India, 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 at the Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST) in Awantipora.

The LG said in Jammu and Kashmir alone, flash floods and cloudbursts have damaged public infrastructure, disrupting roads, water supply schemes, and power feeders.

He said that there is no dichotomy between development and conservation, and...