Event Archive
Media Interaction and Field Visit to Koshi River Basin, Nepal
05 Apr 2016 - 10 Apr 2016The Koshi River basin contains rich biodiversity and is a source of ecosystem services that sustain the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in China, India, and Nepal. The basin plays a key role in the irrigation of downstream areas and has a large potential for hydropower development.
READ MORERegional Orientation Training on Data Compilation and Management
05 Apr 2016 - 06 Apr 2016The Hindu Kush Himalayan Region (HKH) is endowed with unlimited information and knowledge which can be employed for conservation and development in and beyond the region. This information is created by processing and analysing data which can be re-used and re-analysed to produce key to producing accurate and meaningful information for collaboration and scholarly impact.
READ MOREExperts’ Meeting to Share Progress on Economic Valuation Related Studies in the Forestry Sector
07 Apr 2016Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programmes seek to reverse the trend in forest resource depletion, improve terrestrial carbon stocks, conserve forests, stimulate sustainable management of forests, and enhance forest carbon stocks. REDD+ programmes hope to provide economic incentives to countries and local communities to sequester forest carbon using performance based management principles.
READ MORELandscape Journey in Gongshan, Yunnan, China: Facilitating Integrated Landscape Planning and Management
17 Apr 2016 - 25 Apr 2016The Landscape Journey in Hi-LIFE China will be held in the Gongshan County of Yunnan Province, China. It is a national partner led event jointly organized by ICIMOD and Kunming Institute of Botany.
READ MOREPartners Training on Springshed Management
25 Apr 2016 - 30 Apr 2016Springs are the main source of water for millions of people in the mid hills of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH). Both rural and urban communities depend on springs for meeting their drinking, domestic and agricultural water needs.
READ MOREField Expedition to Ngozumpa Glacier in Khumbu
27 Mar 2016 - 23 Apr 2016Cryosphere researchers from ICIMOD will join a team of scientists from institutes in Nepal and Europe for an extensive field campaign to Ngozumpa glacier in the Khumbu region of Nepal in the months of March and April 2016. The team will conduct geophysical surveys on the debris covered glacier making ground penetrating radar measurements of the ice and debris thicknesses.
READ MORE‘Barefoot Hydrogeologist’ Trainings in Dailekh
10 Apr 2016 - 16 Apr 2016Springs are the primary source of water for many communities living in mid-hills of Nepal. Changes in social and economic activity as well as in rainfall patterns have led to drying up of springs resulting in additional pressure on agriculture. Hence, spring revival is important to the upliftment of mountain communities.
READ MORE‘Barefoot Hydrogeologist’ Trainings in Sindhupalchok
17 Apr 2016 - 20 Apr 2016Springs are the primary source of water for many communities living in mid-hills of Nepal. Changes in social and economic activity as well as in rainfall patterns have led to drying up of springs resulting in additional pressure on agriculture.
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