This paper gives a synthesis of this special issue on the sensitivity to climate change of the main bio-physical processes in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalayas. It also describes the impacts on the water resources with a special focus on the Ganges. Consequences of changes in water resources and possible adaptation measures for different sectors are discussed.

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In this paper, employing the common property ($E.A$), we prove a common fixed theorem for weakly compatible mappings via an implicit relation in Intuitionistic fuzzy metric space. Our results generalize the results of S. Kumar [S. Kumar, {it Common fixed point theorems in Intuitionistic fuzzy metric spaces using property (E.A)}, J. Indian Math. Soc., 76 (1-4) (2009), 94--103] and C. Alaca et al...

We analyze the nature of marriage market transfers (dowry) by developing a simple competitive model of the marriage market in which bridal families decide how much to transfer to their daughter and how much to transfer to a potential groom. By allocating property rights over total marital transfers in this way, the bridal family influences the outcome of household bargaining. This approach conn...

In theory, patents are simple. In exchange for the right to control the application and use of a new invention, an inventor must disclose the details of the invention to the public. Because of this disclosure, patent applications can contain important and timely information on technical innovations. Often, applications also contain useful technical information that has either been withheld or h...

Among the questions that ecosystem-based management raises for economists is how to partition uses of the many biological, chemical and physical attributes of marine ecosystems into sets of property rights that undergird total ocean wealth. An elemental basis of property rights for fisheries involves the interplay between ecological and technological interactions, including sideeffects (externa...