Stockholm, Oct. 6 -- The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) has released a new Stockholm Paper titled "Wither Tibet in the Climate Crisis Agenda?". The publication brings together more than twenty international experts to examine the Tibetan Plateau's accelerating ecological breakdown and its far-reaching implications for Asia's water security, regional stability, and global climate governance, the release stated.

The study warns that the Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the "Third Pole," is warming at more than twice the global average. Its glaciers are retreating, permafrost is thawing, and grasslands are degrading, threatening the delica...