{"id":4960,"date":"2025-10-21T11:31:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?page_id=4960"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:16:53","slug":"tibets-environment-at-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/our-programs\/environment-water-climate\/tibets-environment-at-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibet&#8217;s Environment at the EU\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bringing Tibet\u2019s Environmental Voice to Europe<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ICT ensures that Tibet\u2019s climate, water, and human rights concerns are part of Europe\u2019s dialogue with China.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We advocate within the <strong>European Union<\/strong> to keep Tibet high on the political agenda, not only as a human rights issue, but as a <strong>critical environmental and geopolitical concern<\/strong>. Through our offices in <strong>Brussels, Amsterdam, and Berlin<\/strong>, we work with Members of the European Parliament, the <strong>European External Action Service (EEAS)<\/strong>, and other EU institutions to promote <strong>policies that protect Tibet\u2019s environment and people<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tibet\u2019s vast plateau, often called the <strong>\u201cThird Pole\u201d<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>is warming faster than almost anywhere on earth. The melting of its glaciers threatens the water security of over <strong>1.8 billion people across Asia<\/strong>. At the same time, large-scale Chinese <strong>hydropower and mining projects<\/strong> are destroying fragile ecosystems and displacing Tibetan communities. Our advocacy ensures that <strong>European policymakers understand the global implications<\/strong> of these developments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>May 2025<\/strong>, ICT presented its landmark report <em>\u201cChinese Hydropower: Damning Tibet\u2019s Culture, Community, and Environment\u201d<\/em> at the <strong>European Parliament<\/strong>, kindly hosted by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament\u2019s Tibet Friendship Group The briefing urged the EU to hold China accountable for the human and environmental costs of its dam projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our team in <strong>Brussels<\/strong> also regularly engages with <strong>EU officials and MEPs<\/strong>, providing data, reports, and briefings on Tibet\u2019s environment and climate. This includes contributions to <strong>EU-China Human Rights dialogues<\/strong>, statements ahead of <strong>EU-China summits<\/strong>, and collaboration with other NGOs to highlight <strong>climate justice and environmental defenders<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Learn more by reading our Environment, Water &amp;\u00a0Climate reports, or contact our Brussels office for expert input on Tibet\u2019s environment and EU policy.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing Tibet\u2019s Environmental Voice to Europe\u00a0 ICT ensures that Tibet\u2019s climate, water, and human rights concerns are part of Europe\u2019s dialogue with China.\u00a0 We advocate within the European Union to keep Tibet high on the political agenda, not only as a human rights issue, but as a critical environmental and geopolitical concern. 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