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ScienceHimalayan hydropower buildout: Expert says risk management is key

After devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, Access Asia examines the fragile Himalayan environment. Environmental and Himalayan risk-management expert Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha explains why glacier movements are so difficult to detect in advance and says the tragedy could be an opportunity to improve how countries develop infrastructure in the resource-rich region.

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Himalayan hydropower buildout: Expert says risk management is key
Himalayan hydropower buildout: Expert says risk management is keyScience