Piloting permafrost research in Humla

Kalchebesi, a Climate Resilient Village in the Making

Empowering Women to Improve Agricultural Practices Building socio-economic resilience is at the core of the RMS concept and gender is an ...

HKH Science News: Conventional models for glacier melt calculation may not work in High Mountain Asia environments

The conventional approach of using temperature index models for modelling glacier ablation requires few input variables and relies on simple ...

Understanding disaster risks and building collaborative efforts for preparedness and adaptation in the Koshi Basin

The Koshi Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge Hub (KDKH) Annual Dialogue  brought together more than 70 researchers, policymakers, ...

Glaciologists share their research findings from the three “poles”

On 29 October 2018, glaciologists from three poles of the globe came together to discuss their research and explore new ...

Schoolchildren from the Himalayan valley of Langtang take in the changing world

Schoolchildren from the Himalayan valley of Langtang in north-central Nepal, 200 km north of Kathmandu, are acutely perceptive of the ...

Laying the groundwork for sustainable hydropower in Nepal

Nepal’s hydropower sector generates 99.8% of the country's electricity. Nepal's steep topography and many rivers can produce ...

Bucking the trend: Glaciers in Astore Basin have remained stable in recent times

Ground-based research results showed much lesser mass loss compared with that detected through remote sensing, with remarkably low uncertainty. The ...

Climate change leads to floods