{"id":20042592,"date":"2020-11-16T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=42592"},"modified":"2021-04-20T01:57:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:27:42","slug":"eight-hindu-kush-himalayan-countries-issue-a-united-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/nature\/eight-hindu-kush-himalayan-countries-issue-a-united-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Hindu Kush Himalayan countries issue a united call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Hindu Kush Himalayas may finally get a united eight-country voice to safeguard its ecosystem, if the governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan keep the promises made by their ministers and representatives at a virtual summit this October.<br><br>Given past and present tensions between the countries, this is not going to be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"20034643\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"20009742\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But at the summit convened by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icimod.org\/\">ICIMOD<\/a>), all eight countries recognised their fundamental and common dependence on the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH).<br><br>The meeting was attended by high level representatives from each country including Zhang Yaping, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India and Syed Fakhar Imam, Minister of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HKH_Summit_Group_Photo-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HKH_Summit_Group_Photo-1-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HKH_Summit_Group_Photo-1-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HKH_Summit_Group_Photo-1.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2000px\" alt=\"HKH summit group\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HKH_Summit_Group_Photo-1.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"575 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1615\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2000\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording of the summit is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pn2hc8fCY1c&amp;feature=youtu.be\">available for viewing<\/a>, adding transparency to the proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-united-voice-for-the-himalayas\">A united voice for the Himalayas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crucially, they agreed to speak in a united voice at global climate and biodiversity negotiations. This can bring more attention to the mountain range that directly supports the livelihoods of over 240 million people, and provides essential benefits such as water and fresh soil to about 1.9 billion people downstream. Still, food and nutritional insecurity remains a serious challenge in the HKH region; more than 30% of the population suffers from food insecurity and around 50% face some form of malnutrition, with women and children particularly vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD1-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD1-2-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD1-2-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD1-2.jpg 1359w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 1359px\" alt=\"HKH basins map \"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD1-2.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"184 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"813\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1359\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ill-planned development projects, deforestation, climate change and now the Covid-19 pandemic pose grave and immediate threats to HKH. Closer global scrutiny on the projects and the deforestation will help. Conversely, a united voice from the eight countries to rein in greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change will be significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/2018\/09\/27\/strengthening-south-south-cooperation-for-a-water-secure-south-asia-2\/\">Opinion: How to strengthen cooperation for a water secure South Asia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/2016\/10\/19\/cross-border-cooperation-needed-to-reduce-himalayan-glacier-loss\/\">Cross-border cooperation needed to reduce Himalayan glacier loss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/2016\/09\/12\/will-inland-navigation-shift-south-asias-water-discourse-positively\/\">Will river transport drive water cooperation in South Asia?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-problems-and-solutions-are-well-known\">Problems and solutions are well known<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The causes and the cures are known, from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lib.icimod.org\/record\/34383\">Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment<\/a>&nbsp;put together by ICIMOD with research from 2013 to 2017, and its more recent paper on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lib.icimod.org\/record\/34863\">Covid-19 Impact and Policy Responses in the Hindu Kush Himalaya<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on these, the eight countries came up with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lib.icimod.org\/record\/34934\">call to action<\/a>&nbsp;at the virtual summit. It emphasises the need for all eight countries to work together on climate action to foster climate and disaster resilient communities in the mountains, downstream and beyond. It also promises to work towards a prosperous, peaceful and poverty-free region that is food, energy and water secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe HKH mountains are hotspots of climate change and people in this region are at the frontlines of climate change impacts,\u201d Eklabya Sharma, deputy director general of ICIMOD, said at the summit. \u201cSince many of the disasters and shocks play out across country borders, conflict among the region\u2019s countries could easily flare up. But we can turn around climate change and other negative impacts and bounce back better if governments work together towards green, resilient and inclusive recovery and take concerted action together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD2-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD2-1-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD2-1-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD2-1.jpg 1364w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 1364px\" alt=\"Diversity in the HKH. Over 1000 living languages\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ICIMOD2-1.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"268 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"816\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1364\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The call to action identified \u201csix urgent actions\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cooperate at all levels across the HKH region for sustainable and mutual benefits<\/li><li>Recognise and prioritise the uniqueness of the HKH mountain people<\/li><li>Take concerted climate action at all levels to keep global warming to 1.5<sup>o<\/sup>C by 2100<\/li><li>Take accelerated actions to achieve the SDGs and nine mountain priorities<\/li><li>Enhance ecosystem resilience; halt biodiversity loss and land degradation<\/li><li>Regional data and information sharing and science and knowledge cooperation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>David Molden, outgoing director general of ICIMOD, said at the summit, \u201cThe Hindu Kush Himalaya is the pulse of the planet. When the pulse is strong, we know humanity is healthy. But when the pulse is weak, we know we have problems in the world. And while today we feel a weak pulse in the HKH, we also feel today is a turning point in history to strengthen cooperation and prosperity in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pema Gyamtsho, incoming ICIMOD director general and former leader of Bhutan\u2019s opposition party, said, \u201cI am deeply committed and eager to take forward this process, to expand our cooperation across the region and to activate our collective courage in facing these very complex issues. We are stronger when we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite serious tensions, governments recognise their joint dependence on the water tower of Asia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20000114,"featured_media":20038609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[761,764],"tags":[511,519,20000022],"hashtags":[],"country":[20000115,20000116,20027489,20000110,20000111,20000117,20000113,20000112],"class_list":["post-20042592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","category-nature","tag-biodiversity","tag-climate-impacts","tag-himalayas","country-afghanistan","country-bangladesh","country-bhutan","country-china","country-india","country-myanmar","country-nepal","country-pakistan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 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