Our impact

Around the HKH

Success stories

Successful interventions can change lives for the better. We hope that the stories of success we record highlight the importance of research-based project implementation in the HKH as we strive towards transformative change with and for mountain people.

Leveraging collective power through networks and platforms
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Capacity building in using open-source software
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Participatory watershed management in eastern Nepal
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Freshwater ecosystem assessment handbook
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Disasters don’t wait, and neither should preparedness
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Keeping track of glacial lakes
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From the HKH to Africa
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Conserving and restoring water sources
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We are the voice of the HKH, and we invite you to join us in our mission. Whether you are a student or a scientist, in Nebraska or Nepal, the HKH impacts us all.

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A UIBN Gender Resource Group for Pakistan
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Science and mapping at the top of the world
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Science-based regional collaboration through the Upper Indus network 
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Nurturing collaborative cryospheric work
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Supporting sustainable hydropower development in Nepal
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Enhanced institutional capacity for water resources management in Afghanistan
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Replication and upscaling in challenging mountain environments
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Interdisciplinarity at altitude
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The forces of climate change and globalization are wreaking havoc on this fragile global asset, wiping out resources, communities, and cultures that have existed for centuries. What are you doing to combat it?

Gender integration in Afghan water resource management
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Multi-scale integrated river basin management resource book co-creation reinforces its relevance
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Benchmark glaciers for monitoring in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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A sustainable model of community-based flood early warning
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Oxfam in Nepal and ICIMOD join hands with communities to manage flood risk in Nepal
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ICIMOD initiative helping watershed communities in the Koshi basin come together
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Local stakeholders in the Koshi basin receive training on WUMP facilitation
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A milestone for local water management in the Koshi basin
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