Koshi Basin Initiative

At a glance

Vision

Contributing to a resilient Koshi basin through better understanding and evidence-based decision making on transboundary water-related disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Regional Programme

River Basins and Cryosphere

Initiative

Koshi Basin Initiative

The hub

Background

The KDKH was developed collaboratively through a consultative process between stakeholders to address DRR in the basin as a multifaceted, interdisciplinary, and transboundary issue.

Water-induced hazards are quite common in the Koshi basin and often have transboundary impacts; upstream hazards lead to disasters in downstream areas, affecting millions of people.

Moreover, extreme weather events have cascading impacts and are expected to magnify in frequency and intensity because of climate change and environmental degradation.

Scope of the hub

Promote transboundary collaboration, understanding, and decision making across the Koshi basin through scientific knowledge and experience-sharing related to water-related disasters.

Success indicators

Use of knowledge by policy makers, initiation of joint projects among hub members, production of evidence-based solutions and recommendations by the hub, and exchange of knowledge and information.

Challenges

Lack of informed policy and decision making and of scientific and local knowledge. Improved DRR requires the consideration of upstream/downstream linkages, which can be challenging.

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The KDKH timeline

KDKH

Transboundary Working Groups

The transboundary design of the KDKH Working Groups helps countries from across the basin address shared challenges.

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Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management
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Drought
Drought
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KDKH Floods
Floods
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Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (Glofs)
GLOFs
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Integrated River Basin Management
Hydropower
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TbWg-KMC
Knowledge management and communication
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KDKH Landslides
Landslide/sedimentation
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KDKH TbWG Policy
Policy and advocacy
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Sharing data

The Koshi Basin Information System

The Koshi Basin Information System (KBIS) application allows users to view resources layers such as landcover, wetlands, and drainage networks in the Koshi basin.

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Koshi Basin Information System (KBIS)

News and features

Around the HKH

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Meet the Secretariat

The KDKH Secretariat housed at ICIMOD supports and facilitates coordination among members of the KDKH, and its Transboundary Working Groups and Country Chapters.

The team
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Publications

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Events around the HKH

Our involvement

KDKH members

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