Abstract ID: 3.11014 | Accepted as Talk | Talk | TBA | TBA

Pakistan is faced Abstract with impacts of Climate Change and has been placed in the ten most climate vulnerable countries in the world. To respond to these Climate related challenges in the Norther areas of Pakistan called Gilgit Baltistan, various interventions have been made by the Government academia and societies. The Cryosphere and Climate group of Karakoram International University worked with the Government and community for revival of the Climate Adaptation measures have been implemented. The indigenous techniques for Glacier grafting, Avalanche harvesting and Ice stupa development were employed in different valleys of the region. These techniques were used centuries back by the local communities for Climate Adaptation. In this paper important attributes of site selection, methodology and techniques for revival of these indigenous approaches are discussed. Various communities have taken been interest in the revival of these techniques and approaches. It has been observed the these techniques can contribute to glacial mass balancing, reduction in avalanches and resolving the challenges of climate change on water supply systems. .