Climate-smart watershed investments in the montane tropics of South America (ClimateWise)

• Grant number: 15/50682-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Thematic Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2016
• End date: May 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Meteorology
• Agreement: Belmont Forum
• Principal Investigator: Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha
• Grantee: Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha
• Principal researcher abroad: Kate Brauman
• Institution abroad: University of Minnesota (U of M), United States
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Helber Custódio de Freitas ; Ricardo Hallak
• Associated research grant(s): 18/22533-4 - Integrating innovative time-lapse geophysical techniques across the water-energy nexus, AP.R SPRINT
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/21426-2 - Hidroclimatology of sites in Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes, BP.PD; 19/10336-2 - Data base and quality control of remote sensing products applied to surface climatology, BP.TT; 18/22120-1 - Database and visualization of hydroclimatological information, BP.TT; + associated scholarships 18/18974-5 - Estimation of air temperature with remote sensing: a case study for the São Paulo Macrometropolitan region, BP.IC; 18/05327-1 - Near-surface climatic patterns and statistical downscaling in complex terrain at south-east Brazil, BP.PD; 16/21087-5 - Patterns of surface air turbulence, preliminary to local convective rain: a case study in 3 regions of Brazil, BP.IC; 16/16358-0 - Catchment water balance in Ribeirão das Posses watershed, Extrema, Minas Gerais, BP.DD; 16/13600-4 - Surface water balance in the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira region, BP.IC; 16/13677-7 - Improving climate change impact assessment on nebular forests in South America: a hydrometeorological study, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

ClimateWIse will evaluate whether IWS successfully deliver water services now and if they will continue to be effective in a changing climate. In doing so, the research will inform broad questions about the hydrologic impacts of land-use and climate change in tropical montane South America. To evaluate whether IWS are currently improving water resources, we will 1.1) evaluate the outcomes expected by IWS stakeholders; 1.2) synthesize new IWS monitoring data; and 1.3) improve modelsfor IWS design and evaluation. To determine how to make IWS climate resilient, we will 2.1) evaluate how IWS incorporate climate in their planning; 2.2) improve predictions of watershed response to climate and other changes; and 2.3) integrate land-use and climate change impacts to improve IWS resilience and help them contribute to climate adaptation. ClimateWIse builds on a body of existing research by project Pis on hydrologic connectivity in tropical montane South America in general and on IWS in particular, bringing this expertise together for the first time. We will leverage existing connections with the Latin American Water Funds Partnership and the Brazilian Water Producer Program. ClimateWIse will enhance sustainable water management by improving scientific understanding of the hydrologic impacts of land-use and climate change in tropical mountains, increasing the scientific foundation for ecosystem services-based management, and advancing outcomes for water users throughout the region. Our findings will be of direct use for water management within and beyond South America. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE ABREU, R. C.; TETT, S. F. B.; SCHURER, A.; ROCHA, H. R.. Attribution of Detected Temperature Trends in Southeast Brazil. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 46, n. 14, p. 8407-8414, JUL 28 2019. (15/50682-6)

SAAD, SANDRA ISAY; DA SILVA, JONATHAN MOTA; NAVES SILVA, MARX LEANDRO; BITTENCOURT GUIMARAES, JOAO LUIS; SOUSA JUNIOR, WILSON CABRAL; FIGUEIREDO, RICARDO DE OLIVEIRA; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO RIBEIRO. Analyzing ecological restoration strategies for water and soil conservation. PLoS One, v. 13, n. 2, FEB 9 2018. (12/51872-5, 15/50682-6)

PADGURSCHI, MAIRA C. G.; VIEIRA, SIMONE A.; STEFANI, EDSON J. F.; NARDOTO, GABRIELA B.; JOLY, CARLOS A.. Nitrogen input by bamboos in neotropical forest: a new perspective. PeerJ, v. 6, NOV 29 2018. (03/12595-7, 12/51872-5, 07/57465-4, 08/50285-3, 15/50682-6, 12/50343-9)

ALBERTON, BRUNA; TORRES, RICARDO DA SILVA; SANNA FREIRE SILVA, THIAGO; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO R.; MOURA, MAGNA S. B.; MORELLATO, LEONOR PATRICIA CERDEIRA. Leafing Patterns and Drivers across Seasonally Dry Tropical Communities. REMOTE SENSING, v. 11, n. 19, OCT 2019. (14/00215-0, 09/54208-6, 15/50682-6, 13/50155-0, 10/52113-5, 16/01413-5)

MARTIN, THOMAS C. M.; ROCHA, HUMBERTO R.; PEREZ, GABRIEL M. P.. Fine scale surface climate in complex terrain using machine learning. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, v. 41, n. 1, MAY 2020. (12/51872-5, 15/50682-6, 12/50343-9)

DOMINGUES, LEONARDO MORENO; DE ABREU, RAFAEL CESARIO; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO RIBEIRO. Hydrologic Impact of Climate Change in the Jaguari River in the Cantareira Reservoir System. WATER, v. 14, n. 8, p. 20-pg., 2022-04-01. (15/50682-6, 19/23853-5)

SILVA, BARBARA PEREIRA CHRISTOFARO; SILVA, MARX LEANDRO NAVES; SILVA, SERGIO HENRIQUE GODINHO; SILVA, ALEXANDRE CHRISTOFARO; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO RIBEIRO; INDA, ALBERTO VASCONCELLOS; MANCINI, MARCELO; CURI, NILTON. From rock to soil: Elemental mobility during pedogenesis in a deep Ultisol profile at the Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Southeastern Brazil. GEODERMA REGIONAL, v. 31, p. 12-pg., 2022-10-01. (15/50682-6)

DE ABREU, RAFAEL CESARIO; HALLAK, RICARDO; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO RIBEIRO. Effects of Local Vegetation and Regional Controls in Near-Surface Air Temperature for Southeastern Brazil. ATMOSPHERE, v. 13, n. 11, p. 16-pg., 2022-11-01. (15/50682-6, 19/23853-5)

WANDERLEY, RAIANNY L. N.; DOMINGUES, LEONARDO M.; JOLY, CARLOS A.; ROCHA, HUMBERTO R.. Relationship between land surface temperature and fraction of anthropized area in the Atlantic forest region, Brazil. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 12, DEC 5 2019. (15/50682-6, 12/51872-5)

DOMINGUES, LEONARDO MORENO; ROCHA, HUMBERTO RIBEIRO DA. Serial droughts and loss of hydrologic resilience in a subtropical basin: The case of water inflow into the Cantareira reservoir system in Brazil during 2013-2021. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES, v. 44, p. 18-pg., 2022-10-21. (15/50682-6, 19/23853-5, 21/11762-5)

SAAD, SANDRA I.; DA SILVA, JONATHAN MOTA; PONETTE-GONZALEZ, ALEXANDRA G.; SILVA, MARX LEANDRO NAVES; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO R.. Modeling the on-site and off-site benefits of Atlantic forest conservation in a Brazilian watershed. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, v. 48, APR 2021. (15/50682-6, 17/50241-5, 18/22533-4)

CHITTOLINA, MARIANE; DA ROCHA, HUMBERTO RIBEIRO; DOMINGUES, LEONARDO MORENO; LOBO, GRE DE ARAUJO. Hydrological response of a headwater catchment in Southeast Brazil-Threshold patterns of stormflow response. Hydrological Processes, v. 37, n. 5, p. 15-pg., 2023-05-01. (16/16358-0, 19/17179-0, 20/04060-1, 15/50682-6, 19/23853-5, 21/11762-5)