{"id":8971,"date":"2020-07-24T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T08:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/in\/?p=8971"},"modified":"2023-02-28T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T09:22:12","slug":"flexible-structures-for-risks-caused-due-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/in\/articoli\/flexible-structures-for-risks-caused-due-to-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Structures for Risks Caused due to Climate Change\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to melt at an alarming rate, creating huge glacial lakes which could burst their banks and devastate mountain communities. Imja Tsho a glacial lake located at a high altitude of 5,010 metres was identified as potentially hazardous, and one of the six lakes in danger of bursting.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nepal is one country that is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and it is causing Himalayan glaciers to melt very fast, creating huge glacial lakes which could burst their banks and devastate mountain communities.<\/b><\/span>\u202fThe\u202f<\/span>Department of Hydrology and Meteorology<\/span>\u202fand the\u202f<\/span>Nepal Army<\/span>\u202fEngineering Department with support from the\u202f<\/span>United Nations Development Programme<\/span>\u202f(UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility implemented the USD 7.2 million Community-Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project (CFGORRP) in 2016, in order to avert the possible risk of loss to human lives and infrastructure in downstream area in case of an outburst-induced flooding. Imja Tsho a glacial lake was identified as potentially hazardous, and one of the six lakes in danger of bursting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With the completion of the project water level at Imja was lowered by 3.4 metres, the dangers of an outburst and resultant flooding were successfully averted.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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