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Sri Lanka hosts meeting of minds on the Indus Basin
06 Jul 2017Colombo, Sri Lanka (July 6, 2017) – Sri Lanka has hosted a ground-breaking meeting to strengthen knowledge and support collective efforts on tackling climate change adaptation and other water-related challenges in the Indus Basin, home to more than 300 million people.
READ MOREExperts, Policy Makers and Youth Seek Cooperation for Climate Action at IPCC Outreach Event
13 Apr 2017More than 250 experts, policy makers, government officials, journalists, and youth convened in Kathmandu this week to discuss climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). After sharing studies and experiences about climate change in the region, they discussed ways to combine their efforts to create meaningful action against the impacts of rising temperatures and other climate change effects.
READ MOREClimate Change Certificate Programme for District-level Officials Opens in Chitwan
15 Feb 2017The certification programme seeks to build knowledge and capacity in local leaders, with a particular focus to assist poor and marginalized communities in preparing for future disasters.
READ MOREAdaptation Outlook for the Hindu Kush Himalaya in the Making
03 Feb 2017
Policy workshop sets ground for a regional assessment of adaptation responses for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
READ MOREManaging climate and social risks key to hydropower development
02 Sep 2016The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region has nearly 500 GW hydropower potential, but only a fraction of it has been developed. As countries in the region gear up for increased hydropower production to alleviate energy poverty, they find themselves grappling with increasing climatic and social risks. A seminar convened by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), FutureWater, and Statkraft on 1 September 2016 at Stockholm World Water Week discussed these risks and the way forward.
READ MORERepresentatives of mountainous cities come together to tackle rising air pollution
31 Aug 2016
Policy makers, experts, and practitioners from Asia and Latin America met to discuss the challenges and available tools for managing air quality in mountainous cities at a session held on the side lines of the 17th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress and 9th CAA Better Air Quality Conference in Busan, Korea. The conference is taking place from 29 August to 2 September 2016.
READ MOREResearch on adaptation and climate change in the Gandaki basin shared with key stakeholders in Nepal
11 Aug 2016HI-AWARE – a research programme on adaptation, water, and resilience in glacier and snowpack dependent river basins of the region – brought together policy makers and practitioners from Nepal for a two-day workshop to share initial results of research in the Gandaki river basin.
READ MOREInternational seminar highlights importance of benefit sharing in hydropower development in Nepal
28 Jun 2016
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Niti Foundation hosted the first international workshop on ‘Benefit Sharing in Hydropower: Examples from Nepal and Implications for Other Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayas’.
READ MOREKnowledge forum calls for strengthened regional collaboration to support inclusive climate resilience in the Himalayan and downstream region
19 Jun 2016Unless countries in the Himalayan and downstream region strengthen collaboration to address food, water and energy issues, the region is likely to face an unprecedented food crisis. This was the underlining message of the two-day regional ‘Knowledge Forum on Climate Resilient Development in Himalayan and Downstream Regions’, held in New Delhi from 16–17 June 2016
READ MORELaunch of HKH Partnership signals step toward regional solidarity in addressing the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
26 May 2016In a bid to mobilize support and commitment to regional cooperation for sustainable mountain development, the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Partnership for Sustainable Mountain Development was endorsed by ministers and high-level government representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan and delegates from the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
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