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Pilot projects achieve targets in upper Indus Basin
27 Jun 2016
A review and planning meeting was held in Islamabad on 7 June, 2016 on two projects underway in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB), 'Community-Based Glacier Monitoring and Early Warning System' through Focus Humanitarian Assistance’ and 'Agricultural Water, Energy and Hazard Management in the Upper Indus Basin for Improved Livelihood’.
READ MORELemon farming introduced at International Biodiversity Day Bahundangi, Jhapa
24 Jun 2016
The celebration day was proposed under the Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KLCDI), Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST) with Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
READ MORECryosphere Data Release
23 Jun 2016
Meteorological data is scarce in high-elevation environments, and detailed imagery and repeat digital elevation models of debris-covered glaciers have not been made publically available until now. The Cryosphere Initiative at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is thus pleased to announce the public release of hourly automatic weather station data and UAV data.
READ MORELinking Pilot Interventions to Policy Formulation
22 Jun 2016
Large cardamom is a high value cash crop and a leading source of livelihood for a large number of people in the eastern hill districts of Nepal. More than 66,000 farmers and their families grow large cardamom in Taplejung, Sangkhuwasabha, Ilam and Panchthar.
READ MOREICIMOD supports the celebration of the World Environment Day in Afghanistan
21 Jun 2016
ICIMOD, together with the Wildlife Conservation Society, United Nations Environment Programme, and UK Department for International Development, supported the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA Afghanistan) to celebrate the World Environment Day in Kabul on 5 June 2016. The theme of this year’s celebration was ‘go wild for life’.
READ MOREICIMOD supports the celebration of International Biodiversity Day in Afghanistan
21 Jun 2016
ICIMOD, together with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), celebrated the International Biodiversity Day in Kabul on 23 May 2016, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) and the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). The theme of this year’s celebration was ‘mainstreaming biodiversity: sustaining people and their livelihoods’.
READ MOREPayment for ecosystem services for drinking water schemes in Dhankuta, Koshi hills, is becoming a reality
15 Jun 2016
The signing of the letter of intent was considered a significant step, which the local communities both from the upstream watershed villagers Nibuwa and Tankhuwa and downstream Dhankuta town residents as well as the government agencies had been highly anticipating.
READ MOREHKH partnership to foster regional solidarity
15 Jun 2016The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Partnership for Sustainable Mountain Development was launched during a ministerial-level panel discussion organized on 24 May 2016 on the sidelines of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA2) in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal.
READ MOREWorld Environment Day 2016
14 Jun 2016
The WED 2016 campaign aims to raise awareness of the far-reaching nature of wildlife crime. The slogan for this year’s WED is ‘Go Wild for Life’. It seeks to encourage people to change their habits to reduce the demand for illegal wildlife products and to do what they can to stop the trade. Our activities have contributed towards this goal to some extent.
READ MORESpring management in Darchula
14 Jun 2016
ICIMOD’s initial observation indicates that there is a clear need to improve management of the spring and increase its water discharge. The District Water Supply Department has plans to extend pipelines to all households. However, reviving or increasing discharge simultaneously will be of utmost importance given the growing scarcity of water. Similarly, there is a need to create an institutional mechanism for the maintenance of the spring.
READ MOREMountain Research and Development, Vol 36, No 2, available online and open access
14 Jun 2016
Papers address modernization and sustainable development, showing that some aspects of modernization can lead to sustainability—eg improved energy use in Europe, multilocal livelihoods in Pakistan, biosphere reserves in Europe, agrotourism in Thailand, or improved governance in Nepal. Further papers deal with carbon storage in Thailand, forest composition in China, stump debarking in the Czech Republic, treelines in the Andes, and hydropower energy storage in Europe.
READ MOREHeat Measurement Campaigns Ongoing In India, Pakistan And Bangladesh
10 Jun 2016Extreme heat conditions in South Asia are making the headlines for the second year in a row. The HI-AWARE project is currently studying this extreme heat and ways to cope with it in three major cities in South Asia; Delhi in India, Faisalabad in Pakistan and Dhaka in Bangladesh.
