluctuations in the high-altitude western Himalayan regions over the past 3000 yrs. The outcome will help management efforts for sustainable conservation actions, suitable to this under-investigated region.