Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Population density

National average Inhabitants per km 2 , 2007

Average within the HKH region

Afghanistan

49

73

Bangladesh

1 009

100

Bhutan

23

23

China

17

138

India

150

344

Myanmar

74

34

Nepal

189

189

Pakistan

97

213

Sources:PopulationReferenceBureau,2007,WorldPopulationDatasheet;The WorldBank,2018,WorldDevelopment Indicators;EalemS.andPal I.,2015, Mapping thevulnerabilityhotspotsoverHidu-KushHimalaya region to ooding disasters,WeatherandClimateExtrems,Vol.8,pp.46-58.

Tibet Autonomous Region, China

GRID-A RENDAL / L ÓPEZ , 2018

17

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