Land cover map of bhutan for 2010 extracted from land cover project of climate change initiative by esa. Climate change in the himalayas poses a serious threat to the source of these great rivers with dire and farreaching impacts on biodiversity, food, water and energy security. Climate change refers to significant, longterm changes in the global climate. And we are drafting a national environment impact assessment law.
Bhutan improves economic development as a net carbon sink. Climate change and its implications in south asia national. There has been an increase in the number of heatrelated deaths in some regions and a decrease in coldrelated deaths in others. Water resources and how they are managed impact almost. Climate change is already having an impact on health. The assessment of the socio economic impacts of climate. In fact, its location in the himalayas renders it more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because warming trends are higher and the impacts are magnified by the extreme. Climate change adaptation to protect human health world health. The diagram shows specific examples of how climate change can affect human health, now and in the future. Impact on biodiversity bhutan is rich in biodiversity biodiversity resources also contributes significantly to the livelihood of rural poor millennium ecosystem assessmentmillennium ecosystem. Bhutan has faced ongoing and immediate climate change since the late twentieth century. As its ministers and other attendees at the climate summit for the himalaya were reminded, climate change adaptation is mainly about water. It is an interstate committee that has all the relevant agencies like hydropower and agriculture under its umbrella.
Johannesburg has, to a certain extent, taken the necessary steps in acknowledging and responding to the challenges of. Climatic changes and their impact on socioeconomic. In the first 11 months of 1998, there were major floods. Its direct effect is in the form of death and injury from the various manifestations of heat stress, storm and surges, landslide and erosion, drowning from. Climate change and potential impacts on agriculture in. The effect of climate change on water resources and programs introduction the goal of this module is to educate water program managers, as well as the general public, on the expected effects of climate. Bhutan will be one of the few places in the himalayas to have a comprehensive set of climate data that will be vital for helping understand climate change. Bhutan has more percentage of its land covered in glaciers than it does in arable land. Despite its economic challenges, bhutan committed to going carbon neutral at the. Growing in size increasing the risk of glof total ice volume measurements vary considerably no strong trends have been observed in snow cover little is known about the distribution of permafrost bhutan environment outlook, 2008. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Bhutans entire northern region has glaciersnowfed lakes near its mountaintops. Climate variability and sealevel rise has the potential to affect the overall. Despite efforts to encourage sustainable economic growth at the national level, the impacts. Climate change and state of cryosphere bhutan has lost over 20% of its glaciers since 1980. We have national environment protection act that covers climate change. However, farming has been constrained by the mountainous. Bhutan is not responsible to causing climate change emissions are negligible from survival emissions sinks provide global service yet bhutan is one of most vulnerable countries due to geography, economic development, bhutan is still committed to doing its part as a responsible member of global community to combat climate. Climate change and human development in bhutan refworld. Climate change impacts in the terrestrial realm contd evolutionary effects changes in species abundance. The first book of its kind, climate change impacts on fisheries. Enormous progress has been made in increasing our understanding of climate change and its causes, and a clearer picture of current and future impacts is emerging. I chair the climate change technical committee of bhutan.
Strategizing climate change for bhutan humanitarian library. Bhutans glaciers meltdown, threats and the need for joint. Agriculture in sa is highly susceptible to climate change and its variability. The most significant impact of climate change in bhutan is the formation of supraglacial. The assessment of the socioeconomic impacts of climate change at household level and policy implications 7 other, eventually determines the final welfare impact of climate. The global climate is the connected system of sun, earth and oceans, wind, rain and snow, forests, deserts and savannas, and. The himalayan country of bhutan is typically an agrarian country with about 57% of the people depending on agriculture. Bhutans development is highly dependent on climatesensitive sectors such as agriculture, hydropower, and forestry. Bhutan in the wake of climate change and disasters preventionweb. This paper contributes to an enhanced understanding of present climatic conditions, observed climate trends and regional climate vulnerability of the bhutan himalayas. Who climate change adaptation to protect human health. Bhutan is a small, land locked country located in the fragile eastern himalayan ecosystem for which climate change is not just an environmental problem but a serious challenge to sustainable development and the livelihoods of its people. Climate change and its impact climate change has become a serious issue seen to have negative impacts on the rural livelihoods through a range of associated changes taking place, such as, rise in.
Tangible climate change has resulted in the warming and recession of many of bhutans. Pdf climate change and potential impacts on agriculture in. Climate change is the longterm change in global weather patterns, associated especially with increases in temperature, precipitation, and storm activity benson, 2008. Despite efforts to encourage sustainable economic growth at the national level, the impacts of climate change, driven partly by the global greenhouse gas emissions, will continue to affect bhutan. Climate change impacts on fisheries and aquaculture. Potential areas impacts of climate change in bhutan. However, the environment in bhutan is one of most pristine in asia with clean air, water and primeval forest. G, india abstract global climate change is a change in the long. As well as the household survey, informal discussions were also held to identify other situations that have lead to changes in the livelihoods of the community.
Furthermore, erosion remains one of the highest risk factors in. At present, climate change is one among the global difficulties which the people are facing. A shared vision by promoting a shared sustainable development vision, wwf believes that real progress can be made in tackling climate change issues in the eastern himalayas. As summarized in a 2012 report by the commission on gross national happiness, bhutan is committed to a high level of environmental protection, but has a significant risk of the localized impacts caused by global climate change. Impact on biodiversity bhutan is rich in biodiversity biodiversity resources also contributes significantly to the livelihood of rural poor millennium ecosystem assessmentmillennium ecosystem assessment climate change is the second greatest threat to biodiversity. This is part of an faoled process to prepare climate change guidelines for forest managers. Climate change is expected to influence the work done by actuaries. Understanding climate change in bhutan bhutan foundation. The impacts of climate change on human health in the. Since the 2006 saeo, local and global research has advanced its understanding of the projected impacts of climate change.
Schroders the impact of climate change on the global economy 2 1. Causes and effects of climate change linkedin slideshare. Strategizing climate change for bhutan national environment commission royal government of bhutan january 2009. Bhutan is still committed to doing its part as a responsible member of. The effect of climate change on water resources and. Peoples perception of climate change impacts and their. Pdf on jan 1, 2017, louis parker and others published climate change impacts in bhutan.
National paper on biodiversity and climate change bhutan. Climate change and its impact on agriculture anupama mahato junior research fellow, guru ghasidasvishwavidyalaya, koni, c. The country is a net carbon sink and has committed to ensuring that 60% of its total land area will remain as forest. These effects could occur at local, regional, or national scales. This will be supplemented by an understanding of how key plants and animals respond to a changing climatic pattern over time. Global warming is the ongoing rise of the average temperature of the earths climate system and has been demonstrated by direct temperature measurements and by measurements of various effects of. The most significant impact of climate change in bhutan is the formation of.
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