Bhutan

India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan have planned a total of 552 hydropower projects in Himalayan region, of which some have already been built and some are under construction, that may have far-reaching impacts on downstream Bangladesh, informed sources said.

Publication Date:

09/03/2009

Source: New Nation (Bangladesh)

Tags:

Himalaya, Dams, Hydroelectricity, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, India

Biodiversity

Biodiversity and climate change in the himalayas: sustainable mountain development

Professor Bruno Messerli, together with the team at ICIMOD made a tangible proposal for the long-term preservation of Himalayan genetic heritage: to select four representative

Publication Date:

01/03/2009

Source: ICIMOD

Tags:

Environment, Mountains, Himalaya, Climate Change, Traditional Knowledge, Biosphere Reserves, Biodiversity, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Wetlands

Dams/ Irrigation

Dam boom in Himalayas will create mountains of risk

The Himalaya is one of the fastest changing regions of the world due to global warming. The mountains

Publication Date:

01/03/2009

Author(s): Ann-Kathrin Schneider

Source: World Rivers Review

Vol:

24

Issue:

1

pp:

1

Tags:

Himalaya, Rivers, Dams/ Irrigation, Dams, Dam Safety, Climate Change, Global Warming, Glacial Melt, Floods, Hydroelectricity, Hydrology, Bhutan, China, Nepal, India, South Asia

Water Resources

Theme paper on transboundary waters: World Water Day 2009

International World Water Day is held annually on 22nd March as recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). It serves as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater.

Publication Date:

01/03/2009

Source: Central Water Commission

Tags:

Water Resources, Rivers, Water Management, Conflicts, International Disputes, International Cooperation, Legislation, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, India

Water Resources

Bhutans glaciers retreating at 30-35 metres a year

22 January, 2009 - More than 50 experts from India, Pakistan, Nepal, UK, Switzerland, Thailand and Bhutan have gathered in Paro to discuss glacial lake outburst, its threats and prevention measures. For Bhutan whose very survival depends on the stability of the lakes, officials say it is a much-needed workshop.

Publication Date:

23/01/2009

Source: Kuensel (Bhutan)

Tags:

Water Resources, Glaciers, Lakes, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Glacial Melt, Geology, Bhutan

Mining

Mining industry is the pits, says report

5 January, 2009 - If the public accounts committee

Publication Date:

05/01/2009

Source: Kuensel (Bhutan)

Tags:

Mining, Mining Regulations, Bhutan

Biodiversity

Access and benefit sharing from genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge

This manual provides the materials needed to deliver a basic training in access and benefit sharing (ABS) of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge as provided for under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Krishna Prasad Oli, Tara Devi Dhakal

Source: ICIMOD

Tags:

Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Himalaya, Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Benefit Sharing, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India

Dams/ Irrigation

Bhutan projects cause of floods in NE

After reports of China trying to divert the waters of Brahmaputra, now friendly Bhutan has been found releasing excess river water to India causing heavy floods in the down stream North East.

Publication Date:

18/12/2008

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

North East, Dams, Floods, Hydroelectricity, Central Water Commission (CWC), Bhutan