Public Forum： Glacier Changes and Disaster; Himalayan perspectives on global warming

Public Forum：
Glacier Changes and Disaster; Himalayan perspectives on global warming

Date: Sunday, 6 November 2011, 13:00-15:30
Venue: Hokkaido University Conference Hall
Fees: Free (Registration is not required)
Organizer: Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
Co-host: Tribhuvan University, Global Land Project Sapporo Nodal Office, International Network and Training Office of IFES-GCOE
[color=006699]*Japanese-English translation is prepared.
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To what extent have the Himalayan glaciers already melted?
What impacts have glacial lake outburst floods
(GLOFs, believed to stem from the melting of glaciers) exerted on people
living in the Himalayas and on trekkers who come from around the world
to climb the area’s mountains? Just how high is the risk of GLOFs,
which are often reported on TV, in newspapers and by other media?
In this session, faculty members from Tribhuvan University and
Hokkaido University will provide easy-to-understand answers to these questions.

[color=006699]◆[/color]Prof. Dr. Narendra Raj Khanal (Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University)
[color=006699]◆[/color]Prof. Dr. Teiji Watanabe (Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University)

Poster(0.7MB) *Japanese only