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SUMMARY: Living with complex risk in the Himalaya: An interdisciplinary dis
 cussion of the August 2026 disaster in Nepal and Tibet
DESCRIPTION: Join an interdisciplinary panel exploring the August 2026 disa
 ster in Nepal and Tibet and its implications for climate justice\, developm
 ent\, and geopolitics.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img class="alignnone wp-image-58023 size-
 large" src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/0
 9/Living-with-Complex-Risk-in-the-Himalaya_WEB-1024x576.jpg" alt="Living wi
 th Complex Risk Himalaya" width="620" height="349" /></p><p><span lang="en-
 US" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">The shocking images of the "Himalaya
 n Tsunami" of August 26\, 2026 revealed the reality of living with geohazar
 ds in the Himalaya to the world. News of the devastation along the flood pa
 th and the immeasurable loss faced by surviving communities has circulated 
 globally. What happens when the urgency of the crisis subsides? This interd
 isciplinary roundtable brings together experts with deep commitment to Hima
 layan communities to discuss the causes and contexts of the disaster\, its 
 ongoing long-term impact in the region\, and its implications for global po
 licy conversations about climate justice\, infrastructural development\, an
 d geopolitics.</span></p><p><strong><span lang="en-US">Speakers:</span></st
 rong><b></b></p><p><span lang="en-US"><strong><a title="https://geog.ubc.ca
 /profile/phurwa-dolpopa/" href="https://geog.ubc.ca/profile/phurwa-dolpopa/
 " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-
 linkindex="0">Phurwa Dolpopa</a>\,</strong> Assistant Professor\, Departmen
 t of Geography</span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p><p><span lang="en-US"><
 strong><a title="https://geog.ubc.ca/profile/michele-koppes/" href="https:/
 /geog.ubc.ca/profile/michele-koppes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener norefer
 rer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Michele Koppes</a></stron
 g>\, Professor\, Department of Geography</span></p><p><span lang="en-US"><s
 trong><a title="https://www.pasangysherpa.com/" href="https://www.pasangysh
 erpa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicab
 le" data-linkindex="2">Pasang Yangjee Sherpa</a></strong>\, Assistant Profe
 ssor\, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and Department of Asian St
 udies</span></p><p><span lang="en-US"><a title="https://shneiderman.arts.ub
 c.ca/" href="https://shneiderman.arts.ubc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopene
 r noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3"><strong>Sara Shn
 eiderman</strong></a>\, Associate Professor\, School of Public Policy & Glo
 bal Affairs and Department of Anthropology</span></p><p><span lang="en-US">
 Moderator: <strong><a title="https://markturin.arts.ubc.ca/" href="https://
 markturin.arts.ubc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth
 ="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Mark Turin</a></strong>\, Associate Pro
 fessor\, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies</span></p><p>This event 
 is presented by UBC's <strong><a href="https://himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/" targe
 t="_blank" rel="noopener">Himalaya Program</a></strong>\, the <strong>Schoo
 l of Public Policy and Global Affairs</strong>\, and the <strong><a href="h
 ttps://sppga.ubc.ca/institutes-centres/institute-of-asian-research/">Instit
 ute of Asian Research</a></strong>. It is co-sponsored by the <strong><a hr
 ef="https://climatejustice.ubc.ca/">Centre for Climate Justice</a></strong>
 \, the <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><strong><a href="https://dr
 rn.ubc.ca/">Disaster Resilience Research Network</a></strong>\, the <strong
 ><a href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/institutes-centres/institute-of-asian-resear
 ch/cisar/">Centre for India and South Asia Research</a></strong>\, and the 
 <strong><a href="https://asia.ubc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Depar
 tment of Asian Studies</a></strong>. </span></p><p><em>Image features Buddh
 ist monks conducting death rituals in the Trishuli river valley. Credit: Us
 ha Titikshu.</em></p><hr /><p><strong>Related Recent Media</strong></p><p><
 a href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/news/qa-with-sara-shneiderman-and-pasang-yangj
 ee-sherpa/">Q&A with Sara Shneiderman and Pasang Yangjee Sherpa on the Augu
 st 2026 disaster in Nepal and Tibet</a></p><p>Pasang Yangjee Sherpa did an 
 interview with BBC concerning "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnd
 b31mcO8o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How will melting glaciers change N
 epal?</a>"</p><p>Sara Shneiderman co-authored a piece in The Conversation "
 <a href="https://theconversation.com/nepal-could-show-the-world-how-to-reco
 ver-sustainably-from-a-major-disaster-291968" target="_blank" rel="noopener
 ">Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disast
 er</a>"</p>
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