Archna Chatterjee,¹ Esther Blom,² Biksham Gujja,³ Ruzica Jacimovic,⁴ Lindsay Beevers,⁴ Jay O'Keeffe,⁴ Michael Beland,⁵ Trent Biggs<sup>5

1</sup>Compiler of the present article and corresponding author, Head, Regional Program on Himalayan Glaciers, Rivers and High-altitude Wetlands, WWF–India, 172-B, Lodi Estate, New Delhi–110003, India Tel: 91-11-43516202 AChatterjee@wwfindia.net
²Head, Freshwater, WWF Netherlands, Zeist, The Netherlands www.wnf.nl
³Advisor, WWF International, Gland, Switzerland
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⁵Hydrological functions and the effects of climate change on high-altitude wetlands. Department of Geography, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA, USA