Question Q.18GS3GS3
The United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Glacier Preservation. Bring out the ecological and socio-economic significance of glaciers. What are the key challenges in preserving them? What measures have been taken at national and international levels to ensure preservation of glaciers?
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4Navigation and economic activities => Northern Sea route - Arctic Ecological benefits: (5) Maintaining heat transfers => AMOC water heat transfers, Atmospheric meridional circulation (Polar regions) (6) Support to biodiversity => Polar bears (7) Carbon sequestration in the permafrost. Challenge to preservation: (1) Climate change and enhanced Albedo effect for Arctic region => melting of glaciers (enhanced ISC/ISE in last century) (2) Inhabitable regions of Arctic and Himalayic (3) Global atmospheric phenomenon => lack of control over climate. (4) Inadequate international collaboration work in silos. (5) Climate denialism US withdrawal from Paris agreement. (6) Lack of climate finance (Parts, COP 28) (IPCC $50 trillion needed by 2050). Measures taken: National: => National Mission on sustainable Himalayan ecosystem => Himalayan stabilization at Antarctica => Arctic policy International: => Antacica as no-go zone (inhabitable/global common) => SVALB seed bank => Cryopreservation missions. However, to sustain further health of glaciers and cryosphere, enhanced co-operation is the need of the hour.
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Conclusion
However, to sustain further health of glaciers and cryosphere, enhanced co-operation is the need of the hour.
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Topper
PATHAK
AIR 2152025
Subject & Paper
GS3GS3
Topic
Biodiversity and Environment
Global warming
Glacier Preservation
Writing Stats
175
Total words
1
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analytical, structured
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