Articles | Volume 387
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-387-87-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-387-87-2024
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18 Nov 2024
Post-conference publication |  | 18 Nov 2024

Review on assessing climate-change-induced risks to run-of-river hydropower infrastructure in Nepal

Shraddha Kadel, Santosh Chaudhary, and Shyam Sundar Khadka

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On a hydropower field visit to Mustang, Nepal, I was surprised by the locals' comments about water scarcity, lack of snowfall and rising temperatures. This news hit me hard as a civil engineer focused on eco-friendly infrastructure. Even if structures are green, climate change severely affects them. Nepal ranked fourth in climate vulnerability and needs climate-resilient infrastructure. This paper highlights the destruction of Nepal's hydropower by climate change.