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The impacts of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau: A synthesis of recent science and Tibetan research

This comprehensive report surveys the full range of scientific findings on all aspects of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau. Summarises over 150 recent research reports published in scientific journals, by Chinese and international scientists. Says that Tibet is in trouble, as climate change is now happening faster than in many areas, with multiple impacts on human livelihoods, rangeland degradation, desertification, loss of glaciers and more.
This report is the first by Tibetan scientists and social scientists to comprehensively survey the full range of scientific findings on all aspects of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau.

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