The melting of the world's third-largest ice repository
In short: Bhutan's former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay warns of a looming catastrophe in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region. This video explores the existential threat posed by rapidly disappearing glaciers to the billions of people who depend on them for survival.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region serves as the 'water towers of Asia,' holding the world's third-largest repository of ice. However, current melting rates are so severe that an estimated two-thirds of these glaciers could vanish by the end of this century.
The loss of this ice threatens nearly two billion people living downstream. Tobgay argues for the creation of an intergovernmental agency to manage these resources and prevent catastrophic flooding that would devastate land and livelihoods across the continent.
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