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Press Releases

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3 Jul 2025 Press releases
High-level meet to accelerate future of agriculture in Bhutan
24 Jun 2025 Press releases
ICIMOD partners with UN Climate Change to strengthen region’s climate action and ambition
23 Jun 2025 Press releases
State of the Climate in Asia 2024 – ICIMOD response to WMO flagship report
11 Jun 2025 Press releases
Brace for high-hazard summer, warn experts, as a hotter, wetter monsoon is forecast for mountain Asia
5 Jun 2025 Press releases
ICIMOD appointed technical partner to major ADB initiative to reduce disaster risk in mountains
12 May 2025 Press releases
Requiem for a glacier: Tribute held in Nepal for one of the Hindu Kush Himalaya’s most-studied rivers of ice
21 Apr 2025 Press releases
Regional science-policy finance dialogue calls for stronger research and policy integration to build a greener, inclusive, and resilient South Asia
21 Apr 2025 Press releases
Risk of water shortages builds-up as Hindu Kush Himalaya faces 23-year-record-low snow persistence in the third consecutive year of below-normal seasonal snow
17 Apr 2025 Press releases
US$10 million awarded to enhance climate resilience in Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts
3 Apr 2025 Press releases
Kathmandu choked on polluted air for 75 of the last 90 days
22 Mar 2025 Press releases
New fact sheets confirm Asia’s double vulnerability to cryosphere change, and its unique position to act.
22 Mar 2025 Press releases
Urgent action needed on black carbon: a key driver of glacier melt and monsoon disruption
21 Mar 2025 Press releases
ICIMOD responds to UN study finding ‘Food, Water, Energy and Livelihood security in jeopardy in the Hindu Kush Himalaya’
17 Mar 2025 Press releases
CA$15m boost for Indigenous and local peoples’ adaptation in the mountains
28 Feb 2025 Press releases
Temperature rise causes flood risk and complexity to soar in high mountain asia – Scientists
4 Feb 2025 Press releases
New scientific study confirms climate change played key role in deadly 2023 lake outburst in Sikkim
11 Dec 2024 Press releases
Action urged on emerging water and waste crisis in the Himalayas
10 Dec 2024 Press releases
Region’s disaster experts unite in response to rising numbers and intensity of climate-driven hazards in mountains
2 Dec 2024 Media Advisory
Millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothills continue to breathe hazardous air
26 Nov 2024 Press releases
Leading food policy and mountain research organisations, IFPRI and ICIMOD, join forces to boost climate-smart agriculture in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
13 Nov 2024 Press releases
THE LEADERS OF HKH COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO STRENGTHEN TIES TO TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS IN MOUNTAINS
11 Oct 2024 Press releases
PAKISTAN SECURES $10M IN CLIMATE FINANCE FOR NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH IN THE INDUS
4 Oct 2024 Press releases
Experts gather to build momentum towards transformation of food systems in mountains of Asia
28 Sep 2024 Press releases
Death toll climbs as torrential rains pound nepal
19 Sep 2024 Press releases
South Asian countries trial digital tool to streamline and strengthen biodiversity reporting
13 Sep 2024 Press releases
Dialogue on Cyrosphere, Climate and Policy Action concludes emphasinging urgent need to bridge the policy-implementation gap
11 Sep 2024 Press releases
Disaster experts from Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan convene in Islamabad to increase regional capacity to manage and respond to rising risks in mountains
22 Aug 2024 Press releases
ADA and ICIMOD Forge Strategic Partnership to Support Mountain Development Initiatives
18 Aug 2024 Media Advisory
GLOF from Thyanbo glacial lake sweeps away Thame Village
14 Aug 2024 Press releases
Urgent action needed to address South Asia’s air pollution health emergency
1 Aug 2024 Press releases
