1st ed. 2019 edition
by Philippus Wester (Editor), Arabinda Mishra (Editor), Aditi Mukherji (Editor), Arun Bhakta Shrestha (Editor)
This volume is the
first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic, and
environmental pillars of sustainable mountain development and will serve
as a basis for evidence-based decision-making to safeguard the
environment and advance people’s well-being. The compiled content is
based on the collective knowledge of over 300 leading researchers,
experts and policymakers, brought together by the Hindu Kush Himalayan
Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) under the coordination of
the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
This assessment was conducted between 2013 and 2017 as the first of a
series of monitoring and assessment reports, under the guidance of the
HIMAP Steering Committee: Eklabya Sharma (ICIMOD), Atiq Raman
(Bangladesh), Yuba Raj Khatiwada (Nepal), Linxiu Zhang (China), Surendra
Pratap Singh (India), Tandong Yao (China) and David Molden (ICIMOD and
Chair of the HIMAP SC).
This First HKH Assessment Report consists
of 16 chapters, which comprehensively assess the current state of
knowledge of the HKH region, increase the understanding of various
drivers of change and their impacts, address critical data gaps and
develop a set of evidence-based and actionable policy solutions and
recommendations. These are linked to nine mountain priorities for the
mountains and people of the HKH consistent with the Sustainable
Development Goals.
This book is a must-read for policy makers,
academics and students interested in this important region and an
essentially important resource for contributors to global assessments
such as the IPCC reports.
