Knowledge Sharing for Disaster Risk Reduction: Insights from a Glacier Lake Workshop in the Ladakh Region, Indian Himalayas

Knowledge Sharing for Disaster Risk Reduction: Insights from a Glacier Lake Workshop in the Ladakh Region, Indian Himalayas

Small glacier lakes are distributed in the Ladakh Range in northwestern India. This area has experienced several glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) since the 1970s, damaging settlements along streams. To reduce GLOF risk through a knowledge-based approach focused on nonstructural measures, we held...

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Main Authors: Naho Ikeda, Chiyuki Narama, Sonam Gyalson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
glacier lake outburst flood
disaster risk reduction
disaster preparedness
indigenous knowledge
local community
Ladakh
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00035.1

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