Publication Name

Population in the river basins of the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Population density Inhabitants per square kilometre

400

300

200

Water stress Extreme High Medium Low

Total population by basin

100

= 10 million

TARIM

= 100 million

0

156

YELLOW RIVER

AMUDARYA

4 0 0

GANGES

YANGTSE

3 0 0

2 0 0

BRAHMAPUTRA

INDUS

1 0 0

2 0 0

1 0 0

1 0 0

1 0 0

IRRAWADY

SALWEEN

MEKONG

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

Source: ICIMOD (2011) The changing Himalayas - Impact of climate change on water resources and livelihoods in the greater Himalayas. Kathmandu: ICIMOD; WRI (2014) World's 18 most water–stressed rivers .World Resources Institute

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