Climate Change

DTE Coverage: ICIMOD report paints bleak picture for Hindu Kush-Himalayas

Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by 2100 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to the report

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Hindu Kush Himalayas are changing. Ramp up adaptation, urges ICIMOD


Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by 2100 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to the report
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Melting Hindu Kush Himalayas will decrease water in river basins by 2100, warns ICIMOD


Contribution of water from glaciers to Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus will increase through 2050, then decrease by 2100
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‘Adaptation in Hindu Kush Himalayas gets little state support, measures reactive not anticipatory’


Amina Maharjan from ICIMOD on how the region is adapting to climate change, need for financing & regional mechanism for data sharing
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ICIMOD report rings warning bells for rivers of East, Northeast India


Rivers in the Eastern Himalayas get less water from glacial melt; Still, the perennial nature of several rivers could be lost, say experts
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Climate change severely affecting biodiversity in Hindu Kush Himalayas: ICIMOD


Biodiversity will suffer even if the global temperature rise is maintained at 1.5 degrees Celsius
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