Climate change vulnerability of mountain ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas
Synthesis report:
This publication presents a summary of the findings of a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of the Eastern Himalayas region to climate change and related hazards such as glacial run-off lake outburst, floods, mud-flows, avalanches, as well as droughts, landslides, wildfires from lightning, thunderstorms, and cloudbursts, in addition to earthquakes, which amplify the potential impacts of climate change and exacerbate vulnerability.
The results of surveys, workshops, stakeholder consultations, and technical papers by individual experts have been synthesised, and used in climate models to develop preliminary climate projections for the region and assess climate change vulnerability. The publication is intended to both inform conservation policy at national and regional levels, and stimulate the coordinated research that is urgently needed.
This publication is complemented by a series of publication comprising technical papers on the thematic topics climate change projections, biodiversity, wetlands, water resources, hazards, and human well-being.
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