Mountains in a changing climate
This nexus brief synthesizes the findings of recent publications on mountains and climate change, in particular IPCC Cross-Chapter Paper 5: Mountains (2022) and the OECD Development Co-operation Working
Mountains
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Understanding mountain soils
Mountain soils are the fragile foundations of ecosystems that ultimately provide water for more than half the world's population. A new FAO book offers technical insights on the sustainable management
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Modelling glacier change in the Everest region, Nepal Himalaya
In this study, we apply a glacier mass balance and ice redistribution model to examine the sensitivity of glaciers in the Everest region of Nepal to climate change. High resolution temperature and precipitation
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Global mountain topography and the fate of montane species under climate change
Increasing evidence indicates that species throughout the world are responding to climate change by shifting their geographic distributions. Although shifts can be directionally heterogeneous, they often
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Taj not yellowing, says Union tourism minister
Union culture and tourism minister Mahesh Sharma asserted in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the Taj was not yellowing, denying such reports in the press. He said the Taj was in good state of preservation,
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The Taj puzzle
The fight to save the Taj Mahal from pollution is the country's longest and perhaps most difficult battle. It began in 1983, when 10,400 sq km of area was declared the Taj Trapezium Zone and polluting
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Taj discoloration: What to blame?
Even as measures -- some of them knee-jerk -- are being taken to stop the majestic Taj Mahal from turning yellow, the exact causes for the monument's discoloration are yet to be ascertained, a recent analysis
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Did Nepal Earthquake Change Mount Everest’s Height?
Scientists race against the clock to retrieve data that will also help them understand the devastating quake. The massive earthquake that struck Nepal Saturday likely caused permanent changes in the
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High Mountains Warming Faster Than Previously Thought
High elevation environments such as mountains may be warming much faster than previously thought, according to new research. "Elevation-dependent warming is a poorly observed phenomenon that requires
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Adapting to climate change for sustainable agribusiness in high mountain watersheds: a case study from Nepal
This publication reflects the findings and learning from a programme of participatory action research (PAR) carried out between 2010 and 2012 in two geographically and climatically different mountain watersheds
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Towards a framework for achieving food security in the mountains of Pakistan
Reducing poverty, hunger, and food insecurity are overarching goals of the Government of Pakistan. The government is committed to inclusive and equitable socioeconomic development and eradicating hunger,