With ice structures reaching over 33 meters in height and storing up to 7,5 million liters of water to irrigate hundreds of hectares, engineers and farmers in Ladakh are creating “artificial glaciers” to overcome water scarcity in the cold Himalayan desert
Artificial glaciers up to 33 meters high and containing 7,5 million liters of water provide irrigation in the cold desert of Ladakh and have become a global benchmark in climate adaptation.