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19 Dec 2023 | Global

COP28 spotlights key climate battle: Saving Himalayan ice

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From Afghanistan to China, vanishing glaciers risk floods and drought for billions

8 Dec 2023 Air
Not climate smart

Countries are watering down commitments for fossil fuel phase-out at COP28 in Dubai, and this means future infrastructure in the ...

Permafrost thaw, a ticking time bomb beneath our feet

Permanently frozen terrain covers 22% of the Earth’s surface. This area is more than 112 million square kilometres. People call ...

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 ...

11 Dec 2023 Video News
Video: South Asia’s glacial lakes at risk of flooding

Global warming is causing glacial lakes in mountainous regions of South Asia to flood suddenly--sometimes with fatal results.

9 Dec 2023 Video News
VIDEO: न हिमालमा पहिलेजस्तो हिउँ छ, न जङ्गलमा पशुपक्षी

अन्नपूर्ण क्षेत्रका दलबहादुर गुरुङ अहिले ७० वर्षको उमेर पुग्दा बाल्यकालमा हुँदा जस्तो हिमालमा हिउँ पर्न छाडेको अनुभव सुनाउँछन्। जलवायु परिवर्तनका कारण ...

2 Dec 2023 Izabella Koziell
PM Dahal moderates high-level roundtable meeting to addresses urgent climate crisis concerns for mountainous nations

Nepal hosted a high-level roundtable meeting on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties (COP) 28 in Dubai on ...

14 Dec 2023 Izabella Koziell
An oily aftertaste

At COP28, countries reached an agreement on moving away from fossil fuels. Whether this will be enough remains to be ...

7 Dec 2023 Global
TU launches winter school on meteorology

The Tribhuvan University (TU) has launched a winter school focused on snow, weather change, and ecological impact on the mountain ...