At the Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action,  “Water for Sustainable Development”, held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, our message was clear: Water resilience must begin at the source. The Hindu Kush Himalaya, together with neighbouring mountain regions of Central Asia, forms the wider Third Pole system, the largest store of ice outside the polar regions and a lifeline for nearly two billion people downstream. Three priorities stand out: 🔹Acknowledge mountains as core water infrastructure. 🔹Align water with climate, ecosystems, disaster risk reduction, and source-to-sea basin management. 🔹Anchor regional institutions such as ICIMOD as implementation partners for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) and the post-2030 water agenda. "What happens in the mountains does not stay in the mountains. It moves through rivers, food systems, energy systems, ecosystems, economies, and communities. Through basin networks and assessments across the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra River systems, ICIMOD is working with countries and experts to build shared evidence and a common understanding of climate and water risks from source to sea." - Dr Pema Gyamtsho, ICIMOD Director General #DushanbeWaterProcess #WaterActionDecade #SDG6 #UNWaterConference #WaterResilience #HinduKushHimalaya #ThirdPole #SourceToSea #ICIMOD

Beijing has announced massive new chromite discoveries in occupied Tibet, adding to the CCP’s relentless extraction of Tibet’s natural wealth while silencing the Tibetan people. Tibet is being turned into a sacrifice zone for China’s strategic minerals, military expansion, and industrial growth. Mining projects pushed without local consent are destroying one of the world’s most fragile ecosystems, contaminating water sources, and deepening repression across Tibet. Under Chinese occupation, Tibetans have no voice over what happens to their land, resources, or future. #FreeTibet #Tibet #CCP #China #EnvironmentalDestruction #HumanRights #ClimateJustice #ResourceExtraction #ThirdPole #SaveTibet #StopCCP #Ecoocide tibetanreview.net/china-anno…

China has announced major new chromite discoveries in occupied Tibet, exposing once again how the CCP treats Tibet not as a homeland, but as a resource colony to fuel its industrial and military ambitions. From lithium to chromium, Tibet’s mountains, rivers, and fragile ecosystems are being ripped apart without Tibetan consent, transparency, or environmental accountability. Communities that resist mining and mega projects face surveillance, arrests, and repression. While Beijing profits, Tibetans pay the price through environmental destruction, cultural erasure, and human rights abuses. tibetanreview.net/china-anno… #FreeTibet #SaveTibet #CCP #China #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights #ClimateJustice #ResourceColonialism #StopCCP #Tibet #ThirdPole #Ecoocide #Mining #WaterSecurity

Japanese lawmakers were briefed on the CCP’s escalating campaign to erase Tibetan identity through colonial boarding schools, forced Mandarin education, religious repression, and the so called “ethnic unity” law in occupied Tibet. Speakers warned that Beijing’s policies are targeting Tibetan language, Buddhism, culture, and even the recognition of the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation. The discussion also raised alarm over China’s mega dam projects in Tibet, warning that control over Asia’s water sources by an authoritarian regime could become a geopolitical weapon. Tibet is not just a human rights issue. It is a global issue of freedom, security, environment, and survival. #FreeTibet #Japan #CCP #Tibet #HumanRights #StopCCP #CulturalGenocide #BoardingSchools #ReligiousFreedom #DalaiLama #SaveTibet #WaterSecurity #ThirdPole #ClimateCrisis #StandWithTibet #XiJinping #TransnationalRepression

On May 12, Japanese parliamentarians heard urgent testimony on the CCP’s escalating assault on Tibet. Experts exposed China’s so called “Ethnic Unity Law,” colonial boarding schools designed to erase Tibetan identity, and massive dam projects threatening Tibet’s environment and Asia’s water security. With 16 lawmakers and 8 parliamentary representatives present, Japan’s growing solidarity sends a clear message: Tibet will not be erased in silence. The world is waking up to Beijing’s repression. #FreeTibet #JapanForTibet #CCP #Tibet #StopCCP #CulturalGenocide #BoardingSchools #SaveTibet #HumanRights #DalaiLama #WaterSecurity #ThirdPole #StandWithTibet #XiJinping

