Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
Essential for understanding the global environmental crisis, its specific regional manifestations (like in the Himalayas), and the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies. It connects environmental science, geography, and policy.
Climate change, characterized by rising global temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, profoundly affects sensitive mountain ecosystems worldwide. These impacts include accelerated glacier retreat, permafrost degradation, changes in hydrological regimes, and increased frequency of extreme weather events, threatening biodiversity and human livelihoods.