A must read on Climate Change and Eco-system

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A must read on Climate Change and Eco-system
by \| 29-11-2014 16:45 0
Bhutan as you may have heard it is a small nation sandwiched between the two giant nations, China and India. As a buffer state, what Bhutan can only offer is good will which it has through its green policies and low carbon technology. It is known for the conservation of its environment and at the most as one of the biological hotspots in the world. It was recently adjudged as a finalist for the World Travel and Tourism Council's destination stewardship award. The Royal Manas National Park has the highest tiger density in the world - one in every 25 sq. kilometers. Yet, these recognitions are incomplete without a global support. Over the period of time, this tiny nation has also not escaped from the radars of dangers of climate change. The climate change has constantly affected the greater himalayas that has in turn led to the melting of the glaciers. And countries situated on the course of this melting glaciers has suffered the worst. One such threat to Bhutan is the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) that had required tremendous efforts to be prevented. GLOF in Bhutan has not only threatened the eruption of the glacial dams but it has also threatened the lives of the people of Bhutan. For the record, GLOF has remained the biggest threat to the security of Bhutan. The 2010 massive flooding in the Punakha-Wangdue valley has hit the hardest with religious antiques and the serenity of the environment disturbed. There are over 25 potentially dangerous glacial lakes in Bhutan, which if erupted can cause sever damage to the lives in Bhutan. Several assignments are sent to northern Bhutan for this matter. Volunteers, international experts, daily workers, policy makers and communities have since then assisted to maintain safety in these regions. Though sheer cold, participants have not hesitated to be confident, maintained strong teamwork and have since 2011, maintained balanced level at the northern regions (photo attached below). These commitments should not go empty for which special treatments have been offered to these groups. From the hands of our monarchs, these people have been accorded the best of the deals. And this is not praise. This is a message from a small country like Bhutan, requesting for assistance in making the world realize that it is the residues that the developed nations leave behind that the least-developed and developing nations has to suffer. After Pakistan, Bhutan is the second country vulnerable to GLOF. And Bhutan cannot consider it a standalone concern. The efforts of a cooperative world is what this small nation has been asking through its development philosophy known as Gross National Happiness and not Gross Domestic Product implemented since 1972. Know more about Gross National Happiness and GLOF in Bhutan and click support. Best regards Karma Wangchuk Bhutan

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