{"id":17513,"date":"2010-12-02T01:24:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T20:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=17513"},"modified":"2010-12-02T01:24:43","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T20:24:43","slug":"opinion-climate-change-probability-in-gilgit-baltistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2010\/12\/02\/opinion-climate-change-probability-in-gilgit-baltistan\/","title":{"rendered":"[Opinion] CLIMATE CHANGE PROBABILITY IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Farasat Ali<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long term change in weather patterns in a specific area or region is known as \u201cclimate change<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

These changes may be reflected by rise in mean temperature, pressure, time and occurrence of\u00a0 rainfalls\/snowfalls, moisture, winds, and others factors of weather, while weather change mean short term changes in weather pattern.<\/p>\n

The study of climate change demands investigations on long term weather pattern to develop a scientific ideal whether climate has been changed or was occurred in the region, several studies on climate change and their impacts on Gilgit-Baltistan, reveal that Climate variability\u00a0 and its impacts are gratifying progressively more evident in fragile ecosystems of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), especially Glaciers hub of the \u00a0area and other fragile ecosystems are considered to be more sensitive indicators to\u00a0 global warming and climate change and\u00a0 their\u00a0\u00a0 associated\u00a0 hydro-metrological hazards of the area confirm the climate change impacts on different sectors undoubtedly , as climatologist know that\u00a0 even minor disparity in weather can lead to momentous shifts in the local minor climate, which can in turn drastically affect fragile ecosystems ,rural life, livelihood and infrastructure. Causes of climate change in world are carbon emissions, rapid urbanizations\/industrialization, and unplanned development, exploitation of natural resources, environmental degradation and deforestations.<\/p>\n

The general overview about the climate change and their\u00a0 sectoral impacts are common ideals and emerging issues of glob, but discussions and research\u00a0 on climate change,\u00a0 their associates hazards and long term sectoral\u00a0 impacts\u00a0 need to be addressed on priority bases\u00a0 in Gilgit-Baltistan as well as in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Loss of\u00a0 habitat, species extinction, less grasses in pastures, diseases in wild animals, pest attacks, increased frequency\u00a0 and intensity of melting of glaciers, high turbidity in water bodies, heat waves, cold spells, droughts, could bursts, land sliding, water born epidemics,\u00a0 avalanches, heavy rain falls, heavy snow falls,\u00a0 lake outburst floods,\u00a0 flash floods were identified in the area, disrupted\u00a0 social infrastructure, commotion, limited livelihoods options, fragmented crops, and moribund poor economy are clear evidences of climate change and their sectoral impacts on \u00a0Gilgit-Baltistan<\/p>\n

The most recent and high frequents \u00a0hydro-metrological disasters in the area\u00a0 were flash\u00a0 floods, droughts, cloud burst, avalanches, Glacial lake outburst floods, heavy rain falls\u00a0 and secondary hazards like landslides, mud-flow and debris falls from 1999, 2000,2001,2002, 2005, 2006, and\u00a0 2010 provide an overview to vulnerability and risks of climate change and their sectoral impacts on Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/p>\n

Climate change induces hydro-metrological hazards and harsh climate conditions create obstacles and limitations particularly to livelihood options in the area. Due to heavy rain falls and land sliding in the area all roads among districts within the GB, as well as with the capital city, \u00a0continuously remain blocked\u00a0 in different periods of time and years, which are\u00a0 ultimate menace to transportation sector, micro business sector, communication sector, demand and supply of goods in local markets, local agriculture sector, labor work security, new invested\u00a0 construction project, and other means of livelihoods options in the area.<\/p>\n

The contributor is a Gilgit based Environmentalist.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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