Japanese lawmakers were briefed on the CCP’s escalating campaign to erase Tibetan identity through colonial boarding schools, forced Mandarin education, religious repression, and the so called “ethnic unity” law in occupied Tibet. Speakers warned that Beijing’s policies are targeting Tibetan language, Buddhism, culture, and even the recognition of the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation. The discussion also raised alarm over China’s mega dam projects in Tibet, warning that control over Asia’s water sources by an authoritarian regime could become a geopolitical weapon. Tibet is not just a human rights issue. It is a global issue of freedom, security, environment, and survival. tibetanreview.net/japanese-l… #FreeTibet #Japan #CCP #Tibet #HumanRights #StopCCP #CulturalGenocide #BoardingSchools #ReligiousFreedom #DalaiLama #SaveTibet #WaterSecurity #ThirdPole #ClimateCrisis #StandWithTibet #XiJinping #TransnationalRepression

Are software manufacturers highly motivated to adapt to the HarmonyOS system? - Did you know? #Huawei #Thirdway #ThirdPole #Emergence livinginharmony.substack.com…

Hindu Kush Himalayan Glaciers Melting Twice As Fast Since 2000, ICIMOD Report Warns 8pmnews.com/hindu-kush-himal… #ClimateEmergency #Himalayas #GlacierMelt #ICIMOD #WaterCrisis #Environment2026 #ThirdPole #SaveTheGlaciers #BreakingNews2026

संगीत नाटक अकादमी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित नैनीताल के प्रसिद्ध रंगकर्मी जहूर आलम पर Thirdpole live ये एपिसोड जरूर देखें l @UkAnjul @single_soul1 @vyav2017 @HimalayanRoars @freetohumanity @shalinikala @Pahaditribal @vilayati5555 @KumaonJagran @hitankit youtu.be/6eOuY7x2lLg?si=bjkM…

#WSDS2026 | #Day2 The plenary ‘Towards a Himalayan Coalition for Sustainable Development’ held on Day 2 of WSDS 2026, focused on the urgent necessity of building a unified regional front to safeguard the fragile Hindu Kush Himalaya by transitioning from fragmented local efforts to a coordinated, mountain-sensitive framework that institutionalizes collective action across the region. It was moderated by Mr Ranjit Barthakur, @naturenomics, who highlighted the importance of the Himalayas. “To make the Third Pole thrive is not just an environmental necessity; it is a duty to the billions of people whose lives are inextricably linked to the land given to us by the snow." Mr @BhallaAjay26, Hon’ble Governor of Manipur, talked about the need to act urgently. “We can no longer treat mountain disasters as isolated episodes; the risk landscape is systemic, and our response must be equally multi-dimensional.” Mr Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, @icimod, Nepal, shared, “We are flying blind in the most critical ecosystem on Earth. The Hindu Kush Himalaya holds 54,000 glaciers, yet we only have 38 monitoring sites.” Mr @DurwoodZaelke, Founder and President, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (@IGSD_DC), stated, “If decarbonization is our long-term map, then addressing non-CO₂ pollutants is our emergency brake.” Ms Nameeta Prasad, Joint Secretary, @moefcc, added, “The question before us is not whether we need a coalition, but whether we can afford to delay one any longer.” Mr Mingma Tempa Sherpa, Commissioner cum Secretary, Planning and Development Department, Government of Sikkim, highlighted, “The Himalayas are far more than a mountain range; they are a living ecological infrastructure sustaining nearly two billion people." Mr Ram Kumar S, Secretary, Planning, Government of Meghalaya, emphasised, “Agencies must stop viewing communities as the recipients of change and start viewing them as the architects of it.” Dr Dipankar Saharia, Senior Director, TERI, shared, “We must move beyond being merely project-oriented. By establishing the Centre for Himalayan Studies, we are building a vital bridge between institutional partnership and the actual execution of our collective vision for the region." Ms @sonalighoshdws, Director, @kaziranga_, Assam, concluded, “When our water bodies dry up and are choked by invasive species, the indicators are clear. We are witnessing a systemic shift that no single nation can solve alone. We need a global partnership to combat the crisis at our doorstep.” @sikkimgovt | @MeghalayaGov | #WSDS2026 #Act4Earth #SustainableDevelopment #Parivartan #ViksitBharat2047 #Himalayas #HKH #ThirdPole (1/2)

