Past Conferences/Symposia
Symposium on Sustainable Irrigation
03 May 2018, Regal 2 Hall, The Lal Durbar Convention Center, Yak & Yeti Hotel, Kathmandu, NepalThe symposium will try to address critical questions such as: How do irrigation systems manage risks emanating from climate and other social-demographic changes? While the problems are well known and much dwelt upon, the solutions are not as well known. It will also lead discussions on emerging solutions in the arena of technological and institutional innovations and the various ways of managing risks so that a more sustainable irrigation sector can be obtained in the future.
READ MOREMountain agroforestry, Traditional crops and Livelihoods in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
28 Apr 2018, Hotel View Bhrikutti, GodawariHindu Kush Himalayas (HKH), is a global asset with rich cultural and biological diversity. The region is also characterized by diverse ecosystems with rich natural resources but with limited accessibility, and remoteness leading to poverty. Traditional agroforestry system together traditional crops play important role in mountain livelihoods. However, with changing climate and socioeconomic changes, these systems and crops are considered ‘’neglected’’. This need innovative approaches to manage mountain agroforestry system while conserving traditional crops, as their subsistence livelihood options mostly based on agricultural system.
READ MOREICIMOD at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) 2018
28 Mar 2018 - 30 Mar 2018, Meeting Room G, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, ThailandICIMOD will have an exhibit booth that will display scientific information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and policy measures, and adaptation actions with a special focus on mountains. ICIMOD will also be screening selective documentaries during the event.
READ MOREICIMOD at the 8th World Water Forum
18 Mar 2018 - 23 Mar 2018, Convention Center Ulysses Guimaraes, Brasilia, BrazilThis region is home to the Hindu Kush Himalayas – also called the Water Tower of Asia or the Third Pole as this region is the third largest repository of ice and snow after the two Poles. The HKH is referred to as the water towers of Asia the ten major rivers of Asia, namely, the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra (Yarlungtsanpo), Irrawaddy, Salween (Nu), Mekong (Lancang), Yangtse (Jinsha), Yellow River (Huanghe), and Tarim (Dayan) originate here. These ten large Asian river systems provide water, ecosystem services, and the basis for direct livelihoods to a population of around 210.5 million people in the HKH.
READ MOREFourth Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Science Conference (CCAPS)
26 Feb 2018 - 27 Feb 2018, Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad, PakistanThe CCAPS conference is a series of events held annually by Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research on Glacier and Snowpack Dependent River Basins for Improving Livelihoods. HI-AWARE is one of the four consortia supported by the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), which is jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).
READ MORERegional Symposium on Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation in South Asia
13 Mar 2018 - 14 Mar 2018, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, NepalOver the past eight years, the global, interdisciplinary Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) research programme has set out to provide the evidence that decision-makers and natural resource users need to deal with this challenge. The result has been the production of a range of decision-support and management tools and frameworks that allow optimal choices to be identified between otherwise, ‘hidden’ trade-offs.
READ MOREICIMOD at the Arctic Frontiers: Himalaya Yak and Arctic Reindeer Herders: Resilience & Cooperation
23 Jan 2018, Arctic Frontiers Conference, Radisson Blu Hotel, Tromsø, NorwayYak herding and reindeer herding are practiced by Indigenous Peoples at the highest altitudes and at the highest latitudes on Earth. These cultures, while from vastly different regions, are now dealing with rapid environmental changes, including rates of warming faster than the global average, while simultaneously feeling the effects of globalization and both its positive and negative consequences.
READ MOREICIMOD at the Arctic Frontiers: Can the Arctic Council model work for the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region?
23 Jan 2018, Arctic Frontiers Conference, Radisson Blu Hotel, Tromsø, NorwayLike the Arctic, the Hindu Kush Himalayan region is facing warming temperatures twice the global average which are bringing profound climatic and environmental changes with national, regional, and global repercussions. It is also a region rich in natural resources, the most important being water, which ensures food production for 1.9 billion people living in Asia.
READ MOREInternational Conference: Geo4SDGs, Addressing Agenda 2030
18 Jan 2018 - 19 Jan 2018, Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), IndiaAt the Geospatial World Forum (GWF) being organized in Hyderabad, India from 15–19 January 2017, ICIMOD is co-sponsoring Geo4SDGs, an international conference aimed at using geo-knowledge to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
READ MOREState of the Cryosphere in the Himalaya: Focus on Sikkim and the Eastern Himalaya—Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities
19 Feb 2018 - 20 Feb 2018, Chintan Bhavan, Gangtok, SikkimThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is co-organizing an upcoming conference, “State of the Cryosphere in the Himalaya: Focus on Sikkim and the Eastern Himalaya—Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities”, set to be held in Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
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