A new report has warned that the Himalayas are heading towards a serious water crisis, with glaciers now losing mass 65 percent faster than they were a decade ago. The report, titled Prosperous and Resilient Himalayas, says close to 200 glacial lakes across the region have been rated high risk, of which 56 fall in the very high risk category in India alone.
The report was prepared by Systemiq and the Integrated Mountain Initiative, with the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment as a knowledge partner and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development contributing technical research. It was supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and comes as an abridged emergency version, ahead of a fuller report expected in October.
