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Hindu Kush Himalaya region ‘on front line of climate change’
No commentsThe countries most vulnerable to climate change are in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, home to 1.3 billion people, scientists say. They face increasing threats from floods, droughts and forest fires, and their agriculture-based economy is at risk.
»Maldives leader urges end to climate blame game
No commentsThe President of the Maldives says it is no use trying to pin the blame for climate change on any group – but he insists that the developed world must pay poorer countries to help them to cope.
»South Asia co-operates on climate change
2 commentsSouth Asian countries have agreed that the rivers of the Himalayas should be managed in a novel way to confront the threat posed by climate change.
»Climate Change Seriously Damaging Asia’s Water Tower
No commentsScientists say global warming is melting the Himalayan glaciers, creating lakes in the mountains. Sooner or later these lakes may overflow, flooding downstream areas and leaving many people homeless refugees. The scientists’ warning was spelt out at a journalists’ workshop recently held in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on the theme “The Third Pole Project: [...]
»The great glacier debate
1 commentAre glaciers in the Karakoram mountains surging or receding? Scientists say there is evidence the high-altitude glaciers are growing while the low-altitude ones are retreating — so what impact will that have on water flows in the Indus River, Pakistan’s lifeline?
»Kenya: New laws to safeguard environment
No commentsKenya’s Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka says environmental protection should be entrenched in constititution to help end forest destruction that is blamed for plunging the country into famine.
»Climate refugees of the future
1 commentBangladesh is calling for the rights of environmental refugees to be recognised as the country battles rising sea levels and chronic poverty.
»The Transparent Truth
No commentsFive hundred million people in South Asia and half of the people in China will be directly affected by water scarcity as a result of the retreat of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming.
One of the world’s leading climate change experts has said that South Asian countries and China are not doing enough to address the possible water scarcity that global environmental problems could create.
The High And Low Of It: Looming Water Issues In Bhutan
No commentsEven as Bhutan puts in place plans to manage its water resources, climate change has already reduced water levels in hydel-power driven nation’s rivers.
»Mountainous task
No commentsIn a new race to explore the Himalayas, South Asian governments, international organisations and experts have joined hands for a regional study on the impacts of climate change in the headwaters of Asia’s major rivers.
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