Advancing conservation targets in South Asia
16 Jul 2024 Press releases
WOMEN ON ICE: ICIMOD seeks recruits to help shatter the ‘Ice-Ceiling’ in cryosphere science
5 Jul 2024 Press releases
Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences and ICIMOD partner to advance mountain agriculture
21 Jun 2024 Press releases
Development Alternatives and ICIMOD forge long-term partnership to build climate-resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya
17 Jun 2024 Press releases
SNOW UPDATE REPORT 2024: Water shortages feared as Hindu Kush Himalaya sees “extraordinary below normal snow year” – second-lowest snow persistence on record
7 Jun 2024 Press releases
Scientists sound alarm: Urgent action needed to protect mountain, downstream, and low-lying regions
6 Jun 2024 Media Advisory
Press conference today: Urgent ambition essential for mountains, downstream and low-lying regions
29 May 2024 Resilient Economies and Landscapes
Ministry of Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development join forces to promote Nature-based Solutions in Bangladesh
21 May 2024 Press releases
As authorities sound alarm about risks of extreme events following projections of above-normal temperatures and rainfall this monsoon, ICIMOD and Nepal Red Cross launch disaster-preparedness app for Nepal
16 May 2024 Media Advisory
Southwest monsoon outlook 2024: With region set for rising temperatures and above normal rain early warning an urgent priority in hugely exposed region
8 May 2024 SERVIR-HKH
NASA and ICIMOD join forces with regional stakeholders to build clearer picture of air quality in global pollution hotspot
22 Apr 2024 Economies
Regional push to transform agricultural yield and increase food security through renewables launches
20 Mar 2024 Press releases
Future of one billion people and globally significant ecosystems relies on collaboration over Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra
5 Mar 2024 Press releases
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between MoENR, Bhutan, and ICIMOD
23 Feb 2024 Press releases
MoALD teams up with ICIMOD to boost agricultural planning and monitoring
15 Feb 2024 Press releases
काभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्लाका ७ पालिकाले, मध्य पहाडी क्षेत्रमा व्याप्त पानीको समस्यालाई सम्बोधन गर्नका निम्ती , समुदायको नेतृत्वमा सो क्षेत्रका पानीका मुहानहरू संरक्षणका निम्ती समयमै पहल गरेका छन् ।
15 Feb 2024 Press releases
Kavrepalanchok municipalities seize initiative in addressing water stress in mid-hills; back community-led solutions to save district’s springs before it’s too late
5 Feb 2024 Press releases
Scientists have declared the Hindu Kush Himalaya, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, a ‘biosphere on the brink’
5 Feb 2024 Press releases
Over 130 global experts in Kathmandu for IPBES nexus assessment
31 Jan 2024 Press releases
Former Deputy Director General of ICIMOD receives India’s prestigious civilian honour
12 Jan 2024 Press releases
FAO and ICIMOD Partner to Foster Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions
15 Dec 2023 Media Advisory
Glacial lake outburst floods in High Mountain Asia documented in regional effort
13 Dec 2023 Press releases
Snow and ice scientists alarmed at weak climate outcome: 1000 scientists issue Call to COP28: “This insanity must not continue”
5 Dec 2023 Press releases
Right Honourable Mr Ram Chandra Paudel, President of Nepal, attends celebrations to mark 40 years of ICIMOD
1 Dec 2023 Press releases
Guterres to attend COP28 meeting with heads of states of mountain countries
10 Nov 2023 Press releases
Major new report confirms just 2°C of warming will trigger irreversible global damage from loss of Earth’s ice
8 Nov 2023 COP28
ICIMOD plays key role at first global summit on Earth’s mountain glaciers and poles
27 Sep 2023 COP28
“Time is running out”— policymakers and experts from world’s tallest cryosphere zone call for ambition and action to save Earth’s snow and ice
22 Jun 2023 Cryosphere
Flood risk rising despite below-average monsoon
