Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Natural Disasters

October 17, 2018;

The recent increase in natural disasters in Tibet was featured at the third International Conference on Mountains in the Changing World in Kathmandu, organised by the Kathmandu Institute of Applied Science. Zamlha Tempa Gyaltsen from the Tibet Policy Institute spoke about the impact of climate change on mountainous regions – including the Tibetan Plateau – saying that adapting to the new climatic conditions could mitigate the negative impacts.

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