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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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2 Sep 2016 Press releases
Managing climate and social risks key to hydropower development

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region has nearly 500 GW hydropower potential, but only a fraction of it has been ...

24 Sep 2019 KDKH
Country chapter for the Koshi disaster risk reduction knowledge hub to be developed

A recent UNESCAP disaster risk-focused report has identified transboundary river basins in South Asia as disaster hotspots. One such area ...

7 Jun 2024 Press releases
Scientists sound alarm: Urgent action needed to protect mountain, downstream, and low-lying regions

Bonn, Germany, Friday 7th June: Leading scientists and representatives from countries in mountain, downstream, and low-lying regions have issued an ...

24 Sep 2021 SERVIR-HKH
Open-access book on Earth observation for risk reduction and enhanced resilience in the HKH region launched

The open-access book is available for free download from our institutional repository and Springer’s website As HKH countries face greater threats ...

13 Dec 2023 Press releases
Snow and ice scientists alarmed at weak climate outcome: 1000 scientists issue Call to COP28: “This insanity must not continue”

Dubai, [13 December, 2023] – Alarmed at the lack of urgency the past two weeks in Dubai, over 1000 cryosphere scientists have 

17 Mar 2025 Press releases
CA$15m boost for Indigenous and local peoples’ adaptation in the mountains

Kathmandu - The Canadian Government has pledged CA$15M (US$10.5M) to a project that sets out to reduce the climate vulnerability ...

19 Jun 2016 Press releases
Knowledge forum calls for strengthened regional collaboration to support inclusive climate resilience in the Himalayan and downstream region

Unless countries in the Himalayan and downstream region strengthen collaboration to address food, water and energy issues, the region’s agricultural ...