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Main Title Revealed : the Himalayan meltdown /
Publisher United Nations Development Programme,
Year Published 2011
OCLC Number 779969174
Subjects Climatic changes--Himalaya Mountains Region ; Global warming--Himalaya Mountains Region ; Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Himalaya Mountains Region
Holdings
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EHAM DVD QH193.H5R48 2011 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/12/2017
ERAM  QH193.H5 R48 2011 DVD Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 02/15/2013
Collation 1 videodisc (48 min., 7 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents Notes
Introduction -- Nepal -- Bhutan -- India -- Bangladesh -- China -- Conclusion. This film examines the shrinking glaciers of the Himalayas and the effect they have on the lives and livelihoods of people in Asia. The movie illustrates solutions, both small and large, simple and technologically complex, for coping with a changing environment that can make the difference between survival and disappearance. Examining the human development impact of the glacial ice melt on communities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal, the film shows the plight of the affected countries and the ways they are adapting, adjusting and preparing for tomorrow's inevitable changes in the Himalayan glaciers.