Nepal’s devastating flash floods warn of mounting climate risks across the Himalayas, underscoring the urgent need for stronger preparedness and regional cooperation
If countries can limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the study said 40-45 per cent of glacier ice in the Himalayas and the Caucasus would be preserved
The IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3 builds on previous reports from 2014 and 2017 to track whether the conservation of the world’s 252 natural World Heritage sites is sufficient to protect them in the long term