UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
Glaciers
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The Copenhagen diagnosis: updating the world on the latest climate science
This report covers the range of topics evaluated by Working Group I of the IPCC, namely the Physical Science Basis.
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Himalayan glaciers: a state-of-art review of glacial studies, glacial retreat and climate change
This paper on the state of Himalayan Glaciers by V K Raina, ex Deputy Director of GSI presents a historical review of the research to date spanning more than fifty years, and claims that it is premature to accept that Himalayan glaciers are retreating abnormally because of global warming.
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Arctic may have already run out of multiyear ice cover
Ottawa: The multiyear ice covering the Arctic Ocean has effectively vanished, a startling development that will make it easier to open up polar shipping routes, an Arctic expert has claimed.
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Programmes taken up for glacier studies and climate change adaptation programmes in Sikkim
This report presented by Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok at " Glaciers, climate change and livelihood summit" on 29-30 October 2009 at Shimla.
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Shimla declaration on sustainable himalayan development, Shimla, October 30, 2009
Himalayan Chief Ministers
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Mountain task (editorial)
India seeks regional cooperation in saving the Himalayan ecosystem
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Mission to focus on Himalayan eco-system
A comprehensive programme to assess the damage being done to ecologically fragile areas in the Himalayas and to prevent over-exploitation of natural resources in the region was cleared by the Prime Minister
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India pushes for common responsibility
Rajendra K. Pachauri says that India wants to be a constructive partner in Copenhagen negotiations on climate change. The country is taking domestic action even though it cannot accept mandatory emissions limits.
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When the ice melts
Deep in the Himalayas, the disappearance of glaciers is threatening the kingdom of Bhutan. Anjali Nayar trekked through the mountains to see how the country is adapting to a warming world.
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Asian tensions on water supply risk spilling over
On the outskirts of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, climate researchers twiddle with computers displaying maps of the Himalayas. At the press of a button, rivers and mountain passes change colour and watercourses expand to show villages swept away by simulated flood waters.