Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

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Foreword	5
Executive summary	6
Background	10
The Hindu Kush Himalaya	11
Introduction to the region	12
Underlying causes of vulnerability to climate change	16
Climate trends, scenarios and key risks for sectors	25
Trends and scenarios	26
Impacts of climate change on key sectors and associated risks	31
Adaptation policies	54
Adaptation policy responses for vulnerable sectors	55
Adaptation efforts at the global level	56
Existing regional and subregional cooperation mechanisms for adaptation	59
National plans and policies for climate change adaptation	61
Sectoral strategies within the HKH countries	66
Gap analysis	81
Introduction to the analysis	82
Analysis of sectoral level gaps in HKH countries	83
Notes	86
References	87

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