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

2 Apr 2020 CBFEWS

Sounding the bell: How the Community Based Flood Early Warning System is saving lives in Gilgit-Baltistan

The Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly water-induced hazards. ICIMOD surveyed 250 villages in the ...

16 Jul 2020 Koshi Basin Initiative

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

KRIPA SHRESTHA & NISHIKANT GUPTA

15 May 2024 HIGRID

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 ...

10 Dec 2021 Gender

The gendered impacts of indoor air pollution in Nepal’s Koshi basin

Energy poverty and gender Energy is essential for survival – and for progress and prosperity. It is a prerequisite for human ...

2 Mar 2022 Cryosphere

Notes from fieldwork on Langtang and Rikha Samba glaciers in Nepal

After a long break in fieldwork activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in September and November 2021 we were able ...

18 Apr 2022 Koshi Basin Initiative

Gender analysis of school dropout and out-of-school rates in the Koshi basin, Nepal

Gender and education Gender can significantly influence trends in literacy and educational attainment. The reasons behind these trends can ...

12 Jan 2022 Cryosphere

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, ...

21 Jan 2022 Cryosphere

Ensuring long-term data series on Trambau and Trakarding glaciers, Rolwaling Valley

Our last fieldwork in 2021 involved collecting field data and conducting maintenance work on Trambau and Trakarding glaciers in ...