Human Settlements, Infrastructure and Spatial Planning was a new chapter in IPCC 5th Assessment Report. Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal, as Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) of this assessment, presented its key findings to the International Conference on Understanding Climate Change and Enabling Climate Action in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, 10 – 13 April 2017. The Conference was jointly organized by International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Ministry of Population and Environment of Nepal, and the IPCC. The PowerPoint slides are available here.
Dr. Dhakal also serves as a Coordinating Lead Author of ongoing HIMAP Assessment’s Energy Related Assessment for Hindu Kush Himalayan Region whose preliminary findings were also presented at the Conference.
Conference web-site: http:/here/www.icimod.org/?q=25842