Manaslu Residents Begin Hunger Strike Demanding Climate Change Risk Mitigation and Glacier Lake Conservation
Summary
Residents of the Manaslu region have begun a hunger strike at Manaslu base camp demanding action to reduce climate-change risks and conserve glacial lakes. Their eight-point demand calls for aerial inspection, water-level monitoring, warning sirens, and stronger protection for communities in Himalayan areas.
Key Points
- Dawa Norbu Lama and 11 other youths from Samagaun have started a hunger strike at Manaslu base camp at an altitude of 4,900 meters.
- They are demanding government study and mitigation of risks from newly formed glacial lakes above Manaslu base camp and Pungyen Monastery.
- The group wants aerial inspection, water-level measurement systems, sirens for alerts, and joint Nepal-China monitoring of glacial lakes and glaciers.
- They have also called for climate change topics to be included in school curricula in Himalayan regions and for climate-related seminars and meetings.
