Climate Advocacy and Activism
We hold collaborative workshops with women and youth to develop climate smart policies and strategies
Land & Water Rights Workshop
- To review rights & practices of water user groups for sharing water and managing irrigation channels
- To develop watershed management plans for villages and regional collaborations
- To get funding for creating artificial glaciers, ice stupas, or modifying irrigation channels to enhance water supply
![garkyid-2watering garkyid-2watering](https://sites.williams.edu/climatez/files/2020/08/garkyid-2watering-169x300.jpeg)
Seed Bank Workshop
- To bring together women from different valleys and microclimates across Zangskar to exchange heirloom seeds, root stocks, tree cuttings, & newer agrarian techniques
- To strategize and share knowledges around the introduction of new crops such as apples, apricots, pulses, & other vegetables that can improve local food security
- To help foster exchange of agrarian, pastoral, and other food production strategies and skills
![karsha-seed bank karsha-seed bank](https://sites.williams.edu/climatez/files/2020/08/karsha-seed-bank-scaled.jpeg)
Climate Smart Policy Workshop
- To present climate smart policy recommendations that help Zangskari villagers prepare for increased aridity and future disruptions
- To help villages develop disaster risk reduction plans and strategies to help mitigate effects of landslides, flooding, locus outbreaks, & other disasters.
- To develop proposals for creating artificial glaciers, ice stupas, irrigation channels, and other methods of enhancing existing irrigation water availability in Zangskar.
![Screen Shot 2020-07-20 at 4.04.51 PM Screen Shot 2020-07-20 at 4.04.51 PM](https://sites.williams.edu/climatez/files/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-20-at-4.04.51-PM.png)
![ice-stupa Ice stupa in Phyang, Ladakh](https://sites.williams.edu/climatez/files/2020/08/ice-stupa.jpeg)
Ice stupa in Phyang, Ladakh
![ice stupa2 Ice stupa in Hongshet, Zangskar](https://sites.williams.edu/climatez/files/2020/08/ice-stupa2-768x1024.jpeg)
Ice stupa in Hongshet, Zangskar
![ice stupa long view Ice stupa in Hongshet, Zangskar](https://sites.williams.edu/climatez/files/2020/08/ice-stupa-long-view-1024x768.jpeg)
Ice stupa in Hongshet, Zangskar