20 Jun 2023 COP28
Landmark report on impacts of disappearing snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya – current emissions path threatens two billion people and is accelerating species extinction
5 Jun 2023 Press releases
山区居民、登山者和科学家在珠峰敲响警钟，倡议世界各国领袖们立即迈向脱碳之路
29 May 2023 COP28
Mountain communities, climbers and scientists sound alarm from Everest and call for world leaders to decarbonise now
17 May 2023 Press releases
尼泊尔森林火灾增加 76.7%，新型火灾风险预警系统应运而生
16 May 2023 Press releases
New fire risk system rolled out as forest fires up by 76.7% in Nepal
16 May 2023 Media Advisory
特强气旋风暴“摩卡” 将在数小时后毁灭性登陆缅甸和孟加拉
15 May 2023 Media Advisory
MOCHA hours away from making devastating landfall in Myanmar and Bangladesh
4 May 2023 Press releases
可持续地球全球联盟(GASP)与国际山地综合发展中心(ICIMOD)推动兴都库什-喜马拉雅地区的社会与环境变革
2 May 2023 Press releases
Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet and ICIMOD to Drive Social and Environmental Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
26 Apr 2023 Press releases
亚洲史上最严重的酷暑四月：科学家们敦促采取行动避免新都库什- 喜马拉雅地区的灾难性影响
25 Apr 2023 Press releases
Worst April heatwave in Asian history: Scientists urge action to avert catastrophic impacts across HKH
19 Apr 2023 Air pollution solutions
Air quality plummets in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Nepal
3 Apr 2023 Press releases
UNCDF partner with ICIMOD for adaptation action in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
21 Nov 2022 Press releases
ICIMOD signs MoUs with AKF, UCA, and other partners to foster climate resilience in Bam-e-Dunya
30 Sep 2022 Gender
Report highlights gender dimensions of climate change in the region
29 Jul 2022 Press releases
ICIMOD’s Director General emphasises regional partnerships for mountain development
10 Jun 2022 Press releases
UNDP and ICIMOD sign an agreement to build resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries
8 Jun 2022 Press releases
Adaptation solutions portal launched
20 May 2022 Press releases
Effects of melting glaciers on food production in South Asia
21 Apr 2022 Press releases
Land Cover Monitoring System for Nepal Launched
23 Mar 2022 Press releases
Assured markets for yak dairy products to sustain an age-old herding culture in the Kangchenjunga Landscape
10 Mar 2022 Press releases
FCDO and ICIMOD collaborate with the Pakistan Ministry of Climate Change to generate data on brick industry emissions
8 Feb 2022 Press releases
ICIMOD collaborated research finds Everest’s highest glacier could disappear by mid-century
7 Jan 2022 Press releases
Honouring pandemic heroes of the mountains
16 Dec 2021 Press releases
IUCN report identifies sites with World Heritage potential in Himalaya and beyond
12 Nov 2021 HKH2Glasgow
The time to act is now: There are mountains of opportunity for climate action in the HKH
9 Aug 2021 Press releases
A spotlight on mountains in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
28 Jul 2021 COP26
HKH2Glasgow: Hindu Kush Himalaya countries to raise a unified voice for mountains at COP26
22 Feb 2021 Press releases
ICIMOD’s Adaptation Fund accreditation paves the way for strengthened regional cooperation on climate change adaptation in the HKH
12 Jan 2021 Press releases
Global Landscapes Forum community urges seven ways to harness the power of landscapes to safeguard biodiversity
22 Dec 2020 KDKH
Stakeholders call for more transboundary cooperation to address disaster risk in the Koshi River basin
15 Dec 2020 Press releases
Honouring mountain champions
18 Nov 2020 Press releases
New Director General at ICIMOD
4 Nov 2020 Press releases
A key global asset under threat
15 Oct 2020 Press releases
Landmark event: Ministers from eight countries sign declaration to work together for the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
3 Aug 2020 Press releases
HKH post COVID-19 resilient recovery plans must consider mountain realities
1 Mar 2020 Press releases
High and dry: New study warns of looming water insecurity in Himalayan towns
20 Dec 2019 Press releases
In service of mountains and people
