Why South Asia Faces a Climate Emergency Flash floods in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan (2025) blocked the Hunza River, causing riverbank erosion and altering the natural flow. South Asia is home to about 1.8 billion people and is extremely exposed to climate hazards. The region’s densely populated river deltas, mountain ranges and coasts face worsening heatwaves, floods, […]
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Talidass GLOF Still Unrecovered as Winter GLOF Warning Issued Aftermath of the August 2025 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Talidass, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) are no longer rare disasters in Gilgit-Baltistan. With rising temperatures, unpredictable snowfall, and accelerating glacier melt, GLOF in Gilgit-Baltistan is becoming a recurring climate emergency. The
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Climate-Smart Urban Farming Model for Gilgit & Chitral Climate-smart urban farming in Gilgit-Baltistan: A rooftop kitchen garden model promoting sustainable agriculture and urban food security in mountain cities. Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Citral is among Pakistan’s most climate-vulnerable mountain regions. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index, Pakistan consistently
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Gilgit Baltistan’s Agriculture Under Climate Threat. Rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and Shifting weather patterns are turning Gilgit Baltistan’s fertile valleys into climate risk zones, putting centuries-old farming traditions at high risk. Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is at the frontline of a climate emergency due to the presence of the world’s largest mountain ranges and glaciers, including
