The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest (MoAF) in Bhutan to support the development of rural mountain livelihoods in the context of socio-economic and climate change in Barshong Gewog, Tsirang, Bhutan.
READ MOREThe overall objective of the training is to support beekeeping development in Himalica and SAPLING pilot project sites in Ruma, Bandarban in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The training aims to promote apiculture as a livelihood option for rural communities by building the capacity of key farmers and partners in strengthening beekeeping and the honey value chain.
READ MOREBased on the learning and knowledge generated from Himalica pilot interventions in Taplejung, the newly elected body of Shreejunga Gaupalika in Taplejung has realized a need for developing a strategic plan for agriculture development.
READ MOREOver a relatively short time period, the Himalica pilot has mobilized farmers and local organizations, increased their awareness and skills on farming practices, and contributed to value addition at the local level. It has also fostered market development, rural enterprise development, and private sector linkages.
READ MOREHimalica pilot in Udaypur is supporting in capacity building activities, technical support, and constant field level mentoring which has empowered 474 rural households. The pilot has also helped build connections between farmers groups, cooperatives and financial institutions to encourage commercialisation of the agricultural sector especially through vegetable farming.
READ MOREThe Support to Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalaya (Himalica) is a demand-driven programme financed by the European Union (EU) and managed by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
READ MOREDeveloping countries, especially poor and vulnerable populations in these countries, are disproportionately bearing the adverse impacts of environmental shocks and stressors. People are responding to these impacts with a mix of in-situ and ex-situ strategies, including mobility.
READ MOREThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and its local partner The Environment Conservation and Development Forum (ECDF) have been implementing the EU-funded Support to Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation
READ MOREThe adverse impacts of environmental shocks and stressors will be disproportionately high in developing countries, especially among the poor and vulnerable populations. People will respond to these impacts with a combination of in-situ and ex-situ strategies, including mobility. Human mobility manifests in various forms (e.g. displacement, migration, and resettlement) in the communities affected by disasters and environmental change
READ MOREThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and The Environment Conservation and Development Forum (ECDF) have been conducting the European Union-funded Support to Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change in the Himalaya (Himalica) pilot project in Sikaicha and Furumbu VDCs and Fungling Municipality of Taplejung, Nepal, since 2015.
READ MOREThe Himalica pilot project in Shan State, Myanmar, is focused on the development of climate resilient value chains for bamboo handicrafts, ginger, and vegetables from home gardens. Its thrust is to encourage small-holder farmers to shift from traditional subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture by seizing new and emerging opportunities,
READ MOREIn order to share the wealth of knowledge generated from its activities, Himalica in collaboration with the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) and the Department of Agriculture (DoA), Nepal are jointly organising a regional conference on mountain agriculture focusing on ecosystem services,
READ MOREThis workshop will create opportunities for science-society interaction (interaction between farmers and scientists) in relation to action research findings and expose selected leader farmers on innovative agriculture technologies and climate smart practices.
READ MOREMountains in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are ‘water towers’, which provide water and services such as food, biodiversity, and energy to 1.3 billion people downstream. However, climate change is these mountains. Scientists project a likely increase in temperature by about 1–2°C by 2050, and more so at higher altitudes.
READ MOREThe training is aimed at young women and men with an entrepreneurial bent who are interested in setting up enterprises not just confined to vegetable value chains but also in exploring other possibilities for enterprise development in Barshong.
READ MORENepal is formulating the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in the spirit of the Cancun Framework and the Paris Agreement.
READ MOREThe workshop aims to reveal lessons from past Himalica pilot interventions in Bhutan and to share those experiences with the administrative officers of Tsirang district.
READ MOREThe aim of the workshop is to build better understanding of on-going interventions related to climate change adaptation and livelihoods in Himalica pilot sites.
READ MOREThe key pilot interventions are to develop packages of practices and to demonstrate climate resilient technologies and practices focusing on climate change adaptation and livelihood improvement.
READ MOREThe Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas (Himalica) Initiative is financed by the European Union and aims to support poor and vulnerable mountain communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region in mitigating and adapting to climate change.
READ MOREPoverty reduction of mountain people to increased resilience and unlocking new livelihood opportunities, through the promotion of more equitable approaches is one of the key thrust areas of the Himalica and Adapt Himal programmes...
READ MOREThe Nansen Initiative is a state-led, bottom-up consultative process intended to build consensus on the development of a protection agenda that addresses the needs of people displaced across international borders in the context of drought, flooding and other natural hazards, including those linked to the effects of climate change.
READ MOREThe regional orientation training on Ecosystem Services Assessment (ESA) aimed at enhancing capacity of the researcher (partners) on: concept, principles, tools and application of ecosystem based management, approaches and assessment of ecosystem services.
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