9 Dec 2019 Press releases
Scientists rank world’s most important, most threatened mountain water towers
24 Sep 2019 KDKH
Country chapter for the Koshi disaster risk reduction knowledge hub to be developed
30 Jul 2019 SERVIR-HKH
Regional drought outlook system for South Asia launched
14 Jun 2019 Shifting cultivation
Managing the shifts in shifting cultivation
10 Jun 2019 Press releases
The heritage gap
4 Feb 2019 Press releases
Landmark study: Two-degree temperature rise could melt half of glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalaya region, destabilizing Asia’s rivers
2 Feb 2019 Climate Services Initiative
Strengthening climate services in South Asia
18 Dec 2018 RMV
Rising from ruins: the making of a resilient mountain village
13 Dec 2018 Press releases
Tackling human-wildlife conflict and wildlife crime in a shared transboundary landscape
12 Dec 2018 Press releases
Koshi DRR knowledge hub to strengthen transboundary collaboration
16 Nov 2018 Press releases
Resonating call for a mountain alliance for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
13 Nov 2018 REEECH
Synergizing efforts to move forward a sustainable energy agenda
10 Oct 2018 Press releases
Regional drought forum calls for cooperation in sharing information on natural hazards
5 Sep 2018 Press releases
Policies in place, but more needs to be done
31 Aug 2018 RMV
National-level orientation on climate resilient villages for local governments
5 Jun 2018 Press releases
Global Himalayan Expedition wins ICIMOD Mountain Prize 2018
15 May 2018 Press releases
Forty-ninth ICIMOD Board of Governors meeting
9 May 2018 Press releases
ICIMOD and NMB Bank combine efforts to benefit mountain communities in Nepal
27 Apr 2018 Press releases
Enhancing science-based regional cooperation through the transboundary upper Indus basin network
27 Apr 2018 Press releases
Regional collaboration needed for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in the Koshi basin
19 Mar 2018 Press releases
Norway renews collaboration supporting sustainable mountain development across the HKH
14 Mar 2018 Press releases
Tackling poverty in a rapidly changing world: Experts recommend a collective response to common ecosystem risks
16 Feb 2018 Press releases
Zigzag Kilns hold promise for ‘greening’ South Asia’s brick sector
8 Dec 2017 Press releases
ICIMOD and Radiant.Earth establish strategic cooperation to advance earth observation applications and SDG progress
6 Dec 2017 Press releases
MOPE, EU, and ICIMOD host international conference on resilient HKH
3 Dec 2017 Press releases
MOPE and ICIMOD host international conference on resilience
3 Nov 2017 Press releases
MoAD, WFP and ICIMOD launch online food security information system for Nepal
17 Oct 2017 Press releases
Mainstreaming human mobility
11 Aug 2017 Press releases
Experts emphasize climate-resilient and gender-smart agricultural practices and technologies
15 Feb 2017 Press releases
Climate change certificate programme for district-level officials opens in Chitwan
3 Feb 2017 Press releases
Adaptation outlook for the Hindu Kush Himalaya in the making
2 Sep 2016 Press releases
Managing climate and social risks key to hydropower development
11 Aug 2016 Press releases
Research on adaptation and climate change in the Gandaki basin shared with key stakeholders in Nepal
28 Jun 2016 Press releases
International seminar highlights importance of benefit sharing in hydropower development in Nepal
19 Jun 2016 Press releases
Knowledge forum calls for strengthened regional collaboration to support inclusive climate resilience in the Himalayan and downstream region
19 Jun 2016 Press releases
Knowledge forum calls for strengthened regional collaboration to support inclusive climate resilience in the Himalayan and downstream region
26 May 2016 Press releases
Launch of HKH partnership signals step toward regional solidarity in addressing the UN 2030 sustainable development agenda
25 Apr 2016 Press releases
Young minds collaborate to solve global challenges
27 Mar 2016 Press releases
