Every Minute Counts: Growing Community Ownership of Flood Early Warning Systems in Nepal

Towards enhanced disaster risk reduction in the Koshi River basin: A look at the downstream reaches of Bihar in India

KRIPA SHRESTHA & NISHIKANT GUPTA

Winds of change in Limi Valley

Tucked away in a faraway corner of the magnificent Limi Valley in Humla, a remote district in Nepal, is ...

Piloting permafrost research in Humla

Ever-increasing climate change impacts in the HKH have made cryosphere monitoring in the region more important than ever. However, ...

Climate change and water security in the mountains of Pakistan

“I remember during my childhood the snow would reach up to nearly half my body, and we were unable ...

The communities harnessing nature to shield themselves from rising risks in the Koshi River Basin

As global temperatures rise, hazards are increasing in south-central Nepal. A series of community-led projects supported by ICIMOD and the ...

DAVID BREASHEARS Remembering one of mountain cryosphere’s most powerful communicators 

Legendary mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears, who died on March 14 at the age of 68, had an extraordinary impact ...

When water flows up: How the hydro ram pump can potentially increase arable land size in Gilgit-Baltistan

Farmers in Gilgit-Baltistan have the odds stacked against them. The local economy lags behind other provinces in Pakistan because despite ...

Preparing for double trouble: Monsoon floods during the pandemic