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Mountains are the water towers of South Asia and are the important source of the water for the major river systems in South Asia, providing water to millions of people. Melt water coming from these mountains is an important source to feed the rivers. However, Climate change is affecting both the precipitation patterns and glacial melting in South Asian mountains which have marked impacts on river flows, and may threaten the food security of people. In the past decades South Asia has experienced many climate changes including rapid glacier shrinking, reduction in snow cover, increase in floods, and irregularity in monsoons. We conclude that south Asia is vulnerable and the climate changes will affect it profoundly which could negatively impact the people living downstream of mountain areas. COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh focused on the links between water and climate change and the actions required for combating climate change but the need is to not to debate only; but to act and build a sustainable world for all.
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