Alpine plants may alter height or leaf size to cope with early snow-melt conditions

Assessment Of Climate Change Vulnerability Of Hakha Township, Chin State, Myanmar 2017-2050: Scenarios For Resilience Building

This assessment analyses the vulnerability of the ecosystem, infrastructure, and socio-economic conditions in Hakha Township located in Chin State, Myanmar ...

Opinion: We can prevent a hunger pandemic in the mountains

The coronavirus pandemic threatens destitution for mountain communities, where food insecurity was already a concern. But the crisis also presents ...

Increasing Food Import Could Affect Food And Nutritional Security

According to a food and nutrition security assessment report in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) conducted by the International Centre ...

As Nepal’s springs dry up due to climate change, construction, local communities lead revival efforts

Experts say erratic rainfall affects groundwater discharge and causes communities to be displaced over water scarcity and crop insecurity

Global scientists convene in Kathmandu for IPBES nexus assessment

This is the first time an IPBES assessment meeting is being held in South Asia.

Plant life ‘expanding over the Himalayas’

Vegetation is expanding at high altitudes in the Himalayas, including in the Everest region, new research has shown.The researchers found ...

Scientists declare Hindu Kush Himalaya, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, a ‘biosphere on the brink’

Kavrepalanchok municipalities back community-led solutions to combat water stress

With 2023 survey revealing that 20% of springs in Namobuddha have already dried up, municipality takes steps to secure communities' ...