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6 Dec 2023 | Izabella Koziell

Bhutan Pavilion highlights concerns of rapid melting glacier

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Experts at the climate summit in Dubai, UAE highlighted the alarming glacial retreat in Bhutan and the Hindu Kush Himalayan regions at the Bhutan Pavilion on December 4.

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