More power for women in water decisions needed
1 Mar 2016 Press releases
Nepal gears up to build earthquake resistant structures using bamboo
29 Feb 2016 Press releases
Canada helps Nepal rebuild and prepare for future earthquakes
25 Feb 2016 Press releases
Greater coordination required to address climate and environmental change impacts on the Indus basin
18 Feb 2016 Press releases
Towards finalisation of the Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) marketing policy of Bhutan 2016
23 Jan 2016 Press releases
Bangladesh-ICIMOD partnership day 2016 – future collaboration and emerging opportunities
27 Dec 2015 Atmosphere Initiative
First ever air quality monitoring for Chitwan National Park
16 Dec 2015 Press releases
Unique international effort to map, monitor and understand landslides and geohazards – Nepal earthquake geohazards
14 Dec 2015 Press releases
Glaciers reveal mountain precipitation is twice as high-Himalayan snowfall underestimated
11 Dec 2015 Press releases
Mapping an uncertain future: Atlas of climate change and water in five crucial water basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
1 Dec 2015 Press releases
Regional knowledge centre nominates secretary of MOCHTA as board chair
31 Oct 2015 Press releases
New report outlines framework for sustainable development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
30 Sep 2015 Press releases
Design manual launched to support the construction of stronger and cleaner brick kilns in Nepal
24 Jul 2015 Press releases
Policy conference produces recommendations to support action on adaptation
21 Jul 2015 Press releases
ICIMOD awarded humanitarian GIS award
17 Jul 2015 Press releases
Resilient livelihoods must be at the core of Nepal’s reconstruction
21 May 2015 Press releases
Streamline ecotourism in protected areas, say experts
13 Apr 2015 Press releases
Winners of the 2015 international SpaceApps challenge Kathmandu
9 Mar 2015 Press releases
Narrowing the knowledge gap on glaciers in high mountain Asia
25 Feb 2015 Press releases
Bhutan, India, and Nepal agree on a regional cooperation framework for conservation and development in the Kangchenjunga Landscape
24 Feb 2015 Press releases
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) meets in Kathmandu to tackle air pollution
13 Feb 2015 Press releases
Regional water-energy-food nexus workshop held in Kathmandu
4 Feb 2015 Press releases
Preparing for the increasing threat of climate change on population movements
22 Jan 2015 Press releases
Symposium presents blueprint for third generation perspectives on transboundary cooperation
18 Jan 2015 Press releases
Symposium calls for transboundary cooperation in ‘Transforming Mountain Forestry’
11 Dec 2014 Press releases
Raising the voice of the mountains at UNFCCC COP 20
12 Nov 2014 Press releases
Experts come together to find climate change adaptation solutions beyond boundaries in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
31 Oct 2014 Press releases
Government of Myanmar and regional knowledge centre collaborate to promote ecotourism and the conservation of protected areas
10 Oct 2014 Press releases
Transboundary cooperation key to biodiversity conservation
27 Sep 2014 Press releases
Young professionals learn new ideas on enhancing adaptation in the mountains
16 Nov 2013 Press releases
COP19: A joint call for South-South and regional cooperation to tackle climate change challenges
4 Dec 2011 Press releases
New reports identify impacts of climate change on world’s highest mountains
8 Aug 2011 Press releases
Youth Forum prepares tomorrow’s leaders to address climate change adaptation and the mountain agenda
20 May 2011 Press releases
South Asia media workshop calls for better understanding and increased attention on adaptation to climate change
5 Dec 2010 Press releases
Challenges of climate change in the mountains highlighted in Cancun
17 Dec 2009 Press releases
The Prime Minister of Nepal calls for an alliance of mountain countries at a meeting of Ministers during COP 15