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Sign in to searchClimate Risks, Development Challenges and the Need for a New Himalayan Strategy
Why does rapid warming in the Himalayan region require India to rethink its development model, what are the major environmental and geopolitical implications, and what should be the way forward?
1. The Himalayas are becoming increasingly climate-sensitive: • Government-supported studies recognise the Indian Himalayan Region as highly vulnerable because of its young geology, steep terrain, changing rainfall patterns and rising temperatures. • Himalayan glaciers are major freshwater sources for the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra systems. • Government assessments have reported accelerated but uneven glacier loss across different Himalayan basins. Department of Science and Technology
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Explore climate risks in the warming Himalayas, glacier retreat impacts on water security, and India's integrated development strategy for sustainable mountain management.
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