Snowfall from 2011 to 2026: Shocking Facts & Danger Warnings | Snow Truth Revealed | Dunya Explainer #PakistanWeather #LahoreSnow #WinterHistoryPakistan #MurreeDisaster #ClimateChangePakistan #ThirdPole #SnowStormPakistan #HimalayasPakistan #ExtremeWeather #PakistanGlaciers

The Tibetan Plateau—the “Third Pole”—is warming far faster than the rest of the world, driving glacier melt, shrinking snow and unstable rivers that threaten water for hundreds of millions downstream. Studies show parts of the plateau are heating at roughly two to three times the global average, with devastating impacts on local ecosystems and communities. Meanwhile, Beijing’s development and resettlement policies undermine traditional land stewardship and increase vulnerability to climate change, all while China claims to be a climate leader. Tibetans must be part of the solution, not sidelined by expansion and control. #Tibet #TibetanPlateau #ClimateChange #ThirdPole #FreeTibet #StopCCPPolicies

This warming is not abstract. Tibet holds 46,000 glaciers, the source of 10 major Asian rivers. Scientists warn over one-third of these glaciers may disappear by mid-century if trends continue. #ThirdPole #WaterSecurity #Tibet

རྒྱ་ནག་གི་ཨང་རྒྱུད་སྤྱོད་པ། མི་ནག་དུག་རྫས། ས་ཁུལ་འགྲུབ་ཆེན་ལས་གཞི་ཚུལ་གྱིས བོད་ས་མཐོའི་དྲོད་ཚད་མྱུར་དུ་འཕར། #ThirdPole

China’s coal use, black carbon pollution, mining and mega-projects are accelerating warming on the Tibetan Plateau, melting glaciers and destabilizing Asia’s water tower. #ThirdPole

🌡️ 🥵🥵 2025ལོའི་#TibetanPlateau དྲོད་ཚད་རྒྱུན་ལྡན་གྱི་དྲོད་ཚད་1.12°Cལས་མཐོ་བ་དང་། 2022ལོ་ནས་2025ལོའི་བར་བསྟུད་མར་ལོ་བཞི་པའི་ཟིན་ཐོ་ལས་བརྒལ་ཡོད། #ThirdPole ས་ཁུལ་དེ་སའི་གོ་ལའི་སྟེང་གི་ས་ཆ་མང་ཆེ་བ་ལས་དྲོད་ཚད་མགྱོགས་པ་རེད།  @yuceltanay53 @smgaillard @GordonGChang #ClimateChange #ThirdPole #conformitygate #Iran #AFCON2025 #Ashes

The #Tibetan Plateau has hit record heat for the 4th year in a row 2025 was 1.12°C hotter than normal.The “Third Pole” is warming faster than almost anywhere on Earth, threatening Asia’s glaciers, rivers, and water security for billions.#Tibet #ClimateCrisis #ThirdPole #Himalayas

The Tibetan Plateau — Earth’s #ThirdPole — just hit its 4th straight year of record heat. 2025 was 1.12°C hotter than normal,as Tibet warms faster than almost anywhere on Earth. And while the world watches,the #CCP accelerates mining, damming, and destruction. #TibetClimateCrisis

Exile Tibetans condemn #China’s illegal gold mining in Kham Zachuka after peaceful locals were met with intimidation,80 arrests, and forced disappearances. Activists warn the mining is destroying Tibet’s fragile environment and urge urgent international action. #Tibet #ThirdPole

In our final episode of the year our founder & CEO @Mat_Yarger connects with @CZEYTINOGLU1 , board member of the @TRbilisimvakfi & co-founder of @B_Noktasi, to explore how technology, collaboration, and trust come together in climate action. They discuss: 🌊 Flood early-warning systems on the #ThirdPole ⚡ AI-powered microgrids moving research into communities 🤝 Practical trust when data, policy, and behavior don’t align 🌍 Linking Canada’s #AI expertise with frontline needs across Istanbul, the EU, and Kyrgyzstan A thoughtful year-end episode on turning innovation into resilient, trustworthy systems for what comes next. ✨ 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1Ka…