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Current Work on Issues Rel<strong>at</strong>ed to Glacier Melt/Retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>Appendix A.1 ‐ Ma<strong>in</strong> D<strong>at</strong>abaseOrganiz<strong>at</strong>ion DetailsName Key Contact Contact Details URLWWFIUCNCGIAR ChallengeProgram on Food<strong>and</strong> W<strong>at</strong>erJohn Miceler,Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director,Eastern HimalayasProgram. Also TariqAziz, Leader of WWFLiv<strong>in</strong>g HimalayaIniti<strong>at</strong>ive, Nepal.Also Shirish S<strong>in</strong>ha,Head, Clim<strong>at</strong>eChange <strong>and</strong> EnergyProgramme, WWF‐India; <strong>and</strong> DrDipankar Ghose,Eastern Himalaya<strong>and</strong> TeraiProgramme, WWF‐India.Mr. Ahmad SaeedPr<strong>in</strong>cipal ExpertGlobal ChangeNo specifictariq.aziz@wwfnepal.org,Jon.Miceler@wwfus.org;shirish@wwf<strong>in</strong>dia.net;dghose@wwf.<strong>in</strong>dia.netahmad.saeed@iucnp.orgwww.p<strong>and</strong>a.org,www.worldwildlife.org/wh<strong>at</strong>/wherewework/easternhimalayas/<strong>in</strong>dex.htmlGeographicArea of FocusEasternHimalayas(Nepal, Bhutan,northernMyanmar,southeast Tibet<strong>and</strong> northeastIndia)http://www.iucn.org/ Pakistan,about/union/secretar Nepal, Ch<strong>in</strong>ai<strong>at</strong>/offices/asia/regional_activities/elg/?712/F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g‐aworkableconserv<strong>at</strong>ion‐modelfor‐high‐altitudeecosystemshttp://cpwfbfp.pbworks.com/"Bas<strong>in</strong> FocalProject" <strong>in</strong> theIndo‐Ganges,Volta, YellowRiver &Mekong bas<strong>in</strong>sSubject Area of Focus <strong>and</strong>Expertise <strong>in</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ion toGlacial Melt Summary of Activities PartnersMostly adapt<strong>at</strong>ionfocused but also policyaspects <strong>and</strong> field researchaspects <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gmonitor<strong>in</strong>g retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>at</strong>river source areas on theTibetan pl<strong>at</strong>eau.Work<strong>in</strong>g withGovernment of Pakistanon clim<strong>at</strong>e‐rel<strong>at</strong>eddisaster management <strong>in</strong>PakistanAn <strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional, multi<strong>in</strong>stitutionalresearch<strong>in</strong>iti<strong>at</strong>ive with a strongemphasis on north‐south<strong>and</strong> south‐southpartnerships."Clim<strong>at</strong>e Change Impacts on Freshw<strong>at</strong>er Ecosystems <strong>in</strong> the Himalayas (CCIFEH)" projectbuilds on the 2 year Himalayan <strong>Glaciers</strong> <strong>and</strong> Rivers Project funded by WWF NL 2004‐6, whichdocumented the impact of clim<strong>at</strong>e change on glacier melt <strong>in</strong> the Himalayas. Builds on glacialresearch <strong>in</strong> the Indian <strong>and</strong> Nepali Himalayas <strong>and</strong> on the Tibetan Pl<strong>at</strong>eau <strong>and</strong> will l<strong>in</strong>k toongo<strong>in</strong>g freshw<strong>at</strong>er <strong>and</strong> species programme work <strong>in</strong> the Ganga Bas<strong>in</strong> of India. In Nepal, willimplement adapt<strong>at</strong>ion measures <strong>in</strong> Gokyo lake, <strong>and</strong> support the High Altitude Wetl<strong>and</strong>sproject <strong>in</strong> Ladakh, India.An Overview of <strong>Glaciers</strong>, Glacier Retre<strong>at</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Subsequent Impacts <strong>in</strong> Nepal, India <strong>and</strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a. A detailed review <strong>in</strong> 2005 of glacial retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong> impacts <strong>in</strong> Nepal, India <strong>and</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a,which is <strong>in</strong> the process of be<strong>in</strong>g upd<strong>at</strong>ed.Monitor<strong>in</strong>g the glaciers of the Himalayas, Nepal. In both Nepal <strong>and</strong> Bhutan, WWF areundertak<strong>in</strong>g the follow<strong>in</strong>g:1. Monitor<strong>in</strong>g glacial retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> areas th<strong>at</strong> dangerous glacial have formed2. Monitor<strong>in</strong>g upper w<strong>at</strong>ershed flows‐w<strong>at</strong>er quality, quantity <strong>and</strong> frequency changes3. Establish<strong>in</strong>g early warn<strong>in</strong>g systems for communities <strong>at</strong> risk from GLOFs.4. (Bhutan only): Manually reduc<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>at</strong>er levels <strong>in</strong> dangerous glacial lakes by h<strong>and</strong> throughdigg<strong>in</strong>g of trenches <strong>and</strong> pump<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>at</strong>er out. Also do<strong>in</strong>g a lot of village work <strong>in</strong> Bhutan <strong>and</strong>Nepal with communities liv<strong>in</strong>g near glaciers th<strong>at</strong> are reced<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> which have dangerousglacial lakes near them. In Tibet WWF's work focuses on:1. Clim<strong>at</strong>e witness work (community‐based adp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion approach) where design<strong>at</strong>ed nomadsliv<strong>in</strong>g near glaciers <strong>and</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong> river source areas capacit<strong>at</strong>ed to report on changes <strong>in</strong>rangel<strong>and</strong> ecology, glacier shifts, we<strong>at</strong>her changes2. Basel<strong>in</strong>e monitor<strong>in</strong>g of certa<strong>in</strong> glaciers3. General community