Glaciers of the Himalayas : Climate Change, Black Carbon, and Regional Resilience

Glaciers of the Himalayas : Climate Change, Black Carbon, and Regional Resilience

Melting glaciers and the loss of seasonal snow pose significant risks to the stability of water resources in South Asia. The 55,000 glaciers in the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush (HKHK) mountain ranges store more freshwater than any region outside of the North and South Poles. Their ice rese...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mani, Muthukumara
Format: Book
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2021
Subjects:
GLACIER
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
SNOW MELT
BLACK CARBON
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
GANGES BASIN
GLACIER MELT
RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT
BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN
Online Access:https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/976841622778070962/glaciers-of-the-himalayas-climate-change-black-carbon-and-regional-resilience
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35600

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https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/976841622778070962/glaciers-of-the-himalayas-climate-change-black-carbon-and-regional-resilience
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35600

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