Anthropogenic Impacts and their Management Options in Different Ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region

The different ecosystems like snow or headwater from the northwestern to the northeastern Himalayan Region from mountains to riverine basins will be adversely affected due to rapid melting of glaciers/snow and erratic seasonal surface run-off flow. This may have direct or indirect implications on existing developmental interventions and economic activities such as hydropower projects, mass tourism, land-use components, biodiversity, riverine aquatic life, alternate livelihood options and above all human well-being. To know the primary status of climate change and related livelihood issues and to seek adaptive strategies, a series of four consultation meetings/ workshops with a view to enhance capacity building of different representative stakeholders in different ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) were organized.