UNB, Dhaka :
The adverse affect of global warming in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region will pose a severe threat to the downstream countries like Bangladesh in the days to come, according to experts.
“The adverse affects of climate change in mountains, including natural disasters such as floods, landslides and increased river erosion, have impacts on the downstream,” Additional Secretary to
Bangladesh’s Environment and Forests Ministry Nurul Karim told a regional conference in Nairobi recently. Highlighting the direct links between the mountainous areas of the HKH region and downstream and lower riparian areas like Bangladesh, he said: “Upstream and downstream linkages provide a foundation for forming partnerships among HKH countries for sustainable mountain development.”
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Partnership for Sustainable Mountain Development was launched during a ministerial-level panel discussion organised on Tuesday on the sidelines of UNEA 2 in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, according a message received here on Thursday.
Director of International Environmental Affairs for the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Elfriede-Anna More highlighted the past year’s milestones in global deliberations, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNFCCC Paris Agreement, and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
She further noted the important role that mountains play globally and the need to mainstream the Mountain Agenda. “The Hindu Kush Himalayas are a shared resource, and countries in the region face similar challenges in the face of climate change,” said Dr ICIMOD director general David Molden.
The adverse affect of global warming in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region will pose a severe threat to the downstream countries like Bangladesh in the days to come, according to experts.
“The adverse affects of climate change in mountains, including natural disasters such as floods, landslides and increased river erosion, have impacts on the downstream,” Additional Secretary to
Bangladesh’s Environment and Forests Ministry Nurul Karim told a regional conference in Nairobi recently. Highlighting the direct links between the mountainous areas of the HKH region and downstream and lower riparian areas like Bangladesh, he said: “Upstream and downstream linkages provide a foundation for forming partnerships among HKH countries for sustainable mountain development.”
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Partnership for Sustainable Mountain Development was launched during a ministerial-level panel discussion organised on Tuesday on the sidelines of UNEA 2 in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, according a message received here on Thursday.
Director of International Environmental Affairs for the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Elfriede-Anna More highlighted the past year’s milestones in global deliberations, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNFCCC Paris Agreement, and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
She further noted the important role that mountains play globally and the need to mainstream the Mountain Agenda. “The Hindu Kush Himalayas are a shared resource, and countries in the region face similar challenges in the face of climate change,” said Dr ICIMOD director general David Molden.
