About

DrukDIF is being developed to provide a robust dynamic Information framework of datasets and computer models that can be utilized by staff of National Agencies to address the cross-sector resource challenges of Bhutan. Some key questions that might be asked are:

• What would be the impacts of changes in agriculture (including irrigation) and forestry practices on local and regional water balances?
• How does biodiversity respond to altitude, soil, and climate gradients? What are the linkages between biodiversity and agricultural productivity?
• How would changes in land use practices affect water supply, water quality, and biodiversity?
• If some indication of climate over a growing season was provided, could crop selection (and fire management) be improved?
• Can floods or droughts be predicted, or at least anticipated, one or two months into the future, as an early-warning system?
• What effects would changing climate have on water supply and hydropower?

Please note that DrukDIF is under development, and that this website is a beta-version of work in progress. Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome.