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...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Mountain Research and Development. - International Mountain Society. - 36(2016), 1, Seite 31-40 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2016
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Mountain Research and Development |
| Schlagworte: | Glacier lake outburst flood disaster risk reduction disaster preparedness indigenous knowledge local community Ladakh Physical sciences Social sciences Health sciences Business mehr... |
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