Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Climate Change in Himalayas, 01/12/2015. Under the Himalayan Glaciological Programme sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, studies related to mass balance, hydrometeorology, glacier dynamics, glacier length/area changes and climate studies of the Himalayan glaciers are being carried out. A Centre for Glaciology has been established at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. The Centre has initiated a coordinated research initiative on Himalayan glaciology to understand the effects of climate change on the glaciers in order to develop strategies for climate change adaptability for sustaining Himalayan Eco-system.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-lok-sabha-impact-climate-change-himalayas-01122015
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/lok-sabha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
