The report said Himalayan glaciers are the water towers of Asia and the source of many of the worlds great rivers, The Yangtze, the Ganges, the Indus and the Mekong. More than a billion people depend directly on the Himalayas for their survival, with more than 500 million people in South Asia and another 450 million in China completely reliant on the health of this fragile mountain landscape. Climate change in the Himalayas poses a serious threat to the source of these great rivers with dire and far-reaching impact on biodiversity, food, water and energy security. Vulnerable nations must, therefore, move rapidly to build resilience to these impacts and adapt to the changing climate, it said.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 03:19:36 +0000
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