Date: February 12, 2008
Topic: Eco Everest Expedition 2008 to atop Everest alarming climate change impact

With a drive to raise awareness on the impact of climate change in the Himalayan regions, Eco Everest Expedition 2008 will be launched in spring session.

The expedition team will be led by the Dewa Steven Sherpa, a Everest Summiteer affiliated with Asian Trekking in partnership with International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the United nations Environment Programme(UNEP).

ICIMOD will render technical aid and carry out scientific research in Khumbu region during the expedition, focusing Imja and Tsho glacial lakes, according to press release by Eco Everest Expedition 2008.

Eco Everest Expedition 2008 will be a platform to draw global attention to the issues of climate change and melting glaciers in the Himalaya regions.

Likewise it will emphasize the growing threats which the glacial lakes pose to local communities and environment in the regions.

Awareness on conserving the fragile mountain ecosystem will be raised during the Expedition.

ICIMOD in the course of marking its 25th anniversary will work in the mountain region and people in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) aiming at raising awareness, mitigating the impacts of climate change, and enhancing the adaptation and resilience of the mountain.

As a part of the expedition, a Trust Fund will be set exclusively for community development in the Khumbu regions and finance further research as well as follow up particularly dangerous lake.

LINK 1