Case study: Example of water insecurity
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- Created on: 09-04-18 11:29
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- Central Asian Highlands
- Glaciers in the heart of Asia feed the great rivers
- Mekong
- Yangste
- Ganges
- Glacial melt maintains river discharge before and after monsoon season
- providing water for agricultural and domestic use
- Many mountain ranges have direct photographic evidence that glaciers are retreating
- Andes, Rockies, East Africa, Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas
- 680 glaciers monitored by Chinese 95% are shedding more that they are accumulating
- Leading to deterioration of mountain pastures
- Glaciers in the heart of Asia feed the great rivers
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