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Iceland president warns of disappearing Himalayan glaciers
Aug 31, 2008, 12:58 GMT
Dhaka - Wrapping up a four-day visit to Bangladesh Sunday, Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson sounded a grim warning that the Himalayan glaciers were disappearing and would gone in the next 40 to 70 years.
The high-speed melting of the mountain ice spelled out dangers for the southern Asian countries like Bangladesh which are dependent on the glaciers for sources of water.
These countries situated at the Himalayan foothills face a major challenge which could generate conflicts and grievances across their sensitive national boundaries.
On Friday, Grimsson was given a cordial reception on arrival for an official trip to Bangladesh, highlight of which was his chairing an international symposium on climate change.
Grimsson stressed increasing regional efforts to help the farming community in southern Asia to cope with climate change.
Bangladesh, a low-lying delta with three large river systems, is particularly vulnerable to climate change, experts at the symposium in Dhaka said.
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Mr Meltdown.Sep 11th, 2008 - 19:35:30
I think that if Bangaladesh wants to look for some problems it should deal with it's population explosion. But what can you expect from a Muslim country?
Incidentally despite global warming and rising sea levels Bangladesh actually increases in size every year due to the sediment that is washed down it's rivers and actually increases in size by 8 sq miles each year. But that does not exemt them from getting aid each year because of rising sea levels.
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