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The glaciers are nature's renewable store­house of fresh water that benefit hundreds of millions of people in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. Glaciers of the region, however, are retreating with rapid accumulation of water forming lakes in the face of accelerated global warming. The sudden breaching of the unstable dam discharges huge amounts of water and debris from the lake known as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). The GLOFs often have catastrophic effects. Several GLOF events have been documented in the HKH region causing loss of life and property. An inventory of glaciers and glacial lakes is an important undertaking to get accurate information and knowledge of GLOFs. While the potential GLOF hazards in the region is still unknown, this study will add a database to enhance the ability of researchers, policy-makers and water resource planners as well as to under­stand and mitigate GLOF-associated hazards.