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Germany Supports Policy Dialogues for Transboundary Cooperation Across the HKH
22 Mar 2018
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in hosting policy dialogues to analyse both existing cooperation mechanisms in the HKH region and worldwide best practices, and to work towards a joint roadmap for transboundary cooperation in the HKH. The project will be jointly implemented by ICIMOD and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
READ MORENorway renews collaboration supporting sustainable mountain development across the HKH
19 Mar 2018
Achieving transformative change in the lives of mountain people across the eight countries sharing the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – is the shared aim of the Government of Norway and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
READ MORETackling poverty in a rapidly changing world: Experts recommend a collective response to common ecosystem risks
14 Mar 2018
All of us rely on the natural environment for our survival and billions of people still rely principally on the environment for their livelihoods and other aspects of wellbeing. The dependence of the world’s poorest people on the environment and their contribution to its stewardship are often ‘hidden’ in public debates and decision-making processes.
READ MOREZigzag Kilns Hold Promise for 'Greening' South Asia's Brick Sector
16 Feb 2018
The conference was organized as part of ICIMOD’s DFID-funded Brick Kiln Initiative to help rebuild Nepal’s brick sector after the earthquake of April 2015. Programme coordinator, Bidya Banmali, says the initiative has achieved much success in a short period: “We are encouraged to learn that progressive brick entrepreneurs in Nepal have converted their FCBTKs to zigzag kilns. As we want to see more and more brick entrepreneurs in South Asia follow suit, we've been working hard to spread the word about improved zigzag kiln designs and facilitating exposure visits for interested brick entrepreneurs from the region and beyond."
READ MOREICIMOD and Radiant.Earth Establish Strategic Cooperation to Advance Earth Observation Applications and SDG Progress
08 Dec 2017
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Radiant.Earth have signed a strategic partnership agreement for knowledge and technology transfer of Earth observation (EO).
READ MOREMOPE, EU, and ICIMOD host International Conference on Resilient HKH
06 Dec 2017
After four days of invigorating discussion on resilience issues in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Nepal’s Ministry of Population and the Environment (MOPE) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) closed the international conference Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia today in Kathmandu.
READ MOREMOPE and ICIMOD Host International Conference on Resilience
03 Dec 2017
Four hundred experts from around the world are taking part in the international conference Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia, which opened today in Kathmandu. Over the next four days this group will discuss ideas for strengthening the fragile environments and communities of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), a mountain range that spans from Afghanistan to Myanmar.
READ MORERegional energy centre discussed for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
02 Dec 2017In a regional workshop, fifty energy experts from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan discussed the technical and institutional design of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (HCREEE).
READ MOREICIMOD and NEA Launch Solar Energy System
21 Nov 2017The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) formally inaugurated a solar energy system at ICIMOD headquarters this afternoon. The system employs a net metering system, which enables ICIMOD to send its excess solar energy to the national grid especially during the weekends.
READ MOREMoAD, WFP and ICIMOD launch online Food Security Information System for Nepal
03 Nov 2017The Ministry of Agricultural Development, Nepal (MoAD), with the support of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), has launched a new online Food Security Information System to map and visualize patterns of food security, poverty and malnutrition in Nepal.
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