UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
Glaciers
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Pakistan’s glaciers will melt by 2035’
Glaciers in Pakistan are continuously melting because of rising temperature, and by the year 2035, the country will no longer have water reserves in the shape of glaciers. This was stated by Federal
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On thin ice: how cutting pollution can slow warming and save lives
This new scientific report released by World Bank shows that moving rapidly to reduce pollutants such as methane and black carbon, could slow warming in critical snow and ice-covered regions while benefitting human welfare.
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Smoke from Indian religious sites 'melting Himalayan glaciers'
Holy smoke arising from Hindu funeral pyres, Muslim cemeteries and Buddhist temples are responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming on the Indian subcontinent and
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Estimation of ice thickness using surface velocities and slope at The Gangotri glacier, India
Estimation of ice thickness using surface velocities and slope at The Gangotri glacier, India - A presentation by Prateek Gantayat, Anil Kulkarni and J Srinivasan at the 4th National Research Conference
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Civil Society guide to healthy rivers and climate resilience
Using case studies and examples from around the world, the guide answers questions that help assess, address, and adapt to a world of increasing climate risks. What is the value of our rivers, and what
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Civil Society guide to healthy rivers and climate resilience
Using case studies and examples from around the world, the guide answers questions that help assess, address, and adapt to a world of increasing climate risks. What is the value of our rivers, and what
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New color purple depicts worsening climate risks in U.N. draft report
Some parts of nature and human society are more vulnerable than expected to climate change, according to a draft of a U.N. report that adds a new purple color to a key diagram to show worsening risks beyond
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Economic woes may mute impact of U.N. report saying warming manmade
The strongest scientific warning to date that global warming is man-made may have a muted impact when it is released later this month with many governments more focused on nursing weak economies than on
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The impact of torrential rainfall in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India during June, 2013
Sometime due to major accident and leakage the situation become worst for the nearby peoples. Kedarnath is a town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath
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Human development in South Asia 2013: water for human development
The well-being of people in South Asia is largely determined by their access to water and the region will face scarcity of water by 2030 due to climate change warns this 16th edition of the South Asia Human Development released by Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre.