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agricultural land around the Himalyas Climate change scenarios for the next about 50 years project higher temperatures in the high Himalayas resulting in more rapid melting of the glaciers which are an important source of water of the Pakistani river...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 Ice Age around 150 years ago. However, since the beginning of the 1980s t...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 variation, there are clear overall trends indicating ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Himalayan river bridge Impacts of the shrinkage and disappearance of mountain glaciers include changes in the flow characteristics of glacierfed rivers, glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in the Andes and Asia, and changing flood severit...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 in many areas. Livelihoods are affected as climat...

By Lawrence Hislop

Agricultural land, Nepal The irrigated cropland in the basins of the Asian rivers originating in the Himalayas that are most dependent upon the mountains for water flow, comprises approximately 857,830,000 ha. Water from the Hindu Kush-Himala...

By Lawrence Hislop

cattle, Nepal The Himalayas are the origin of major river systems that support some 3 billion people in 18 countries. In the future, many regions will undoubtedly experience water scarcity (UNEP 2010) due to a reduction in glacial i...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 irrigation technology will require funds a...

By Lawrence Hislop

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 runoff. With increased frequencies of landslides and...

By Lawrence Hislop

Fish, Nepal Glacier melt inputs to rivers can affect the ecosystems in a number of ways, including habitat changes such as stream temperatures, sediment concentrations, water chemistry and nutrient availability, or through the...

By Lawrence Hislop

_mg_6798 UNEP/GRID-Arendal's report 'High mountain glaciers and climate change, Challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation' highlights the vulnerability and exposure of people dependent upon these rivers to floods, droughts...

By Lawrence Hislop

Stove, Nepal Living in high mountain regions like the Andes and the Himalayan region is a daily challenge as the remoteness combined with the harsh environment and limited infrastructure hampers mountain peoples’ economic developme...

By Lawrence Hislop

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, future agricultural production faces significant uncer...

By Lawrence Hislop

Kathmandu city, Nepal People living in mountain regions across the world are used to environmental change and are regularly dealing with too much or too little water, both conditions often occurring within the same season or within short pe...

By Lawrence Hislop

Kathmandu, Nepal The glacial contribution to river flow varies greatly, both annually and within and between catchments. The hydrological significance of glacier runoff also depends on other components of the hydrological cycle, such...

By Lawrence Hislop

Private yacht in polar waters Travelling by boat in the waters around Svalbard offers unparalleled access to many of the most interesting sights the archipelago has to offer. In recent years, around 40 private yachts visit Svalbard each year.

By Bjorn Alfthan

Inquisitive Polar bear on the pack ice, Svalbard Svalbard's polar bears belong to the Barents Sea population, one of 19 different polar bear populations recognised by scientists. Svalbard's population, estimated in the several thousands, is the only one not hunted with...

By Bjorn Alfthan

Tourist cruise ship, Svalbard A number of cruise ship operators work on Svalbard during the summer months, bringing tourists from across the world to visit the landscapes and biodiversity of this Arctic archipelago. Most, if not all, of these cruise ...

By Bjorn Alfthan

Brünnich’s guillemot, Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard Brünnich’s guillemots number in their hundreds of thousands at this colony in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard. A migratory species that winters normally winters off the waters of Icela...

By Bjorn Alfthan

Brünnich’s guillemot colony, Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard Brünnich’s guillemot, which breeds on steep cliff edges, are prodigious divers. Their food is normally caught at depths of approximately 50 metres, but depths of 200 metres have also been recorded.

By Bjorn Alfthan

Zodiac with tourists, Svalbard Zodiacs are an essential means of transporting tourists from a cruise ship onto land, or simply "cruising" in the waters around Svalbard. It offers a relatively unintrusive means of approaching wildlife at close quarters...

By Bjorn Alfthan

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