The broader Himalaya region, called the “Third Pole,” which includes the Tibetan Plateau, is a global biodiversity hotspot and has the largest reservoir of freshwater outside the two Arctic and Antarctica polar regions, among other important features. In view of the dangers of a Himalayan meltdown, the meeting – hosted by Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay – vehemently expressed the need for “coordination and support” at global forums to “represent and amplify” regional concerns that have global implications.
søndag 22. desember 2024
The U.N. process shows little appetite for addressing the urgent climate crisis on the Tibetan Plateau – in part due to China’s apathy.
On November 12, at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the leaders of six Hindu Kush Himalaya countries met to discuss the climate crisis that has reached epic proportions. Out of the eight countries – namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – only Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and Myanmar, now under a military junta, were perhaps justifiably absent.
The broader Himalaya region, called the “Third Pole,” which includes the Tibetan Plateau, is a global biodiversity hotspot and has the largest reservoir of freshwater outside the two Arctic and Antarctica polar regions, among other important features. In view of the dangers of a Himalayan meltdown, the meeting – hosted by Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay – vehemently expressed the need for “coordination and support” at global forums to “represent and amplify” regional concerns that have global implications.
The broader Himalaya region, called the “Third Pole,” which includes the Tibetan Plateau, is a global biodiversity hotspot and has the largest reservoir of freshwater outside the two Arctic and Antarctica polar regions, among other important features. In view of the dangers of a Himalayan meltdown, the meeting – hosted by Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay – vehemently expressed the need for “coordination and support” at global forums to “represent and amplify” regional concerns that have global implications.
