Description
The greater Himalayan region and its water resources play an important role in global atmospheric circulation, biodiversity, etc while serving more than 1.3 billion people in the basin areas of ten large Asian rivers. This paper discusses these issues, the need to close the knowledge gap, the need for adaptation strategies, and the importance of strengthening local knowledge for adaptation.
Information
- Author(s)
- Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Mats Eriksson, Xu Jianchu
- Publisher
- ICIMOD
- Place published
- Kathmandu
- Date / journal vol no.
- January 2009
- Pages
- 28