Water Provision
Added Value - Water services in millions of people
This map indicates the relative importance of water originating from the snow leopard range to downstream human populations, on an annual basis.
People in positive "Added Value" basins (shown in shades of orange) rely disproportionately on water originating from the snow leopard range. Those people found in negatively ranked "Value Added" basins are more reliant on water originating from other parts of the basin (shown in shades of blue) strategy.
Climate envelope
- No Projected Change
- Potential Habitat Loss
This map shows vulnerability in the suitable climate envelope for snow leopards to the year 2100. The analysis suggests that 39% of the current snow leopard climate envelope is vulnerable to loss under a high emissions climate scenario.
Upstream influence of Permafrost
Upstream percentage
This map depicts rivers according to the total amount of upstream permafrost. Any river that is on, or has a significant amount of its upstream on permafrost, is likely to undergo hydrological change based on retreating and shrinking permafrost. While there is considerable uncertainty around what will change, rivers on permafrost should be managed to anticipate potentially changed flows during and following melting.
Increased Aridity under 2ºC Temperature Rise
Percent change
This graph indicates that some of the eastern basins (Mekong, Halween, Huang He, Yangtze) may lose a considerable amount of humid area under a 2º temperature rise. On the other hand, the western basins (Indus, Amu Darya, Syr Darya) would not shift considerably toward greater aridity, making them perhaps more stable under climate change than the eastern basins.