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dc.contributorEcosystems Divisionen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.authorGRID-Arendalen_US
dc.contributor.authorInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Developmenten_US
dc.coverage.spatialAfghanistanen_US
dc.coverage.spatialBangladeshen_US
dc.coverage.spatialChinaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialBhutanen_US
dc.coverage.spatialIndiaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialMyanmaren_US
dc.coverage.spatialNepalen_US
dc.coverage.spatialPakistanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-06T13:01:43Z
dc.date.available2020-04-06T13:01:43Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.isbn978-82-7701-179-0en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/32059
dc.descriptionThe Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impacts of climate change. Wide-ranging threats are already impacting ecosystems and millions of people living in the region and downstream, and are also being felt across all sectors of society. In the face of new challenges brought about by climate change and its economic, social and environmental impacts, it is crucial that HKH countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan) increase their knowledge of climate change and its ongoing and projected impacts. This Outlook has been developed to address some of these critical information needs. The document synthesizes and analyses climate change adaptation policies and responses in the mountainous regions of the HKH, and examines whether these address key climate change risks. This Outlook was created through an assessment process that followed four main steps. Chapter 1 introduces the HKH region, setting out the context and in particular, highlighting the links between its environmental and socioeconomic conditions, its vulnerability to climate change, and adaptation efforts. Chapter 2 identifies the main climate hazards, vulnerabilities of different sectors and key risks that are considered priorities to be addressed through adaptation policies. Chapter 3 outlines existing policies and strategies for climate change adaptation, while chapter 4 analyses the extent to which these measures can respond to the key risks identified (gap analysis).en_US
dc.formatTexten_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
dc.subjectSOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORSen_US
dc.titleOutlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalayaen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Actionen_US
wd.tagsAdaptationen_US
wd.tagsMitigationen_US
wd.topicsClimate Actionen_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber96 pagesen_US


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