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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Himalaya' (7)

Disasters in Mountains: Increasing Catastrophes in Indian Himalayas

Added by Climate Himalaya on December 11, 2012 at 13:26 — No Comments

Mountain Voice-Issues Those Matter In Himalayas

This is an introductory video of Mountain Voice project of Climate Himalaya, that advocates the need of better planning and implementation strategies in the Himalayan Mountain region of South Asia. The Mountain Voice' is a multimedia series of Climate Himalaya that captures the experiences, thoughts and opinions of people, practitioners, policy makers and researchers on various climate linked issues in the Himalayan region of South Asia. In this series we interact with people to record their…

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Added by Climate Himalaya on October 15, 2012 at 7:30 — No Comments

Education And Livelihood Disconnect In Himalayan Mountains

Added by Climate Himalaya on August 17, 2012 at 14:18 — No Comments

Black and White: Carbon

For last few months the black carbon issue is being highlighted in Himalayan region, with a viewpoint that it will have adverse impact on human health, air quality and on various ecosystem functions. It is said that, there is sheer need of various local and international efforts to reduce the emissions… Continue

Added by Climate Himalaya on March 26, 2011 at 6:15 — No Comments

Inviting disasters

Worldwide 214 river basins host 40 percent of world’s population and Himalayas with huge stocks of water in the form of snow and ice, are biggest source of surface fresh water in frozen form, after Polar ice caps. Himalayan region consist of extremely fragile ecosystem, and source to 10 major Asian… Continue

Added by Climate Himalaya on March 26, 2011 at 6:13 — No Comments

Who Cares-God can only save them..

During January, I wrote an article on the preparedness of our government and agencies in disaster preparedness (Link>>) in Himalayan region of Asia. And now we could see the nature’s… Continue

Added by Climate Himalaya on March 26, 2011 at 6:10 — No Comments

India: Environmentalist Asks Government to set up Institute for Eco Study

In a bid to save the Himalayas from further degradation, prominent environmentalist and Magsaysay award recipient Chandi Prasad Bhatt has asked the government to establish a multi-purpose institute to examine the changes in the glaciers, lakes, and forests in the region. Bhatt,in a letter to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and others, said the Himalayan region was under constant threat due to increased incidents of floods and landslide. “43 per cent

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Added by Climate Himalaya on November 15, 2010 at 15:00 — No Comments