*Future snowmelt from Third Pole may decrease drastically* https://phys.org/news/2021-07-future-snowmelt-pole-decrease-drastically.html The study was published in *Nature Climate Change* on June 24. Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink et al, Climate change decisive for Asia's snow meltwater supply, *Nature Climate Change* (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-021-01074-x <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01074-x> "...* in more realistic scenarios, snowmelt will be reduced by 22% and for specific regions by even more than 50%. Such reductions in meltwater input into the rivers during spring can strongly affect people downstream that depend on that water for irrigation and hydropower*."
Le sam. 3 juil. 2021 à 06:22, Dr. Soumitra Das <[email protected]> a écrit : > Dear All, > > You are cordially invited to join the webinar on Third Pole Melting: > Impacts and Implications organized by the Healthy Climate Initiative, The > Climate Reality Project India, and Indigenous People's Climate Justice > Forum. The webinar will start at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (3:00 PM GMT, 8:30 > PM IST) for the duration of 1.5 hours on July 11, 2021. To join the > event, please register at > https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H4z1J1XYRr2HIfdMD2YtwA. After > registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining > the webinar. > > Abstract > > The UN recently reported that the life and livelihood of 2 billion are at > stake due to the accelerated melting of the Third Pole. The International > Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), an intergovernmental > learning and knowledge center comprising eight regional member countries of > the Hindu Kush Himalayas, reported the same in 2019. We are organizing > this interactive webinar to communicate the realities and urgency of > slowing the melt of the Himalayan glaciers. > > Speakers > > - > > Dr. Santosh Nepal, Group Lead, Climate, and Hydrology at ICIMOD > - > > Dr. Fawzia Tarannum, Assistant Professor, TERI School of Advanced > Studies > - > > Mr. Joydeep Gupta, South Asia Director of The Third Pole and India > coordinator of Internews Earth Journalism Network > - > > Dr. Ram Boojh, CEO at Mobius Foundation > - > > Dr. Leslie Field, Founder, and CTO, Arctic Ice Project. > > > Moderator > > - > > Rituraj Phukan, National Coordinator of The Climate Reality Project > India, and COO, Walk For Water. > > > Agenda > > - > > Opening remarks: Dr. Soumitra Das, Founder, and President, Healthy > Climate Initiative (5 minutes) > - > > The Changing Himalayas: Climate change and its implications on water > resources in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region ( > https://lib.icimod.org/record/34383). Dr. Santosh Nepal (7 minutes) > - > > “Water Our Worries?: India’s water crisis, current and projected > challenges from glacial loss in the Himalayas, policy interventions, and > community action. Dr. Fawzia Tarannum (7 minutes) > - > > “Community Climate Impact Stories”: Stories of how the melting of > Himalayan glaciers is affecting the people in the region and how they are > coping with it. Mr. Joydeep Gupta (7 minutes) > - > > “A Pathway to Sustainable Himalayan Collaboration”: The possibilities > of finding common grounds for resolving issues related to shared resources > between the countries of the Himalayan region. Dr. Ram Boojh (7 > minutes) > - > > “A Potential Solution to Restore the Third Pole”: A brief overview of > AIP’s solution to restore the Arctic and the joint initiative to stop/slow > down the melting of the Third Pole with HCI and The Climate Reality Project > India. Dr. Leslie Field (7 minutes). > - > > Moderated Questions: Mr. Rituraj Phukan (18 minutes) > - > > Audience Q/A (30 minutes) > - > > Vote of thanks (2 minutes) > > > Your presence and support are critical to the success of the initiative to > restore Himalayan glaciers. > > Sincerely, > > Soumitra Das > > President, Healthy Climate Initiative > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Healthy Climate Alliance" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/healthy-climate-alliance/CADWMfERZTA3%3DGuZ1cY1FSdz1uFwM_VirZkYT7Qcz%2BznxyHo10w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/healthy-climate-alliance/CADWMfERZTA3%3DGuZ1cY1FSdz1uFwM_VirZkYT7Qcz%2BznxyHo10w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAHodn99F%2B_5%2BU2T2uM65yKZvFwYib9U6jTPufrwtEDBwtQzLtQ%40mail.gmail.com.
