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New paper provides insight on temperature and precipitation gradients in the Langtang Valley of Nepal

Enhancing livelihoods of poor mountain communities in Myanmar

The Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas (Himalica) Initiative of ICIMOD in partnership with the Institute for International Development (IID) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MoECAF) of Myanmar launched a three-year pilot project for improving livelihoods of indigenous people in the five villages of Ngwangshe and Kalaw townships in the west bank of the Inlay lake in Shan State of Myanmar.

Advocating for mountains in the water-energy-food nexus

When pictures speak more than words

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) together with Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) organized a Digital Photo Contest on the theme 'Mitigating Climate Change through the use of Renewable Energy Technologies' to celebrate the Renewable Energy Week 2014 from 6 to 12 February 2014.

Training in integrated hydrological modeling

Deepening regional cooperation for Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape

The three-day consultation at Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site located on the bank of mighty Brahmaputra River, kicked off the country-led ‘start-up phase’ of the BSLCDI.

USAID Administrator visits ICIMOD

Action research to benefit farmers

Participants learn geodetic approach

Successful retreat for Atmosphere Initiative

ICIMOD’s Atmosphere Initiative organized a successful four-day planning and partnership retreat from 31 January to 5 February 2014 in Pokhara, Nepal.

Partnership forum to reduce disasters in the Koshi River Basin

ICIMOD staff receives award

Cryosphere monitoring programme for Bhutan

Women farmers visit ICIMOD’s Knowledge Park

SERVIR-Himalaya empowers Nepalese youth

USAID communications specialists visit SERVIR-Himalaya

Cryosphere team visits Mera Glacier

A team of scientists led by ICIMOD’s Patrick Wagnon visited Mera Glacier in the Hinku-Hunku valley of eastern Nepal in November 2013. The visit was a bi-annual trip to assess the annual and seasonal glacier-wide mass balance using the glaciological method, and to install and maintain some meteorological stations to understand the processes that drive the melting or accumulation of this glacier.

Kailash steering committee meets in India