Happy highlanders – As Bhutan Grapples with Global Warming…

Beyond the scenic splendour of the lofty clouddraped peaks and primeval forests or the felicitous gross national happiness accomplishments that overwhelm the world, land-locked Bhutan is grappling with problems common to many agrarian economies in an era of climate change. (See Bhutan’s Food security snapshot, FAO). The sinister phenomenon along with its evil offspring, global warming, has a more critical impact on this fragile eastern Himalayan ecosystem because, apart from impacting Asian’s cleanest air region, it plays havoc with the country’s commitment to sustainably develop the region to provide wholesome livelihood for the Bhutanese. Bhutan’s green cover is a sight...