READ MOREMapping Kailash Kora for conservation and promotion of responsible heritage tourism
10 Jun 2016
Researchers from Sichuan University, China visited the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal 18-22 April 2016 to discuss updates on mapping of significant sites along ‘Kailash Kora’, the outer walking route around sacred Kailash Mountain.
READ MORENepal’s Allo value chain goes green
08 Jun 2016
More and more products and services today pass through a global value chain to reach consumers. The goal of optimising productivity at each level of the chain impacts natural resource use at different stages. Through value chain, resources begin, are transformed or used as inputs, and then return to the same natural environment for final disposal.
READ MOREICIMOD meets with President of Nepal
08 Jun 2016
ICIMOD along with key government organizations in the water supply sector was invited by the President of Nepal, Right Honorable Bidhya Devi Bhandari to a consultation meeting regarding the deteriorating water scarcity situation in many parts of Nepal.
READ MOREReflections on the Training workshop on GIS/RS
08 Jun 2016
Bhakta Bahadur Karki, an Advisor-Knowledge Management and Communication who works with the High Value Agriculture Project (HVAP) project took part in a five-day training Basics of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) 2–6 May 2016 in Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. The training was designed to provide a range of skills and expertise required to understand, analyse and interpret remote sensing and other spatial datasets for forest officers and people from similar institutions.
READ MOREUnderstanding the mass balance of Yala Glacier
06 Jun 2016
At an elevation of 5250 metres above sea level, a bamboo stake, about an arm’s length, stuck out oddly against the white backdrop of Yala glacier. It was one of the nine bamboo stakes installed by researchers from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to monitor the ice loss and gain of Yala glacier, also called the glacier mass balance.
READ MORESpringshed management training at Godavari
06 Jun 2016
Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL), HI-AWARE and Water Land and Ecosystem (WLE) initiatives of ICIMOD jointly with Advanced Center for Water Resouces Development and Management (ACWADAM) organised a training on 'Springshed Management for Field Implementers' at ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari from 25-30 April 2016.
READ MOREEnhanced flood forecasting capacity in Bhutan
03 Jun 2016
Bhutan has received additional support in enhancing its flood forecasting capacities through developing Bhutan’s national flood forecasting services from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). In collaboration with the Department of Hydro Met Services (DHMS) Bhutan, and the Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) (India), ICIMOD trained thirteen hydrologists on using Mike 11 hydrological and hydrodynamic models for developing flood outlooks and flood forecasts.
READ MORECitizen scientists aid winter fog study with mobile app
03 Jun 2016
Fog, a phenomenon that is common especially during cool weather, creates problems by affecting visibility, mobility, and reducing temperature significantly. It has adverse effects on agriculture, fisheries, and transportation. It even affects the health of people leading to loss of life and livelihoods. The episodes of prolonged dense fog persisting for several days in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and Brahmaputra Basin have been increasing over the last two decades.
READ MOREInternational Day for Biological Diversity
03 Jun 2016
The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) programme highlighted the importance of biological diversity in sustainable development and enhancement in local livelihoods and was celebrated 22 May 2016 at Hotel Mashabrum in Skardu, Pakistan.
READ MOREKailash Sacred Landscape initiative addresses water worries across the region
03 Jun 2016
The ICIMOD ‘Springshed approach’ is an initiative to understand the hydrogeological perspective of springs, the current demand and supply pattern, and existing local management practices, if any, at a landscape scale to use that science and understanding to pilot community-based revival, restoration and management of springs and mitigate water scarcity issues.
READ MOREBuilding local capacities for managing springsheds and reviving springs
02 Jun 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.
READ MOREICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalaya initiative kicks off in Myanmar
01 Jun 2016
The REDD+ Himalaya Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) was formally launched during a kick-off and planning meeting on ‘REDD+ Himalayas: Developing and using experience in implementing REDD+ in the Himalayas’ held from 16-17 May 2016 in the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Yezin, Myanmar.
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