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A steep climb to cleaner air in South Asia

In the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges, the stunning landscape that makes the region so iconic is also creating a serious obstacle for public health – but NASA atmospheric scientists and the SERVIR programme are working to help keep mountain communities breathing easy.

Meryl Kruskopf & Jacob Ramthun

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ICIMOD makes available more datasets for download

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10 Oct 2018 Press releases
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Agricultural and hydrological drought monitoring and early warning systems; drought impacts and climate risk financing; land use practice and policies; ...

A newly launched Regional Centre for Capacity Development on Earth observation and data

On 12 July 2021, at the 2021 international training workshop on Earth observation for sustainable development ...

3 Nov 2017 Press releases
MoAD, WFP and ICIMOD launch online food security information system for Nepal

The Ministry of Agricultural Development, Nepal (MoAD), with the support of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the ...

21 Aug 2020 SERVIR-HKH
Renewed support for SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya regional hub

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6 Dec 2019 SERVIR-HKH
Knowledge forum calls for regional cooperation on early warning for floods and high-impact weather events

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