Climate change is recognized as a global issue and is increasingly being acknowledged by the global community. Climate change impacts natural and human systems and these impacts are bound to no area and regions. Himalayan regions are found to have experienced an accelerated rate of climate change and future projections show even higher rates of increase in temperature. Fragile Himalayan mountain terrain and higher dependence of its inhabitants on climate sensitive sectors further exacerbates the situation. Bhutan being small, landlocked and least developed country located in the highly vulnerable eastern Himalayan region is highly susceptible to impacts of climate change. The country’s dependence on climate sensitive sectors like rain-fed agriculture and hydropower coupled with low adaptive capacity, poor economy constrained by financial, technical and human capacity makes Bhutan highly vulnerable to climate change.
Community-based Climate Change Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of the Protected Areas of Bhutan 2022
