Water infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region is shifting from predominantly short-term benefit planning and development, to a more strategic and long-term benefit planning concept that also addresses ecological efficiency in economic growth.

UNESCO: Water resources in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly threatened by pollution and vulnerable to natural disasters. | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

We don't yet know which species will benefit, and which will suffer in response to the changes, but because each species plays a specific ecological role on the tundra, the downfall of one species or proliferation of another could have a domino effect that disrupts the tundra's delicate food web.

CNN: Next global warming worry: Thawing tundra