Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region

Beijing

AFGHANISTAN

Y a n g t z e

Kabul

Islamabad

CHINA

PAKISTAN

Brahmaputra

NEPAL

New Delhi

I n d u s

Kathmandu

BHUTAN Thimphu

INDIA

G a n g e s

BANGLADESH

Dhaka

I r r a w a d d y

Highest peaks (more than 8 000 metres)

MYANMAR

Naypyidaw

Hindu Kush Himalaya

M e k o n g

S a l w e e n

Glaciers

Elevation

200 km GRID-A RENDAL / L ÓPEZ , 2018

6 000 metres 0 1 000 3 000

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply o cial endorsement or acceptance by UN Environment, ICIMOD, or GRID-Arendal.

Sources: ICIMOD,HinduKushHimalayanRegion, (icimod.org,accessedOctober2017); Shresta,AB.etal,2015,TheHimalayanClimateandWaterAtlas: Impactsonclimatechange onwater resources in veofAsia’s riverbasins, ICIMOD,GRID-ArendalandCICERO .

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