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A steep climb to cleaner air in South Asia

In the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges, the stunning landscape that makes the region so iconic is also creating a serious obstacle for public health – but NASA atmospheric scientists and the SERVIR programme are working to help keep mountain communities breathing easy.

Meryl Kruskopf & Jacob Ramthun

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12 Jul 2019 SERVIR-HKH
Training teachers as change agents for Earth observation and geospatial information technology

However, EO and GIT concepts are still rudimentary or non-existent in school curricula across the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, ...

A newly launched Regional Centre for Capacity Development on Earth observation and data

On 12 July 2021, at the 2021 international training workshop on Earth observation for sustainable development ...

Understanding our future climate better using regional climate projections

We partnered with the Met Office, UK’s national meteorological agency, to organize a training in June 2021 on spatial and ...

Regional workshop discusses application of future climate projections in South Asia

The regional workshop, organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Met Office, the UK’s national ...

30 Jul 2019 SERVIR-HKH
Regional drought outlook system for South Asia launched

Droughts do not harm immediately. Their impact on lives and productive assets is gradual, which is perhaps why they do ...

28 Aug 2019 SERVIR-HKH
New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers

To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia's frequent and intense droughts, scientists and policymakers from