Bhutan

Working paper 1: country by country vulnerability to climate change:

This report provides information on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in relation to their population size, reliance on certain sectors, vulnerabilities to climate change, and

Full report of the South Asia team

This report presents South Asia-wide review of climate change adaptation research, intended to identify present knowledge, gaps on adaptation and application including the practice of research. Unlike the case of China

Vulnerability assessment of freshwater resources to environmental change: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin; Helmand River Basin; Indus River Basin

This report is one of the primary outputs of the Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to

This map illustrates Bhutan's exposure to seismic, volcanic and tropical storm hazard.

A PowerPoint presentation.

Bhutan is a Himalayan Kingdom with population of over 600,000 approx. It is threatened by GLoF, flash flood, landslides, forest fires and earth quakes disasters. Acknowledging the emerging disaster threats, Government of Bhutan

There is still no detailed inventory of glaciers and glacial lakes, of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) events or of potential GLOF sites, in the HKH region. These two publications are designed to start filling this gap. Supported by the United Nations

The `National Report` on Disaster Management in Bhutan is prepared for submission to the World conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan from 18-22 January 2005. The Report is an outcome of the national level consultative meeting held on 6th

The Royal Government of Bhutan is making systematic efforts to move towards adopting a strategy of holistic disaster management involving and encompassing every administrative wing as well as the common people to inculcate a mindset of prevention.