We know that global warming will melt glaciers primarily and this, in turn, will cause rise in sea levels. This phenomenon has already started taking effect in the Polar Regions and high mountains like the Himalayas, where giant sheets of ice have started melting, and causing floods in the lower areas.
Keeping these points in mind, the Nepal government held the world’s highest cabinet meeting near the base camp of Mount Everest. The purpose of the meeting was to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. The meeting was held just ahead of the Copenhagen Summit in 2009. The entire cabinet of 21 ministers was transported in a fleet of helicopters to kala Patthar plateau next to Everest’s base camp.
Some of the region’s greatest rivers, including the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Brahmaputra receive water from the Himalayan glaciers. A spokesperson for the Nepal government said that the glaciers were melting at a worrying rate, and the historic cabinet meeting was held to highlight this problem. The ministers signed a declaration on climate change during the meeting.
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