Seasonal water outlook and implications for farmers in the Indus basin
![Croplands in the Indus plains, Yazman, Bahawalpur Photo: Faisal M. Qamer/ICIMOD](/sites/default/files/styles/card_flag/public/2024-05/Croplands-Indus-Plains_ICIMOD-Qamer.jpg.webp?itok=D3eCbuJn)
The cryosphere — snow, ice, and permafrost — is an important source of water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
|Faisal M. Qamer and Sher Muhammad, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
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The cryosphere — snow, ice, and permafrost — is an important source of water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
|Faisal M. Qamer and Sher Muhammad, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
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