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Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan [View all]
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/climate-change-drives-emptying-of-rural-bhutan/Alex Morrison
Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows.
The mountain kingdom is the world’s first carbon-negative country – through exporting zero-carbon hydro-power energy. But it is disproportionately affected by climate change, including rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and glaciers retreating.
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“As a mountainous country, climate hazards in Bhutan can trigger natural disasters such as extreme flooding and landslides.
“At the same time, we see climate-driven changes such as erratic rainfall and more crop-pest infestations, which make agriculture and other rural livelihoods harder – accelerating the emptying of rural areas.”
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Rig Tshoel, Volume 8, Number 1 (2025): 11-69
Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows.
The mountain kingdom is the world’s first carbon-negative country – through exporting zero-carbon hydro-power energy. But it is disproportionately affected by climate change, including rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and glaciers retreating.
…
“As a mountainous country, climate hazards in Bhutan can trigger natural disasters such as extreme flooding and landslides.
“At the same time, we see climate-driven changes such as erratic rainfall and more crop-pest infestations, which make agriculture and other rural livelihoods harder – accelerating the emptying of rural areas.”
…
Special Issue: Migration, Climate Change, and Social Change
https://www.rtc.bt/Integrative_Review_Kinley_Dorji.pdf
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