Thank you for the article. We hope that happens - the life and livelihood of billions of people depend on it. Here is the forecast, quoted from the article: "The scientists predicted that there will be considerable losses in the amount of snowmelt in Asia's rivers, but the degree of future climate change <https://phys.org/tags/climate+change/> plays a key role. "*If we are able to limit temperature rise by the end of the century to 1.5 degrees *when compared to pre-industrial levels, as agreed upon in the 2015 Paris agreement, we will see region-wide reductions in snowmelt of only 6%," said co-author Walter Immerzeel, Professor in Mountain Hydrology at Utrecht University. "However, 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."
Here is a recent report (published last month) from the UNDP on the third pole melting: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soumitradas_un-report-2b-lives-are-stake-due-to-climate-activity-6809904510916427776-czaI which says: "A catastrophic loss of water security affecting 2 billion people from the amplifier global surface heating" [image: image.png] On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 4:32 AM Renaud de RICHTER <[email protected]> wrote: > *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. 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