A SHORTAGE OF FRESH DRINKING WATER IN MALDIVES

China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, a gift from the world’s highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas. The government of Maldives has decided to utilise the water to provide assistance to islands in case of water shortage. The Indian Ocean nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with salt levels seeping into the land and corrupting potable water, leaving it dependent on desalination plants. Scientists say glaciers in the Himalayas are melting faster than ever due to climate change. As we can clearly see, Tibet’s glaciers are melting three times faster than the rest of the world. Nearly a billion people living in South Asia are in peril of losing their water supply. Because of the impact of climate change, the glaciers are retreating rapidly, grasslands are shrinking as desertification expands, regional precipitation has become irregular, water levels are dropping in major rivers, and the permafrost is thawing. We can take a pure example from the Maldives, as they were facing a shortage of fresh water in their country similarly, we may find ourselves in a situation like the Maldives are currently facing. Tibet’s concern extends to all people worldwide, not just Tibetans.

# If TIBET DRIES, ASIA DIES

#SAVE TIBETAN PLATEAU