Securing the Third Pole: Glaciers, Snowpacks, and Water Vulnerability in High Asia

Dec 12, 2018 | Wilson Center
Washington, DC
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Known as the “Third Pole,” the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya, Pamir and Tien Shan mountain ranges of High Asia are home to the snow and ice headwaters of Asia’s most important rivers. These rivers provide drinking water, hydropower, irrigation, and other essential services to billions of people living downstream and changes in the mountains’ glaciers and snow reservoirs have cascading impacts on the region’s economic and human security. Protecting these essential water sources in a complex geopolitical setting requires transboundary science, public policy, and local efforts.

Join us for a discussion with USAID-funded researchers, international scientists, water program managers, and policymakers about the implications of changing snow and ice resources for water security in High Asia. An expert panel of international scientists will summarize recent findings about High Asia’s snow and ice-dominated water supplies. We will then hear from NGO and government officials working on water security in Asia regarding operational use of hydrologic research, and where the programmatic priorities lie within their respective institutions.

For more information and to register, please visit https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/save-the-date-securing-the-third-pole-glaciers-snowpacks-and-water-vulnerability-high-asia

When: 12 December 2018

Where: Wilson Center, Washington, DC

Organizers: The Wilson Center