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10 Jan 2020 | Water and air

Asia’s Great Rivers: Climate crisis, pollution put billions at risk

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This is the climate crisis you haven’t heard of,’ ICIMOD’s Philippus Wester explains, adding that alongside glacier melt, there will be increased risk of floods, droughts, landslides and avalanches. Read more

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