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Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region is home to more than 13,032 glaciers spanning the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and the Himalayan mountain ranges, making its northern region the largest reservoir of glaciers outside of the polar regions.
However, with striking changes in the climate, these glaciers and the habitats surrounding them are deeply troubled, with 10,000 glaciers reported to be receding.
The Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (Fs) Project, implemented by the United Nations Development Program, in partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination and supported by the Green Climate Fund, is focused on overcoming the climate vulnerabilities of the valleys of Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Parliament Times reports.
The project aims to protect communities from the impacts of GLOFs resulting from significant glacial melts.
"The severity of the situation has encouraged me to participate in this hackathon, hoping to contribute sustainable solutions to protect our communities and environment," one participant says.
The hackathon is rolling out awareness sessions at various universities and colleges in Gilgit-Baltistan, leading up to a climate-centric hackathon to incubate ideas and solutions based on local knowledge to propel climate adaptation mechanisms and programming.
sessions are invited to submit their concepts for advancing climate-conscious solutions through Read the Entire Article
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