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Activities
Emissions
Improving understanding of emissions of air pollutants within and upwind of the HKH region
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Atmosphere Processes
Improving understanding of atmosphere processes and change
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Impacts
Improving understanding of impacts of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and atmospheric change on the cryosphere, water cycle, ecosystems, agriculture, human health, ...
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Mitigation
Identifying, testing, piloting, and disseminating mitigation technologies and other solutions to reduce emissions from key sectors, including cooking, brick making, agricultural ...
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Building Capacity, Knowledge Sharing, and Networking
Disseminating knowledge to the broad public through websites, articles, film, and other outreach activities, while building a network of scientists and practitioners across the ...
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Policy
Contributing to policymaking at local, national and global levels
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Improving understanding of impacts of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and atmospheric change on the cryosphere, water cycle, ecosystems, agriculture, human health, income, tourism, gender and livelihoods
Mitigation
Identifying, testing, piloting, and disseminating mitigation technologies and other solutions to reduce emissions from key sectors, including cooking, brick making, agricultural burning, and transport
Building Capacity, Knowledge Sharing, and Networking
Disseminating knowledge to the broad public through websites, articles, film, and other outreach activities, while building a network of scientists and practitioners across the region that share data and knowledge, and collaborate across borders.
Videos
Media Coverage
- Nepal Pyramid Observatory: a restart scheduled for next year(14 Nov 2018, Published in kairn.com)
- Mayors in the Valley vow to improve air quality(26 Oct 2018, Published in Blogspot, By Modnath Dhakal)
- Mothballed Mount Everest climate observatory could reopen by early next year(30 Oct 2018, Published in Nature, By Lou Del Bello)
- Mayors in valley vow to control air pollution(26 Oct 2018, Published in The Himalayan Times)
Publications
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Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case Crossover Study
Atmosphere Initiative
Seasonal Differences in Aerosol Abundance and Radiative Forcing in Months of Contrasting ...
South Asian Aerosols in Perspective: Preface to the Special Issue [Editorial]
Black Carbon and the Himalayan Cryosphere: A Review
Drawing and Construction Guidelines: Natural Draught Zig-Zag Kiln
Drawing and Construction Guidelines: Induced Draught Zig-Zag Kiln
Design Manual - Improved Fixed Chimney Brick Kiln
Seasonal Variation of Ozone and Black Carbon Observed at Paknajol, an Urban Site in the Kathmandu ...
Source Apportionment of Pm10 Mass and Particulate Carbon in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Meet our Team
Arnico Kumar Panday
Regional Programme Manager Atmosphere
Bidya Banmali Pradhan
Programme Coordinator Brick Kiln Initiative
Ayushma Basnyat
Programme Officer
Bikash Sharma
Senior Environmental Economist
Bhupesh Adhikary
Senior Air Quality Specialist
Arti Govinda Shrestha
Intern
Umesh Upadhyaya
IT Associate
Suresh Pokhrel
SSA - Aerosol Measurement Research Associate
Amit Bhujel
SSA - Trace Gas Measurement Research Associate
Shreta Ghimire
SSA - Air Quality Modeling
Siva Praveen Puppala
Senior Aerosol Scientist
Nirmala Baduwal
Programme Associate
Sagar Adhikari
SSA - Emission Measurement Research Associate
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Bhutan
China
India
Nepal
Pakistan
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