WFP Bhutan country brief, November 2019
WFP participated in a seminar on climate change induced risks and vulnerabilities of Glacial Lake Outbursts Floods (GLOF) organized by the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology in collaboration with local government and funded by UNDP. The workshop was held to strengthen GLOF monitoring, preparedness and climate change adaptation. In the workshop, participants also explored the role of the Government and UN agencies in addressing the issue.
As part of WFP’s strategy to enhance Bhutan’s data preparedness, WFP is exploring a research project into the impact of GLOFs in collaboration with Newcastle University and Durham University. This research would seek to quantify potential triggers and undertake numerical modelling to translate GLOF hazards to downstream flood risks.