Closing the STEM gender gap: Training women in geospatial information technology

ICIMOD and MoALD: Cultivating an effective partnership through state-of-the-art technologies

The SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Nepal’s Ministry of ...

Satellite imagery in rice crop mapping: Sowing the seeds for stronger food security

In 2022 – 2023, Nepal achieved a remarkable 4.33 per cent increase in paddy production, churning out 5.72 million metric ...

Managing seeds and agricultural losses in the wake of extreme climate events: Lessons from Nepal

Combining ground and satellite data to forecast flood in Nepal

Every year, the western region of Nepal faces the wrath of the Karnali River. As the rains fall and the ...

Harnessing Earth observation technology for Bangladesh’s agricultural resilience

As Bangladesh’s Department of Agricultural Extension and ICIMOD firm up a partnership on using remote sensing and Geospatial Information System ...

Underpinning flood preparedness in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), under the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), shoulders a gargantuan task. In April ...

Improving food security in the Indo-Gangetic Basin using satellite data

Global food security is a complex issue and is expected to worsen due to population growth and other emerging issues ...

As Nepal’s air quality plummets, experts urge a focus on forest fires

With twice the number of forest fires recorded in the first two weeks of April versus the March total, air ...