Water was once abundant in Ladakh, mainly due to its sparse population. But rapidly increasing tourist footfalls amid challenges posed by climate change is changing that equation
For 75-year-old Tsering Angdo, today’s Ladakh is an entirely a different world than the memories he has of his childhood. Back then, he and his fellows would take water for granted…Read More
The receding snowline in Asia’s high mountains due to global warming and infrastructure development pose a major threat to the snow leopard as humans encroach on the big cat’s habitat
“I love the snow leopard,” says bright-eyed Ganaium, who lives in Tamchy village close to Issyk-kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. “I haven’t seen it but I know about it from TV and pictures,” said the four-year-old…Read More
The receding snowline in Asia’s high mountains due to global warming and infrastructure development pose a major threat to the snow leopard as humans encroach on the big cat’s habitat
“I love the snow leopard,” says bright-eyed Ganaium, who lives in Tamchy village close to Issyk-kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. “I haven’t seen it but I know about it from TV and pictures,” said the four-year-old…Read More
To tackle increasing extreme weather events, nations around the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region need to share data, and devise and implement joint early warning plans
“If it rains immediately after a farmer applies fertiliser or pesticide; or irrigates the day before it rains, he incurs losses. By using the forecast to prepare a crop-wise, weather-wise…Read more
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