World Water Day

Across mountain regions worldwide, climate change is now transforming these ecosystems at an unprecedented pace. Consequently, the livelihoods of those who call these regions home are facing deep uncertainty. For centuries, high in the foothills of Sagarmatha in Mount Everest in Nepal , communities in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality (KPLRM) have lived in a close relationship with glaciers, rivers, forests, and alpine landscapes. Across mountain regions worldwide, climate change is now transforming these ecosystems at an unprecedented pace. Consequently, the livelihoods of those who call these regions home are facing deep uncertainty. In the Hindu Kush Himalaya, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD, 2023) estimates that 70–80 percent of the region’s current glacier volume could disappear by 2100. In Nepal’s Khumbu region, this is not a distant threat but a day-to-day reality affecting livelihoods, safety, and the future of the community. This ...

The meeting aims to discuss how to mainstream water into global climate processes, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) as well as to plan and provide guidance to the implementation of the activities on water and climate under the programme of work for 2025-2027 of the Water Convention (forthcoming). The meeting is open to experts representing governmental authorities, the private sector, non-governmental and international organizations as well as other interested stakeholders. The Task Force on Water and Climate is responsible for activities related to adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins, including flood and drought management, in accordance with the programme of work for 2025-2027 of the Water Convention (forthcoming) Agenda: Item 4. Mainstreaming transboundary and regional water cooperation into Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (continued) Item 5. Recent activities on climate chan...

The meeting aims to discuss how to mainstream water into global climate processes, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) as well as to plan and provide guidance to the implementation of the activities on water and climate under the programme of work for 2025-2027 of the Water Convention (forthcoming). The meeting is open to experts representing governmental authorities, the private sector, non-governmental and international organizations as well as other interested stakeholders. The Task Force on Water and Climate is responsible for activities related to adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins, including flood and drought management, in accordance with the programme of work for 2025-2027 of the Water Convention (forthcoming) Agenda: Item 1. Opening and election of the chair Item 2. Adoption of the agenda Item 3. Mainstreaming transboundary and regional water cooperation in global climate change processes Item 4. Mainstr...