Introduction to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

Sharma, Eklabya; Molden, David; Rahman, Arafat; Khatiwada, Yuba Raj; Zhang, Linxiu; Singh, Surendra Pratap; Yao, Tandong; Wester, P.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92288-1_1

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“…It is worth stressing the importance of mountains beyond their immediate physical boundaries. Sharma et al (2019) summed up the net contribution of mountains to biodiversity by noting that mountains house 25% of all terrestrial biodiversity and nearly 50% of all terrestrial biodiversity hotspots and benefit nearly 50% of the human population through various ecosystem services [36]. As Hoorn et al (2010) demonstrated, the rise of the Andean mountain system contributed to the development of the Amazonian biodiversity hotspot over geological time through the alteration of continent-level drainage and climate patterns [37].…”

Section: The Broader Significance Of Mountainsmentioning

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Mountains as a Global Heritage: Arguments for Conserving the Natural Diversity of Mountain Regions

Chakraborty

2020

Heritage

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This concise review posits the urgent need for conserving the natural diversity of mountain environments by envisioning mountains as a global natural heritage. Mountains are recognized as cradles of biodiversity and for their important ecosystem services. Mountains also constitute the second most popular outdoor destination category at the global level after islands and beaches. However, in the current age of accelerating global environmental change, mountain systems face unprecedented change in their ecological characteristics, and consequent effects will extend to the millions who depend directly on ecosystem services from mountains. Moreover, growing tourism is putting fragile mountain ecosystems under increasing stress. This situation requires scientists and mountain area management stakeholders to come together in order to protect mountains as a global heritage. By underlining the salient natural diversity characteristics of mountains and their relevance for understanding global environmental change, this critical review argues that it is important to appreciate both biotic and abiotic diversity features of mountains in order to create a notion of mountains as a shared heritage for humanity. Accordingly, the development of soft infrastructure that can communicate the essence of mountain destinations and a committed network of scientists and tourism scholars working together at the global level are required for safeguarding this shared heritage.

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Mountains as a Global Heritage: Arguments for Conserving the Natural Diversity of Mountain Regions

Chakraborty

2020

Heritage

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“…The HKH is a source of 10 major river basins ( Figure 1), with 1.9 billion people living in the mountains and downstream who benefit directly and indirectly from its resources. The region is also home to some of the most diverse cultures, languages, religions, and traditional knowledge systems in the world (Sharma et al 2019).…”

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The Hindu Kush Himalaya Call to Action: Sustaining Mountain Environments and Improving Livelihoods

Wester

Rathore

Vasily

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Mountain Research and Development

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“…The analysis of temperature shows a trend of warming by 0.4°C-0.6°C per decade [33,40]. Climate change had been observe more severely in Hindu Kush Himalayan region including Nepal [41][42][43]. Different sectors such as socio-economic, biodiversity, livelihood, water resources and energy are already experiencing negative impact of climate change in the country [44][45][46].…”

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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the High Mountain Region of Nepal: A Case Study of Lamjung District

Rai

Neupane

Pariyar

2020

IJECC

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Climate change vulnerability has need access to targeted scientiﬁc information about the impacts of climate change in order to adapt to its effects. Awareness can be measured through three different parameters-conceptualization, engagement and experimental. This research has conduct in Lamjung district where people are victimize from climate change. Primary and secondary sources of data are used. This study used household surveys and focus group discussions to assess people perceptions of these changes and identify the climate change vulnerability. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the Lamjung districts, vulnerable in the context of the climate change. This result is useful for policymaker, local government and different stockholder who are working on climate change sector. It is also important for long term changes in climate variables and occurrences of natural disasters is the most important component to determine the overall vulnerability. Climate change vulnerability had been decreased considerably in this study area. Meanwhile, long-term research in Nepal is required for extensive work on climate change and primary data collection for climate change vulnerability assessment.

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Introduction to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

Cited by 96 publications

References 6 publications

Mountains as a Global Heritage: Arguments for Conserving the Natural Diversity of Mountain Regions

Mountains as a Global Heritage: Arguments for Conserving the Natural Diversity of Mountain Regions

The Hindu Kush Himalaya Call to Action: Sustaining Mountain Environments and Improving Livelihoods

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the High Mountain Region of Nepal: A Case Study of Lamjung District

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