Dialoguepk

Melting glaciers spell more disaster for China and South Asia Omair Ahmad 14.02.2019 A landmark report highlights the threats of glacier retreat in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, writes  Omair Ahmad Imja Lake, one of the biggest glacial lakes in the Everest region of Nepal, is expanding with climate change (Image: Nabin Baral) Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region could lose over a third of their volume by 2100 even if the world manages to keep global warming below 1.5C, according to a report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ( ICIMOD ). If the global average temperature hits 2C then 49% of the volume of these glaciers will be lost. The findings from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme ( HIMAP ) report looked at 16 components of change in the region, filling in gaps left by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The region, which is known as Asia’s water tower, is the source

Liu Jianqiang 27.05.2016 To mark the 2016 China Environmental Press Awards,  Liu Jianqiang explains why supporting investigative reporters is more important than ever chinadialogue's former editor Liu Jianqiang addresses last year's China Environmental Press Awards It’s a common view that standards in mainstream Chinese journalism have been deteriorating for some time now.  But when disaster strikes – for example, as in the Tianijn explosions – it is not just firefighters rushing towards the scene. Journalists follow close behind. The public know that their most reliable source of information during these fast moving events are the reports filed from the scene by professional reporters. China’s news industry has seen huge changes in the past several years, and even the most optimistic of observers admit these have not been for the better. Commercial and political challenges have hindered traditional media doing its job. And “trad