Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said climate change was taking place at an alarming pace in the Himalayas, while calling for nature-based solutions for development.

The alarming pace of climate change in the Himalayan region is highlighted by the fact that between January and August last year, the Himalayas witnessed a natural disaster almost every day, Sinha said while addressing a climate conference - 'Strengthening Climate Resilience and Livelihoods in the Himalayan Region through Nature-based Solutions' -at the Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST) in Awantipora.

He also inaugurated Civil and Mechanical Engineering Block at the main campus, IUST's Larmoo Campus and the Law School. The Lieute...