The Arctic Circle Assembly 2026 :TTHE ARCTIC AND HINDU KUSH KARAKORAM HIMALAYA: GLACIER LANDSCAPE GOVERNANCE IN N-PAKISTAN
The context of the Hindu-Kush – Karakoram -Himalaya region
Stretching over 3500 kilometres and across eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan – the Hindu Kush Himalaya are arguably the world’s most important ‘water tower’, being the source of ten of Asia’s largest rivers as well as the largest volume of ice and snow outside of the Arctic and Antarctica. Together these rivers support the drinking water, irrigation, energy, industry and sanitation needs of more than 1,5 billion people living in the mountains and downstream.
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