Himalayas
A@A Knowledge Network: Meeting #3 Summary
The A@A Knowledge Network meeting provided 5 speed talks focussing on climate change in mountains related topics.
Protecting the ‘Water Tower’ of Asia: The Future of the Hindu Kush Himalaya
Watch this short video to learn about the challenges of climate change in the Himalayan mountains as well as examples of adaptation actions. The focus is on integrating all sectors into a comprehensive climate adaptation plan, and to optimize the water-energy nexus to “green the vertical deserts”.
Strengthening regional cooperation to address cascading climate risks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
Learn about the barriers and enablers of enhanced regional cooperation on adaptation to manage the cascading impacts of climate change in this 8th APAN forum event. The event focused on mountainous regions, such as the Hindu Kush Himalaya, and how these regions can tackle cascading risks and scale up solutions.
Resilient Mountain Solutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
Learn about why a focus on resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is important, and explore the different components of ICIMOD's Resilient Mountain Solutions programme.
The Fifth Sustainable Summits Conference 2021
Watch these 4 short films inspired by growing pressures facing mountain environments. Covering development pressures, mountain communities, regional cooperation, and messages for COP26, gain an insight into how climate change is affecting the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
Sixth Global Meeting of The Mountain Partnership: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Altitude by Fostering a Community of Practice
On Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) hosted a side event at the Mountain Partnership’s Sixth Global Meeting in Aspen, Colorado, USA. The side event hosted a discussion on how we can increase adaptive capacity to climate change in the Andes, East Africa, the South Caucasus, Hindu Kush Himalaya and beyond!
Knowledge Networking to Address Climate Change Impacts and Disaster Risks by Engaging Local Groups and Institutions to Localise Actions
Learn about the Government of Himachal Pradesh's efforts to incorporate climate change and disaster risk reduction issues at the highest levels of governance. The article discusses how the state government transformed the administrative and technical outlook to institutionalize the state's knowledge network and mainstream SDG 13 in the planning process.
Solution Story: Reducing the risk from Himalayan tsunamis – How global cooperation is helping mountain regions meet the growing threat from glacial lake outburst floods
Discover this Solution Story describing how global cooperation is helping mountain regions meet the growing threat from glacial lake outburst floods.
Mountains Connect Interregional Workshop
The Mountains Connect Interregional Workshop brought together more than sixty participants from across the world's mountain regions to share and create new knowledge and experiences on adaptation and regional governance in mountain ranges.
Strengthening Climate Resilience in Mountainous Areas
Learn about strengthening the resilience of human and natural systems in mountainous areas against the impacts of climate change in this 2021 report from the OECD.