<h1>Report finds clean energy only 6.1% in Himalayan countries, urges disaster risk management, alternatives to large dams</h1> A regional assessment finds clean energy comprises only 6.1% of total primary energy in the Himalayan countries despite substantial hydropower and solar-wind potential, with roughly half of identified hydropower capacity untapped and non-hydro potential exceeding current national targets. The report flags legal and policy vulnerabilities from climate-driven water variability and extreme events that place many projects at risk, urging adoption of disaster-risk management, alternatives to large dams, strengthened infrastructure investment, and enhanced cross-border technology and skills cooperation to meet emissions pledges and energy-security objectives.