UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
Glaciers
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Advocacy strategies for promoting greater consideration of climate change and human rights in development activities
Construction may soon begin on the West Seti Hydroelectric Project (WSHP) in the western region of Nepal. The 750-megawatt facility, which will produce power primarily for export to India, involves construction of a 195-meter high dam on the Seti River that will inundate over 2000 hectares of land.
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Formation of glacial lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and GLOF risk assessment
This report contains an assessment of the threat facing the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region from the recent (post-1950s) and rapid formation of meltwater lakes on the surface or at the end of a large number of the region's glaciers.
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The waters of the third pole: sources of threat, sources of survival
This new report by HFP warns that Hindu-Kush Himalaya region, the so-called Third Pole is a
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Under the scanner
As a response to mounting criticism of the IPCC, the IAC has been asked to conduct a review of the IPCC
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Himalayan glaciers retreating at rapid rate
KOCHI: Contrary to the findings of the Union Environment Ministry, the Himalayan glaciers are retreating at a rapid rate, environmental activist and scientist Vandana Shiva has said.
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Himalayan glaciers may not survive 21st century
Anil S KOCHI: Calling upon governments across the world to devise a quick action plan to deal with the rapid retreat of the Himalayan glaciers, environmental activist Vandana Shiva said the glaciers might not survive this century if the melting continued.
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Will Icelandic eruption slow global warming?
Do you think air travellers are the only ones to be affected by the Icelandic volcano? Gases from past large volcanoes have lowered Earth
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Volcanic ash blocks flights over N Europe
London: A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano turned the skies of northern Europe into a no-fly zone on Thursday, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers. The European air safety organization said the disruption, the biggest seen in the region, could last another two days.
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Climate change indicators in the United States
This report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. The report focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison.
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The big melt
Glaciers in the high heart of Asia feed its greatest rivers, lifelines for two billion people. Now the ice and snow are diminishing.