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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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17 Feb 2022 SERVIR-HKH
Request for proposals: ICIMOD/SERVIR-HKH Small Grants Programme

Programme title ICIMOD/SERVIR-HKH Small Grants Programme Announcement type: Request for proposal RFP ...

25 Jun 2018 SERVIR-HKH
Capacity building on Earth observation leads to Afghanistan’s first glacier inventory

In Afghanistan, glaciers serve as the headwaters of the Amu Darya River Basin and contribute to the Indus River Basin. ...

Strengthening climate services in South Asia

South Asia is highly vulnerable to weather and climate impact such as flooding, droughts and cyclones. In the past two ...

3 Nov 2017 Press releases
MoAD, WFP and ICIMOD launch online food security information system for Nepal

The Ministry of Agricultural Development, Nepal (MoAD), with the support of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the ...

Bhutan’s first training on Google Earth Engine

The Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform is increasingly finding acceptance across academic, business, non-profit, and government users for scientific analysis ...

ICIMOD makes available more datasets for download

Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir Landscape (HKPL) Birds Species of Wakhan Corridor Birds Species of Wakhan and Big Pamir Vegetation ...