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8 May 2024 | SERVIR-HKH

NASA and ICIMOD join forces with regional stakeholders to build clearer picture of air quality in global pollution hotspot

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu has partnered with NASA and USAID to leverage space technology to monitor air quality and empower decision-makers.

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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

In light of these challenges, the ICIMOD convened a regional knowledge forum on early warning for floods and high-impact weather ...

9 Dec 2019 Press releases
Scientists rank world’s most important, most threatened mountain water towers

Research provides new insight on mountain glacier–derived water resource systems, impacting up to 1.9 billion people globally December 9, 2019 — ...

5 Dec 2023 Press releases
Right Honourable Mr Ram Chandra Paudel, President of Nepal, attends celebrations to mark 40 years of ICIMOD

Kathmandu, [5 December 2023] – The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) marks four decades of catalysing sustainable development in the complex ...

26 Apr 2023 Press releases
亚洲史上最严重的酷暑四月:科学家们敦促采取行动避免新都库什- 喜马拉雅地区的灾难性影响

Read in english   随着高温热浪袭击了孟加拉、中国、印度、缅甸和巴基斯坦,本月亚洲气温记录被刷新。国际山地发展中心(ICIMOD)的科学家们敦促全球政府和企业加快减排速度,发展机构来投入更多的气候资金,以努力加快脚步来帮助该地区适应气候变化。 周一(4 月 17 日)孟加拉首都达卡的气温达到41 摄​​氏度,印度普拉亚格拉吉达到 45 摄氏度,缅甸葛礼瓦达到 44 摄氏度。中国长沙、福州创当地最早入夏记录,浙江的几个城市也刷新了全省4月最高气温记录。 4 月 ...

23 Mar 2022 Press releases
Assured markets for yak dairy products to sustain an age-old herding culture in the Kangchenjunga Landscape

On 23 March 2022, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Surketham Dairy Cooperative Limited (SDCL), and Nepal Dairy ...

14 Mar 2018 Press releases
Tackling poverty in a rapidly changing world: Experts recommend a collective response to common ecosystem risks

South Asia faces the challenge of tackling persistent poverty at a time of rapid and large-scale changes in social, environmental, ...

18 Jan 2015 Press releases
Symposium calls for transboundary cooperation in ‘Transforming Mountain Forestry’

‘Managing Himalayan forest ecosystems on a transboundary scale is critical for mitigating the impact of climate change for sustaining ecosystem ...