South Asia Himalayan Research and Conservation Centre

GDH is a French Organization with a team of specialized engineers in different sectors for the natural risk management. They have already carried out many studies in Nepal glacial lakes, which have resulted to be very essential for Nepal and the report they have prepared is for sure that its going to be a good source for Nepalese students to learn & for also the international organization like ICIMOD and DHM. You can have a look to this site.

The association - Association des Géorisques et Des Hommes The association des Géorisques et Des Hommes was founded in 2013. It aims at protecting populations at risk from natural hazards (earthquake, landslide, block falls, flash floods etc...) in mountainous areas.

Nov 10,2014- French Organization "Des Georisques et Des Hommes' and in co-operation with South Asia Himalayan Environment Research and Conservation Centre, have organize presentation and interaction programme on Thulagi Lake. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods issues were discussed in this program. A short presentation on Cho La , Dudh K***a and Lumding Tso were also given by our geo technical engineer Didier Lemarechal and Hydrolic Engineer Philemon Autin.

NMA president-Ang Tsering Sherpa speaking on presentation.
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Successfully conducted program: Thulagi Lake Presentation

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We SAHERCC and the French Association Des Georisques et Des Hommes (GDH) will be organizing presentation program on Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Venue: Hotel Manaslu,Lazimpat
Date: On the 10th of Nov,2014
Time: 2 pm onwards

Thanks!
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We have prepared the dustbin for our project which we will be installing in the routes of Dhaulagiri. www.cleanhimalayas.org

our new website of Clean Himalayas, you can find the detail information of Dhaulagiri Cleaning Project on this site. www.cleanhimalayas.com

clean himalayas final - Home Dhaulagiri Cleaning Project is highly concerned about cleaning the himalayas. dhaulagiri Trekking region is our project area. Our target is to collect 5 tons of garbages from the dhaulagiri trekking region.

As a region that contains a complex yet colossal mountain system, the Himalayas is known to be extremely susceptible to global warming. Climate change is one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats to our planet and it is getting worse each day and one of the main reasons for this to happen is human negligence and ignorance. Climate change has caused the ice in the Himalayan region to melt and this is adversely affecting the vegetation and habitat that flourish around and below it. Scientists think that by 2050 there will be scarcity of fresh water in Asia, particularly in large basins. Climate change is affecting the amount of snow, ice and rainfall patterns and there is a sense of urgency to recognize and address to these changes.

With the rapid urbanization, the environment has been largely affected and it is playing a major role in climate change. About 1.3 billion people depend upon the water resorces from the himalaya and they are in serious danger. Most of the rivers in Asia depend upon the glaciers from the Himalayas and if these glaciers keep on melting at the current rate then there won’t be any glaciers left in the Himalayas and the people depending upon the water source from these glaciers will suffer a lot. Studies have shown that glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than at any part of the world, so it means that Himalayas are more fragile to climate change. Climate change has brought a significant change in the strength and timing of the Asian monsoon. The monsoon has been delayed and the precipitation also has decreased compared to the years before and all of this is happening due to climate change.

This change in the rainfall pattern has led to droughts in some places and has affected lot of farmers who depend upon agriculture for their livelihood.The temperature of our planet earth has been increasing for the past few decades. The rise in the temperature is caused due to the emission of greenhouse gases from human activity. As the earth gets warmer, the Himalayan highlands will be the most affected. It is predicted that the temperature in the Indian sub-continent will rise between 3.5 and 5.5°c by 2100 and on the Tibetan plateau by 2.5°c by 2050 and 5°c by 2100.

Negative Impacts of Climate Change

Melting of ice caps in the polar regions has brought rise on the sea level and it has threatened the existence of low-lying places. The melting of the glaciers has put people at risk of floods and can deprive them of water resorces in the long term.

In some part of the world, people are facing droughts and heat waves and these impacts jeopardize the production of food due to reduction in crop yields.

Climate change has direct impact on human health. In the summer of 2003 heat wave in Southern Europe took the lives of more than 70,000 people. Global warming can also bring tropical diseases like malaria and dengue.

Some of the endangered species of this world can also be extinct due to climate change, as global warming brings changes to their habitats.

Climate change could also threaten regional and international security by creating conflicts, famines and movements as resources for livelihood becomes scarce.