

Climate Action For Tibet
Tibet is a place of great environmental importance. As the ‘Roof of the World’ and source of Asia’s great rivers, what happens on the Tibetan plateau matters to the entire world.
The glaciers of the Tibetan plateau have the world’s largest reserve of freshwater outside the Arctic and the Antarctic.
For centuries, Tibet’s nomads flourished sustainably on the ‘roof of the world’. Today they are being forcibly removed from their ancestral lands.
While climate change impacts us all, it is hitting some regions and communities harder than others. Like the Arctic and the Pacific Island nations, Tibet is on the frontline of global climate change. The impact of rising temperatures, melting glaciers and extreme weather are being felt directly by Tibetans and impacting the wildlife and ecosystems of Tibet.
China’s rampant damming on the Tibetan rivers and mining of natural resources is causing irreparable damage to Tibet’s fragile environment.
As the international community comes together to tackle the challenges of global climate change, it’s time to recognise Tibet and Tibetans as a part of the solution.
Tibetan environmentalist tour to Australia
Young Tibetan environmentalist Tsechu Dolma travelled to Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and the Blue Mountains in August 2018 to discuss why Tibet’s environment matters to the world.
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What the latest UN climate change report means for Tibet
Last week the world’s climate scientists issued their most urgent assessment yet. Their message was stark – we have only a few years to limit global warming to 1.5°C. To be precise, 12 years to act on climate change.
read moreClimate change, battery boom threatens life on the Tibetan Plateau
Climate change is sometimes discussed as a problem of the future, but on the “roof of the world”, it has already arrived. The Tibetan Plateau contains the largest supply of fresh water outside the polar regions, and gives birth to Asia’s most legendary rivers.
read moreOur report – Tibet: An Environmental Challenge
Like the Arctic and the Pacific Island nations, Tibet is on the frontline of global climate change. The impact of rising temperatures, melting glaciers and extreme weather are being felt directly by Tibetans and impacting the wildlife and ecosystems of Tibet.
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