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Putting resilient livelihoods at the center
03 Aug 2015The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in collaboration with the National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal, launched the ‘Strategic Framework for Resilient Livelihoods in Earthquake- Affected Areas...
READ MORELearning to use SERVIR tools and MODIS products
10 Aug 2015The training was conducted by ICIMOD experts and covered science applications developed to promote access to high quality, user-tailored tools and information services that are focused on ICIMOD’s thematic areas: agricultural monitoring, land cover and biomass, forest fire detection, and disaster management...
READ MOREExperts stress need for collaboration to protect the natural heritage of earthquake-affected areas of Nepal
11 Aug 2015READ MOREEU and ICIMOD intensify collaboration
14 Aug 2015ICIMOD is implementing the ‘Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation Programme’ (Himalica) in five countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. The collaboration is aimed at enhancing resilience of mountain communities through diversification of livelihood opportunities...
READ MOREParticipatory GIS for building community resilience
26 Aug 2015Over the years, the approach to natural disasters has changed from response and relief to risk reduction, with policy focusing more and more on building resilience and increasing preparedness among communities living in hazard prone areas...
READ MOREGlacier and glacial lakes database of Bhutan released
14 Aug 2015Dignitaries and scientists gathered for a workshop 14th August 2015 at the Department of Hydro-Met Services (DHMS), in Thimphu, Bhutan to disseminate preliminary findings of the DHMS-lead field expedition to investigate recent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) in the headwater of Mo Chu.
READ MORECommunity based chyura and beekeeping enterprise improves rural livelihoods
05 Aug 2015Chyura, also called the 'Indian Butter Tree' grows abundantly around KSL-CDI pilot villages in the Bin and Munakot blocks of Pithoragarh
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