Climate change is dramatically changing the Himalayan Third Pole region and is causing a decrease in the availability of freshwater. The goal of this project was to investigate the perceptions of the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystem services in the Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh. Our team conducted interviews with a diverse range of stakeholders from distinct geographical locations. We discovered that the disconnect between the community’s needs and the actions of the local government must be bridged.

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Creator

• Smiarowski, Violet
• Gikas, Achilles
• McMahon, Matthew

Subject

• Environment
• Well-Being
• Water
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043023-100359
• 107111

Keyword

• Himalayas
• Climate Change
• Ecosystem Services
• Himachal Pradesh
• Freshwater
• Third Pole

Advisor

• Kumar, Uma T.
• Shockey, Ingrid K.

Year

• 2023

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Vivek Gupta

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-04-30

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-043023-100359

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-15