This is one initiative that is close to my heart and is literally only 10 hours away from me by bus. WWF Nepal’s Climate for Life campaign’s aim is to raise awareness about the erratic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. The web site (climate4life.org) contains compelling visual images, research and narrative accounts of the rapidly changing Himalayan ecosystem and how they are affecting the livelihoods of the Nepali people. On their web site, you will find stories and videos about how the change in local temperature, precipitation and, daily and seasonal freeze-thaw activity accelerates the degradation of alpine meadows; stories from villagers as they have seen an increase in forest fires due to drier weather, and the increase of devastating landslides due to retreating glaciers.
Photo: Student holding Climate-for-my-life banner (by climate4life)
Help Spread the World
Our message to everyone, especially those who have trekked the Himalayan landscape, visited the local tea shops and drank dudh chyia, chatted with Nepali elders and played football with local Nepali children to help spread the word about this initiative.
YouTube Videos (http://www.youtube.com/climate4life)
Melting down in Nepal
Living with Climate Change
Living With Change – Voices From Ladakh True-life accounts from witnesses of a changing Himalayan ecosystem.
As always, here are some social media channels and related networks:
Share your Himalaya Photos on the Climate for Life Flickr group
For those who have personal photos of their time trekking in the Himalayas, feel free to add them to the Climate for Life Flickr group and describe
Here is my photo of a news paper ad from the Himalayan Times…
Visit their web site @ climate4life.org
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