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The Waters of The Third Pole: Sources of Threat, Sources of Survival

Edwards, SE; Lowe, C; Stanbrough, L; Walker, B; Kent, R; Oglesby, R; Morton, K; (2010) The Waters of The Third Pole: Sources of Threat, Sources of Survival. Humanitarian Futures Programme: London. Green open access

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Abstract

The purpose of this report is to open up a dialogue on an issue that could put the lives and livelihoods of millions of people at risk in the foreseeable future. This issue is water – water as a vital resource and as a potential crisis driver in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. In seeking to foster that dialogue, the report has three specific objectives: [i] to survey various types of potential water-related hazards and crisis drivers that could affect the region; [ii] to foster new types of alliances – including greater attention to what will be called humanitarian policy-maker/ science dialogues – for addressing the threats that the region may face; and [iii] to propose first steps that must be taken now to lead to prevention and preparedness measures commensurate with the nature and scale of threats facing the region.

Type: Report
Title: The Waters of The Third Pole: Sources of Threat, Sources of Survival
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.humanitarianfutures.org/main/node/419
Language: English
Additional information: Material from this report may be quoted or reproduced free of charge but with the acknowledgement of this report as the source. The Humanitarian Futures Programme would appreciate a copy of any work using material from this report.
Keywords: climate change, water resources, natural hazards
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/401918
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