Publisher : International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
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Publication year : 2009
Thematic : Climate Change and Biodiversity
Language : English
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Climate change has become a major issue in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. If average temperatures increase as predicted, all aspects of human and natural life will be affected. The mountain regions are particularly vulnerable, both because warming trends are higher and because the impacts are magnified by the extreme changes in altitude over small distances. Life in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region also relies strongly on the monsoon systems, and these may be altered by climate change. Locally, people’s ability to adapt will be challenged; further away, changes in the Himalayas could affect the life and livelihoods of the 1.3 billion people living in the river basins downstream. Good data and information is needed to assess the current situation and to make reliable predictions that can be used as a basis for planning. But poor accessibility, low population density, and lack of infrastructure, have led to low rates of data collection and a general lack of reliable data for the region.
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Keywords : Marine resources
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje
