An engineer and innovator from Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk is well-known for his work towards sustainable development in the Ladakh area of India.
FOUNDER
The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh, and the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) are organisations he founded (HIAL).
ICE STUPA
He also invented the Ice Stupa, a novel way to conserve water that entails freezing water in the form of a cone-shaped tower.
CLIMATE FAST
HE organised a climate fast to draw attention to the critical need for action to stop climate change in Ladakh. The region has been experiencing flash floods, landslides, & water scarcity