在經過幾十年來類似上述的氣候異常事件後,當地地區性跨國組織國際山區整合發展中心(International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD)的8個成員國(阿富汗、孟加拉、不丹、中國、印度、緬甸、尼泊爾與巴基斯坦),都同意已經受夠這樣的情形了。2013年9月初,他們發起一項針對興都庫什─喜馬拉雅山脈的3年計畫,以全面評估該地區目前的狀態,並對未來該如何維護和發展提出建議。
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