Accelerating Global Glacier Loss: Multidimensional Impacts & Solutions
On 21st March 2025, on the occasion of the first World Day for Glaciers, the UNESCO released the United Nations World Water Development Report 2025.
- The report highlights the importance of mountain waters, including alpine glaciers, which are vital for meeting basic human needs such as water supply and sanitation.
Glacier Loss: A Worsening Scenario
- Glaciers are disappearing at an unprecedented rate, with the past three years recording the largest loss of glacial mass ever documented.
- Often called the "Third Pole" or "Water Tower of Asia," Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) supports nearly two billion people through major river systems.
- Since 1975, 9,000 gigatons ....
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