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Faith to reality: a journey down the Karnali River

The Third Pole travelled over 1,000 km to explore the massive changes transforming the river system and the lives of people living along its banks
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Rakchaas Taal (Demon Lake) south of Kailash. Article
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A journey down the Karnali: Living in fear of floods

Women in Kapri village Bajura, western Nepal, preparing millet for use after harvest [Image by Nabin Baral] Article
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Dams and dreams – a journey down the Karnali

A Tibetan woman collects yak dung for cooking fuel in Kardung Village in Tibet. This is the first village on the bank of Karnali River (also called Mapcha Khambab) in Tibet [image by: Nabin Baral] Article
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Ignoring climate change in the Himalayas

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Dancing with the river

Mapcha Khambab River in Tibet, China. Mapcha Khambab means peacock’s mouth in Tibetan and is named after a spring which is the spiritual source of the river. The river becomes the Karnali in Nepal and the Ghaghara in India [image by: Nabin Baral] Photo Story
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Portrait of the wild Karnali

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