Two-degree temperature rise could melt half of glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalaya region, destabilising Asia’s rivers
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Media Source: Akipress (Kyrgyz Republic)
Date: 6 February 2019
The University of Central Asia announced the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have released the findings of the new study "The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment", suggesting that the region’s glaciers could shrink by half because of climate change. Chris Hergarten, Senior Research Scientist of t
The University of Central Asia announced the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have released the findings of the new study "The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment", suggesting that the region’s glaciers could shrink by half because of climate change. Chris Hergarten, Senior Research Scientist of the University of Central Asia’s Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI/UCA) said the World Mountain Forum 2018 was organised by MSRI/UCA and hosted by the Kyrgyz Republic in October 2018. MSRI/UCA has been contributing to the assessment report in the role of a reviewer for one of the key chapters. This is the first encompassing assessment of sustainable development in mountain regions of its kind, and it will hopefully trigger more such efforts.