based adapt<strong>at</strong>ionH<strong>in</strong>du Kush‐Karakoram‐Himalaya regional project (ended mid‐2009): Aims to supportcapacity to underst<strong>and</strong>/manage high altitude ecosystems from a systems perspective.Focused on three protected areas: Sagarm<strong>at</strong>ha N<strong>at</strong>ional Park <strong>in</strong> Nepal, the Central KarakoramN<strong>at</strong>ional Park (CKNP) <strong>in</strong> Pakistan <strong>and</strong> Qomolangma N<strong>at</strong>ure Preserve <strong>in</strong> the Tibet AutonomousRegion of Ch<strong>in</strong>a.IUCN is support<strong>in</strong>g a number of specific activities <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the developmentof a shared vision for the area through <strong>in</strong>nov<strong>at</strong>ive scenario plann<strong>in</strong>g tools; provid<strong>in</strong>g resourcebasel<strong>in</strong>es through GIS mapp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> research; work<strong>in</strong>g to coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>e diverse actions <strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>terests <strong>in</strong> the area; apply<strong>in</strong>g new plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> management tools such as Qualit<strong>at</strong>iveSystems Analysis <strong>and</strong> use of IUCN Protected Area C<strong>at</strong>egories <strong>in</strong> zon<strong>in</strong>g plans.Impact of Clim<strong>at</strong>e Change on W<strong>at</strong>er Resources <strong>and</strong> Glacier Melt <strong>and</strong> Potential Adapt<strong>at</strong>ions forIndian Agriculture.The CCIFEH project is acollabor<strong>at</strong>ive effort betweenWWF India <strong>and</strong> the BirlaInstitute fo technology,Extension Centre, Jaipur, India,who worked with the ForestDepartment, Government ofIndia. The Glacial Retre<strong>at</strong>public<strong>at</strong>ion is a jo<strong>in</strong>t effortbetween WWF Nepal, WWFIndia <strong>and</strong> WWF Ch<strong>in</strong>a. N<strong>at</strong>ionalGovernmental partners on thisproject <strong>in</strong>cluded DHM/MOEST<strong>in</strong> Nepal; HIGH ICE‐IndiaGlacier Research Group,Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU), New Delhi, India; <strong>and</strong>the Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Academy ofSciences (CAS) <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a. InNepal, work with Departmentof <strong>Hydrology</strong> <strong>and</strong> Meteorology(DHM) <strong>and</strong> TribhuvanUniversity.ICIMOD) <strong>and</strong> the Italian NGOCooperazione e Sviluppo(CESVI)Comments/Relevant Public<strong>at</strong>ions<strong>and</strong> ResourcesThe 2005 report "An Overview of<strong>Glaciers</strong>, Glacier Retre<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong>Subsequent Impacts" conta<strong>in</strong>sst<strong>at</strong>ements based on the nowcontroversial article from The NewScientist magaz<strong>in</strong>e "Flooded Out ‐Retre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g glaciers spell disaster forvalleycommunities" published 5 June1999. This article has recently beenexposed as conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g erroneousst<strong>at</strong>ements rel<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g to glacial meltclaims. A correction has been issuedby WWF. Other relevantpublic<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>in</strong>clude: Witness<strong>in</strong>gChange: <strong>Glaciers</strong> <strong>in</strong> the IndianHimalayas. 2009. WWF India <strong>and</strong>BIT.An Overview of <strong>Glaciers</strong>, GlacierRetre<strong>at</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Subsequent Impacts<strong>in</strong>Nepal, India <strong>and</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a. 2005. WWFNepal.Nb CIGAR is a coper<strong>at</strong>ive oforganiz<strong>at</strong>ions r<strong>at</strong>her than onespecificPractical ActionLiBirdNavdanyaGehendra Gurung(Nepal office)Apar Paudyal,programme officerDr. V<strong>and</strong>ana Shiva,Directorgehendra.gurung@practicala http://www.practical Nepalction.org.npaction.org/nepal/region_nepalapaudyal@libird.org,http://www.libird.org Nepal/ndana@v<strong>and</strong>anashiva.com / www.navdanya.orgv<strong>and</strong>ana.shiva@gmail.com /vshiva@vsnl.comTechnology focus, fromR&D through toimplement<strong>at</strong>ionCommunity‐basedadp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong>developmentIndia, Himalaya Community‐basedadapt<strong>at</strong>ionPorjects on community‐based adp<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>ion, especially rel<strong>at</strong>ed to w<strong>at</strong>er management.Coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g agency for the 2008 Nepal NGO Group Bullet<strong>in</strong> on Glacial Mel. Seehttp://www.forestrynepal.org/images/Clim<strong>at</strong>eChange_issue2_F<strong>in</strong>al.pdf.Over the last year, Navdanya / Research Found<strong>at</strong>ion teams have worked with localcommunities <strong>in</strong> Uttarakh<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ladakh to assess the impact of clim<strong>at</strong>e change on theirecosystems <strong>and</strong> economies <strong>and</strong> to evolve community‐based adapt<strong>at</strong>ion ‐ particip<strong>at</strong>ory plansfor clim<strong>at</strong>e change adapt<strong>at</strong>ion.IIED; DfIDPeople's ScienceInstitute (PSI)Dr. Ravi Chopra,Directorpsiddoon@gmail.comwww.peoplessciencei Indianstitute.comResearch <strong>and</strong>development activities.Many activities aroundw<strong>at</strong>ershed managementKey stakeholders contacted by G.F. Taylor dur<strong>in</strong>g coutry visit.8
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