GIS and remote sensing

National Training Course on “Remote Sensing based Monitoring and Assessment of Cryosphere – Snow and Glaciers”

Training on remote sensing and field-based glacier monitoring

Training on GIS using QGIS 3.4 and drainage modelling using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS

Training on identification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes using remote sensing and geospatial techniques

Bucking the trend: Glaciers in Astore Basin have remained stable in recent times

Ground-based research results showed much lesser mass loss compared with that detected through remote sensing, with remarkably low uncertainty. The findings of the research also suggest that the glaciers significantly shrank in the 19th century in contrast to the recent stable conditions. Harcho Glacier, a debris-covered valley, was selected as the study site to represent […]

When the levee breaks: Reducing GLOF risks through dam breach modelling

Given the Koshi basin’s susceptibility to disasters, many communities near the Koshi River are constantly at risk. In a bid to address these risks, a collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal, DHM, and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has focused on training DHM personnel on the principles of dam breach […]

Capacity building on Earth observation leads to Afghanistan’s first glacier inventory

In Afghanistan, glaciers serve as the headwaters of the Amu Darya River Basin and contribute to the Indus River Basin. A lack of baseline data makes it difficult to observe periodic changes in glaciers and to understand its impact on water resources. The SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) initiative at the International Centre for Integrated […]

First comprehensive report on glacial lakes in the Hindu Kush Himalaya released

Experts refer to the different types of glacial lakes based on dam type and the process by which the lake was formed. Glacial lakes within two kilometres of glaciers are directly fed by glacier melt. In this report – which focuses on different types of moraine-dammed glacial lakes – mapping shows that most glacial lakes […]