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Climate Change Impacts on Local Community, Hussaini Gojal Gilgit- Baltistan Climate Change impacts on local community, Hussaini Gojal Gilgit- Baltistan ALI REHMAT Hussaini Organization for Local Development (HOLD) Hussaini Gojal, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan Hussaini Village is situated in Hunza valley, 145 km North of Gilgit and 45 km from Ali Abad in Central Hunza. Hunza River flows in to the east while the Karakoram Highway (KKH) passes to its west. Hussaini Village is situated on 74°52'23.42" East longitude and 36°25'29.14" North latitude at an altitude of 2,556 meters above sea level. South of Hussaini is Gulmit (the headquarters of Gojal magistracy - tehsil), Ghulkin is to the southwest, while Passu is in the north with famous Batura glacier. Hussaini glacier is located to the west with famous Shisper peak, 7611meters. Total Population 715 Male 353 (49%) Female 313 (44%) Household 93 Altitude 2,556m Source: Field Survey 2013 The area is prone to natural hazards i.e. glacier advancement, GLOFs. Land slide, soil erosion, climatic condition, snow avalanche, slop instability etc. through the modern technologies and applications the problems can minimized in mountainous areas. There is a disastrous situation in Hussaini village due the glacier advancement for the last many decades, resulting in much suffering of the local community Both for drinking and irrigation water, the people of Hussaini ware working on the glacier 8 to 12 hours on daily 6 Gulmurad Recengigh basis for many years now. 5 A glacier is located in the west and the Yaz Sam Khunzhrav River is flowing to the East of the village but due to lack of resources thereWater is no Channels water in the village. A drought like situation hovers on the village for many years. Aswashed the out by glacier is advancing very fast toward thethe glacier snout Khnzhrav River and KKH - located1 at a Wuch Wodz distance of some 254 meters,2 the four channels dug out from the snout of the glacierMuyona Wodz 3 have been destroyed and now the temporaryTumurben Wodz solution was obtaining insufficient4 water Past Wodz through a pipeline from the southern glacier's originated stream to the northern snout channels. There is a disastrous situation in Hussaini village in Hunza, Gilgit- Baltistan due the glacier advancement for the last many decades, resulting in much suffering of the local community both for drinking and irrigation water, the people of Hussaini are working on the glacier 8 to 12 hours on daily basis for many years now. A glacier is located in the west and the Khunjrav River is flowing to the East of the village but due to glacial fluctuation and surge there is no water in the village. A drought like situation hovers on the village for many years. As the glacier is advancing very fast toward the Khunzhrav River and KKH - located at a distance of some 254 meters, the four channels dug out from the snout of the glacier have been destroyed and now the temporary solution was obtaining insufficient water through a pipeline from the southern glacier's originated stream to the northern snout channels. Channel 4-Channels Pipelines Old Channel New Channel Source/Glacier 1 Originated stream Channels 2 Sedimentation Tank 3 Source/Glacier Originated stream Tank-2, Two Pipes Tank-1, One Pipe Yaz Sam 4 Feet Village Side Glacier Side Tunneling to protect from GLOFS HUSSAINI Vulnerable Village Town Plan Area Land Development Hunza River Shalmol/Shahbad 299 Acre Barren land 1.2 sq kms Zarabad 540 Acre 2.1 sq kms Hussaini Erosion by river 289 Acre Zarabad 1 sq kms 194 meters Proposed solution for irrigation of barren land 1st Option 2nd Option Sedimentation Tanks/Storage Water Lift Tanks pipeline from Hunza River Sprinkle System Hunza River A very visible impact of climate change is observing in Karakorum region, where the glaciers are melting very fast and GLOF events are occurring every year in the main three glaciers located along the Karakorum Highway. A community initiated project which has solved the water shortage in the village but as well as stopped the glacial lake formation and outburst at the same location. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUToiIbVVpw&feature=play er_embedded More videos: http://gulbtur.wordpress.com/projects/ THNAK YOU Ṣȟoboṣ̌ h ALI REHMAT www.holdgojal.wordpress.com .
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