In northern Pakistan, indigenous ice stupas offer a nature-based water solution

In northern Pakistan, indigenous ice stupas offer a nature-based water solution

Pakistan’s far north region of Gilgit-Baltistan, where towering peaks cradle remote valleys, has survived for centuries on a fragile lifeline – glacial melt. But that lifeline is fraying. As global temperatures rise, snowfall – critical for feeding the region’s water supply – has become increasingly unpredictable. Meanwhile, population and tourism growth has driven the expansion of farmland in an attempt to address food security issues. This has…