{"id":4962,"date":"2025-10-21T12:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?page_id=4962"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:46:18","slug":"environment-water-climate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/our-programs\/environment-water-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment, Water & Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Third Pole<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tibet holds the largest reserves of freshwater<\/strong> outside the Arctic and Antarctic. Its rivers flow into India, Southeast Asia, and China<\/strong>, providing water for more than a billion people<\/strong>. This makes Tibet not only an ecological treasure<\/strong>, but also a geopolitical flashpoint<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese hydropower projects<\/strong> and climate change<\/strong> are reshaping Tibet\u2019s fragile environment, threatening biodiversity<\/strong>, water security<\/strong>, and peace across Asia<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What We Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We bring together Tibetan researchers, climate experts, EU policymakers, and civil society<\/strong> to address the water crisis on the Tibetan Plateau and ensure Tibet\u2019s water resources, <\/strong>the lifeline of Asia, are protected<\/strong> through international cooperation, peace, and accountability.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research Reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Documenting China\u2019s expansion of hydropower dams and the global climate implications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dialogue for Our Future<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A conference co-organised by ICT that united international experts, policymakers, and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Capacity Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empowering Tibetan researchers, advancing dialogue and promoting solutions for regional cooperation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A Vision for Peace & Security<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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“It is my dream that the entire Tibetan plateau should become a free refuge where humanity and nature can live in peace and in harmonious balance.”<\/em> <\/strong>
 <\/em> –  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, Oslo, 1989 
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His Holiness\u2019s Five-Point Peace Plan (1987)<\/strong> laid out a vision where demilitarisation, cultural respect, democratic freedoms, and ecological stewardship<\/strong> form the foundation for stability in Asia.\u00a0
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Tibet can serve as a cornerstone and its unique culture and strategic position can offer a bridge between peoples and nations including China and India, as well as the Uyghur, adjacent Himalayan people and Mongolia. A stable and free Tibet could be key to regional peace<\/strong>, not just for Tibetans, but for all the surrounding nations and peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tibet's environment at the UN<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Tibet's environment at the EU<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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You too can help protect Tibet’s water and environment, become a donor now! <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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