Climate Change | The Third Pole

Review: Unruly Waters by Sunil Amrith
February 21, 2019
A brilliant historical analysis of the Himalayan rivers, the monsoon and Asia’s water crisis
Review: The river rebels of the Mekong
February 18, 2019
In his compelling book, “Last Days of the Mighty Mekong”, Brian Eyler travels down the river, meeting the rebels trying to save it from destruction
Biodiversity of Hindu Kush Himalayas will plummet by 2100
February 15, 2019
The global biodiversity hotspot will lose up to 87% of original habitat by the end of the century, with repercussions around the world
Brahmaputra wetlands in Assam drying up
February 13, 2019
A new survey found waterfowl numbers are dropping in Kaziranga national park – the world-famous home of the one-horned rhino – due to climate change and human activity
Water dangers loom for South Asia
February 12, 2019
With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price
In the Himalayas women are left behind in the changing climate
February 07, 2019
Women continue to be excluded from decisions around climate change in the region even though they are disproportionately affected, argues ICIMOD gender expert Chanda Gurung Goodrich