Develop basis and mechanisms for regional cooperation through which to build regional dialogue, improve communication, and conduct advocacy. Sub-activities include:
Generate and cross-share scientific knowledge for diplomacy, policy, and regional cooperation.
Enhance the Indus Regional Flood Information System (RFIS) and the Indus Basin Flood Outlook for regional cooperation in flood management.
Strengthen Regional Science Network in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB).
Establish and enhance gender resources and networks.
Create and use critical new knowledge and integrated knowledge products to address food, water, energy, and climate change issues for upstream and downstream basin populations. Sub-activities include:
Improve basin monitoring and scenario projections.
Develop scenarios and projections to determine water availability.
Innovate gender sensitive solutions related to water, energy, and food.
Promote best practices, capacity development, and innovations to create an enabling environment. Sub-activities include:
Test and promote innovations on agricultural water management as alternatives to existing cryosphere-dependent irrigation systems that are vulnerable to climate change to strengthen adaptive capacities at the community level
Enhance awareness and adaptive capacities of communities in disaster preparedness through low-cost and innovative community-based early warning system (CBFEWS) demonstrations.
Enhance the capacity of national departments—on assessment and management of water resources—through Spatial Processes in Hydrology (SPHY) model trainings.