This site uses cookies, as explained in our terms of use. If you consent, please close this message and continue to use this site.
0 mins Read
ICIMOD Koshi Basin Programme (KBP) can now rapidly produce ‘flood inundation map’ to speed up response to flooding in the Koshi River basin areas. The map uses L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 (PALSAR-2) images from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This information is already being used by disaster response agencies including the Disaster Management Department, Government of Bihar in India.
The Flood Inundation Map of Koshi Basin can be found at the following link:
(Please use the pull-down menu to zoom in and get inundation area information at the block and village levels.)
Share
Stay up to date on what’s happening around the HKH with our most recent publications and find out how you can help by subscribing to our mailing list.
Related content
Bhutan’s Agriculture and Forests Minister Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji inaugurated a kiwi fruit orchard (demonstration farm) in Wangkha on 15 March ...
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), organized World Meteorological Day (WMD) ...
ICIMOD and AKSRP organized a training to promote these value chains and build the capacities of community members from the ...
Two side events were organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in collaboration with Institute of Geographic Sciences ...
Process The Passu valley was once bountiful. The Khunjerab and Shimshal rivers gradually eroded their banks, posing a very real threat ...
World Environment Day 2018 Event at Dhungentar: Brief Report. Since 2016, ICIMOD in partnership with the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has ...
Thirteen participants from Nepal attended a one day training on differential GPS training organised by the Cryosphere Initiative of the ...
The special session on ‘Water and Mountains’ convened by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and theHimalayan Adaptation, ...