NATIONS are doing it for themselves. In the absence of a global agreement, four of the seven countries bordering the Himalayas have agreed to work together to deal with the harmful effects that climate change is expected to bring to the region.
India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan met at the in Thimphu, Bhutan, last weekend. There, they on issues including food and water security.
All four countries rely on meltwater from Himalayan glaciers. Recent temperature, rainfall and snow projections suggest flow into the Indus river – which supports the world’s…
