Increasing reservoir sedimentation affects hydropower and irrigation sustainability in High Mountain Asia

The file contains data required for research plotting, and some of the main code supporting the findings of this study is available: Fig.1: Reservoir distribution, and sediment monitoring network in High Mountain Asia (.shp)Fig.2: The trend of suspended sediment yield (SSY) across the HMA from 1980-2019 (t km-2 yr-1, .tif)Fig.3: Reservoir storage capacity loss caused by sedimentation by 2019 (Mt, .shp)Fig.4: Annual hydropower potential and cumulative hydropower potential loss by 2019 (kWh yr-1, .shp)Fig.5: Social and agricultural impact of sediment-induced reservoir storage loss by 2019 (ha, .shp)Extended Data Fig. 2: The average distribution of suspended sediment yield (SSY) across the HMA from 1980-2019 (t km-2 yr-1, .tif)Extended Data Fig. 4: Spatial patterns and regional heterogeneity of suspended and bedload sediment trapping across HMA by 2019 (Mm3, .shp) Fig.S2: Spatial distribution of the mean values for eight environmental factors over 1981-2019 (.tif)Fig.S3: Temporal trend distribution of SSY and various environmental factors over 1981-2019 (.tif)Fig.S4: Delineated catchments for HMA reservoirs (.shp) Fig.S5: Spatial distribution of riverine bedload flux and reservoir sediment retention across High Mountain Asia (kg s-1 .shp) Code: Some of the main code supporting the findings of this study (.python)