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Gorakshep, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
Gorakshep, located at an altitude of 5,164 m, is the last village before the Everest base camp.
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Himalayas and township
The Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region is highly dynamic as there are many socioeconomic and environmental drivers of change at play, including climate change. The…
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Irrigation system, Nepal
One of the chief challenges in the coming decades will be to capture and store excess water during periods of high water availability. We…
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Himalayas
The majority of mountain glaciers are losing mass in response to climate change. Most glaciers have been shrinking since the end of the Little…
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Agricultural land, Nepal
Changes in glacier regimes and runoff from snow and ice, combined with changes in precipitation timing and intensity will most likely increase human vulnerability…
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Himalaya mountain top
The warming trend in the Himalayas is higher than the global average – a cause for grave concern. The Himalayas, with the greatest concentration…
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Agricultural produce, Nepal
Given the high level of uncertainty regarding future runoff levels, and also the highly variable contribution of glacial water and snowmelt from the mountains,…
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Crop in Nepal
Downstream impacts of changes in water flow from high mountain glaciers may affect different aspects of human livelihoods. The agricultural and food production systems…
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Himalayan River
Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. Although glacier systems show a great amount of inherent complexity and…
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Agricultural land around the Himalayas
Climate change scenarios for the next about 50 years project higher temperatures in the high Himalayas resulting in more rapid melting of the glaciers…
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Irrigation channel, Nepal
Irrigation systems and pipelines from major rivers should be developed, maintained and improved. Necessary training, revival of old knowledge and implementation of new greener…
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Road construction, Nepal
In Nepal, mountain infrastructure such as hydropower plants, roads, bridges and communication systems are at risk with climate change and more variability in water…