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The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.

12 Jan 2024 Climate change
Snow cover across Northern Hemisphere has declined in last 4 decades due to changing climate: Study

Ninety per cent of the global population lives in the Northern Hemisphere, above the Equator

As Nepal’s springs dry up due to climate change, construction, local communities lead revival efforts

Experts say erratic rainfall affects groundwater discharge and causes communities to be displaced over water scarcity and crop insecurity

30 Mar 2019 RMS
Nepal’s honey and beekeeping industry is about more than profit

This phenomenon is not confined to Nepal--bees are dying all over the world. Colony collapse, a phenomenon where worker bees ...

Will climbers have to brave Everest without Sherpas?

Mountain work can be well paid by Nepali standards but traditional guides are finding it less attractive

The threat from melting glaciers

ON the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza valley in Pakistan’s mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures ...

15 Dec 2023 GLOFs
More Than 7,000 Lives Lost to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in High Mountain Asia

This was revealed by a new dataset released by the Kathmandu-based ICIMOD on Friday; Impacts from GLOF events have increased ...

2 Feb 2024 Livelihoods
Tap Potential Of High-altitude Wetlands

High -altitude wetlands in the HKH region are vital for local communities, serving as a crucial freshwater source of drinking, ...

7 Dec 2023 Pema Gyamtsho
Himalaya : « Nous n’avons pas le luxe d’attendre » !

Le Directeur de l’ICIMOD s’exprime dans une interview pour la presse himalayenne. Il partage quelques enjeux majeurs de l’arc Hindu ...