Improving adaptive capacity and resilience in Bhutan |
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Authors: | Harsha Meenawat Benjamin K Sovacool |
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Institution: | (1) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 259772, Singapore; |
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Abstract: | Bhutan, a small least developed country in the Himalayan Mountains, faces five current climate change related vulnerabilities:
landslides and flooding, deteriorating agricultural production, impoverished forests, worsening health security, and impaired
hydroelectricity generation. The country is attempting to adapt to these challenges through two globally sponsored adaptation
efforts. One is the “Reducing Climate Change-induced Risks and Vulnerabilities from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Punakha-Wangdue
and Chamkhar Valleys” project, or GLOF, a 7.7 million project being funded by the Global Environment Facility, United Nations Development Program, and the government of Bhutan. Another is the GLOF Risk Reduction Project in the Himalayas, or GRRP, a7.7 million project being funded by the Global Environment Facility, United Nations
Development Program, and the government of Bhutan. Another is the GLOF Risk Reduction Project in the Himalayas, or GRRP, a
730,000 program funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). These projects offer great potential for improving
infrastructural, institutional, and community resilience within Bhutan, but must also overcome a series of pernicious social,
political, and economic challenges if they are to succeed. |
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