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The waters of the third pole

the third pole 15.11.2010 · Leave a Comment
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This report opens up a dialogue on water challenges in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region, an issue that could put the lives and livelihoods of millions of people at risk in the future. Read more »

Tags: crisis, hindu-kush, stress, third pole, water challenges

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Solar power transforms the lives of Indian villagers

14.03.2013
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A social enterprise is providing low cost solar power to some of the poorest households in northern India.

Why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided

21.11.2012
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A world warmer by 4°C would be “one of unprecedented heat waves, severe drought and major floods,” warns a new World Bank report, ahead of the UN climate conference in Doha next week.

Ganga river dolphin faces extinction

10.10.2012
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The revered Ganga river dolphin will follow its Chinese cousin into oblivion unless radical action is taken against pollution and dangerous fishing techniques.

A new course for the Brahmaputra

16.08.2012
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Policymakers must put the needs of people and ecosystems before national strategic goals. Tashi Tsering proposes a radical approach to development along the Brahmaputra River.

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China’s water crisis needs better farming, not the South-North Water Transfer

Nathanial Matthews 13.06.2013
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With two-thirds of China’s water withdrawals made by farmers, agriculture is at the heart of the resource challenge, argues Nathanial Matthews

New interactive website maps Everest’s melting glaciers

the third pole 31.05.2013
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Microsoft has teamed up with GlacierWorks, to launch an interactive website that lets you explore the world's tallest mountain

Revealed: the mystery of the Tibetan antelope’s high-altitude living

Tom Jamieson 23.05.2013

Scientists have mapped the genome of China's much-loved but endangered Tibetan antelope, able to gallop across high-altitude plains at high speed

Melting Himalayas contribute to global sea level rise

Tim Radford 21.05.2013

Melting glaciers outside the two poles account for one third of sea level rise, according to a new study

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Exploring the third pole

the third pole 15.06.2012
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thethirdpole.net’s first reader presents highlights from our published articles by journalists and experts from Tibet to Bangladesh. Important articles are classified by theme and this reader is free to download

China’s grasslands: past and future

the third pole 18.11.2011
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A collection of chinadialogue.net articles on China’s grasslands looks at the challenges facing herders and the landscapes they inhabit, from climate change to settlement policies, and strategies for meeting them. Download Now

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