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TU launches winter school on meteorology

The Tribhuvan University (TU) has launched a winter school focused on snow, weather change, and ecological impact on the mountain region.

2023年AOGEO学术研讨会暨能力建设国际培训班举行

9月25日至29日，以“地球观测技术促进兴都库什——喜马拉雅地区可持续发展”为主题的综合地球观测计划（AOGEO）学术研讨会暨能力建设国际培训班在尼泊尔加德满都成功举行。

国家遥感中心（GEO中国秘书处）主任赵静，中国科学院院士、中国科学院空天信息创新研究院（空天院）院长吴一戎，国际山地综合发展中心（ICIMOD）主任Pema Gyamtsho，AOGEO中方联合牵头人、空天院研究员顾行发，ICIMOD的AOGEO地区能力建设中心（RCCD）联合主任Birendra Bajracharya以及GEO秘书处官员褚文博出席开幕式并致辞。

第三届亚洲大洋洲区域综合地球观测计划国际培训班成功举办

第三届亚洲大洋洲区域（简称亚大区域）综合地球观测计划（简称AOGEO）国际培训班通过线上方式成功举办。本次培训班由国家遥感中心主办，中国科学院空天信息创新研究院（简称空天院）、国际山地综合发展中心（ICIMOD）、AOGEO区域能力发展中心（AOGEO RCCD）、卢哈纳大学等机构共同承办。国家遥感中心（GEO中国秘书处）主任赵静、空天院副院长张兵、AOGEO中方联合牵头人顾行发研究员，以及来自ICIMOD的AOGEO RCCD联合主任Birendra Bajracharya、卢哈纳大学教授Disna Ratnasekera和GEO秘书处官员褚文博出席开幕式并致辞，中国科学院青藏高原研究所李新研究员做主旨报告。

New fire risk system rolled out as forest fires up by 76.7 percent in Nepal

The fire outlook module provides a reliable and accurate nationwide assessment of potential fire dangers.

Empowering Women in Geospatial Information Technology – 2023 Edition

Applications are invited for the SERVIR-HKH Initiative Empowering Women in Geospatial Information Technology Program 2023. The SERVIR-HKH Initiative is organising this training to build the capacity of women from across the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region in geospatial information technology (GIT).

NEW FIRE RISK SYSTEM ROLLED OUT AS FOREST FIRES UP BY 76.7% IN NEPAL

Forest fires across Nepal dramatically rose by 76.5% between January and April 2023 – when compared with incidents reported over the entirety of the previous year. The country’s Department of Forests and Soil Conservation (DoFSC) reported 1,816 forest fires incidents over this period, and the spike can be attributed to a dry winter and minimal rainfall this year.