Climate Change

Himalayan yak facing threat of climate change

Yak – the lifeline of pastoral nomads in high altitudes of the Indian Himalayan region – is facing the threat of gradually rising temperatures in the region.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2018
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Himalaya, Climate Change, Livestock, Global Warming, Climate Adaptation
Environment

Transport ministry, petitioners argue on requirement of environment clearance for Char Dham project

DEHRADUN: Ministry of road, transport and highway (MORTH) in their affidavit submitted before the National Green Tribunal(NGT) in matter of Char Dham widening road in Uttarakhand stated that in all

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Clearance (EC), Roads, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Himalaya, Ecology, Environmental Health, Environment, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for Char Dham project, Uttarakhand, 04/04/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Citizens for Green Doon & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2018 regarding environmental clearance for Char Dham project, Uttarakhand. NGT took a stern view of the lackadaisical attitude of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway as well as the Government of Uttarakhand for not even filing the muck dumping plan generated from the project. Court warns that no further adjournment would be granted in the case.

Judgement Date: 
04/04/2018
Tags:
Roads, Himalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Clearance (EC)
Water Resources

Numerical groundwater flow modeling of Kohat basin : An example from Himalayan fold and thrust belt Pakistan

The present and future groundwater availability and exploitation were evaluated for an intermountain basin (Kohat Sub basin) of Northwest Himalayan Fold & thrust belt Pakistan by developing a 3D numerical groundwater flow model. The groundwater models attempt to represent an actual groundwater system with a mathematical counterpart. The conventional groundwater flow modeling procedure was followed to characterize complex hydrogeological system and predict future of fresh water resources in response to pumping and potential withdrawal.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2018
Majid Khan, Abu Sadat Md. Sayem, Munawar Shah
Mausam
69
2
263-276
Tags:
Groundwater Assessment, Pakistan, Himalaya, Hydrology, River Basin, South Asia
Climate Change

Status of measurement, reporting, and verification for REDD+ in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

The initiative known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Conservation and Enhancement of Forest Carbon and Sustainable Forest Management (REDD+) focuses on avoiding deforestation and forest degradation, conserving and sustainably managing forests, and enhancing forest carbon stocks.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2018
Niroj Timalsina, Muhammad Sohail, Kai Windhorst, & et al
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Tags:
REDD, Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV), Himalaya, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Climate Change
Climate Change

Adaptation in the Himalayas: knowledge, action and results

This short report presents a selection of the key findings, achievements and lessons learned from the Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP) over the period 2012– 2017. This summary report focuses on selected HICAP approaches to science, action research, pilot activities, and communications and outreach.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2018
Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Himalaya, India, Disaster Preparedness
Climate Change

Himachal govt worried over receding glaciers

Receding Himalayan glaciers due to climate change is an area of concern for Himachal Pradesh, said the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2018
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Glacial Melt, Himalaya, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Global Warming, Climate Impacts
Climate Change

How many glaciers in Kashmir? No idea, says Govt

While the glaciers in Kashmir are melting down, the state government doesn’t even know how many of them do actually exist in the state.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2018
Kashmir Monitor
Tags:
Glacial Melt, Global Warming, Climate Change, Himalaya, Climate Impacts
Climate Change

Higher temperature, lesser snow on Himalayas: SASE

Affirming that the impact of global warming is evident over north-western Himalayas in the form of rising maximum and mean temperature across all zones, a study by the Snow and Avalanche Studies Es

Publication Date: 
28/03/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Global Warming, Himalaya, Rainfall, Radiation, Climate Change
Environment

PM's pet Rs 12k cr-Char Dham project hits NGT hurdle

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday banned further felling of trees in the Rs 12,000 crore all-weather Char Dham road project, a pet initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Roads, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmentalists, Forest Act 1980, Environmental Security, Himalaya, Environment

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