Dharamshala, India — With an elevation of more than 4,000 meters above mean sea level, the Tibetan Plateau physically dominates the geographical map of the world. The entire plateau stretches for almost 3,000 kilometers from west to east and 1,500 kilometers from south to north. It holds the Hindu Kush Himalayan Ice Sheet, considered as the largest ice mass and reservoir of fresh water apart from the two poles, hence the name ‘Third Pole’.

Dharamshala, India—His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama called for global climate action while attending a virtual conference organized by the Mind and Life Institute on January 10, 2021. He discussed climate changes and environmental issues with environmental activist Greta Thunberg and acclaimed climate researchers from across the globe.

London — Five UN experts have called for China to drop charges against Tibetan nomad and environmental activist A-Nya Sendgra.

London — Tibetan President Dr Lobsang Sangay joined popular scientist Professor Chris Rapley CBE, Professor of Climate Science at UCL, for a panel discussion on Climate Change and Tibet at University College London’s Darwin Lecture Theatre on June 21, 2019.

Dharamshala, India — Explaining Tibet’s influence on global climate is reportedly equivalent to that of the North and South Poles, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that "almost a billion people across Asia depend on water from rivers in Tibet. If the snow on the mountains of Tibet disappears, millions of Indians will suffer the consequences.

Dharamshala — Protests in northeastern Tibet after local authority orders to divert a waterway, taking away locals' drinking water supply, led to a clash between villagers and police, according to sources in the area.