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Contribution of glacier melt to domestic water use and irrigated area
The decreasing amount of glacial meltwater, coupled with other climate change predictions, population growth, urbanisations trends, the growing importance of export-oriented largescale agriculture, mining,…
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Quelccaya, September 3, 1988
Being situated at 13.5 degrees South latitude, Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru is the world’s largest tropical ice cap. The ice cap has been…
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Quelccaya, September 16, 2010
Being situated at 13.5 degrees South latitude, Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru is the world’s largest tropical ice cap. The ice cap has been…
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Graphics from: Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
The Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya is the seventh in a series of mountain adaptation outlook reports created by…
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The Hindu Kush Himalayan region
Stretching over 3500 kilometres and across eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan – the Hindu Kush Himalaya are…
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Socioeconomic indicators
For communities living in the HKH, access to resources and poverty are key factors contributing to their vulnerability to climate change. Poor people have…
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Socioeconomic indicators
The graphic shows the added value in percentage by sector for 2017.
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Employment
The graphic shows employment in percentage by sector for the year 2017.
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Population
There are approximately 240 million people living in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and 3.14 billion people living in the eight HKH countries overall.…
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Population density
The average population growth rate for the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries is about 1.33 per cent per year. Urbanization is also increasing at a…
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Emigration
Many individuals from mountainous areas of the HKH have migrated to urban centres and across national borders in order to work and support their…
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Immigration
Many individuals from mountainous areas of the HKH have migrated to urban centres and across national borders in order to work and support their…