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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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5 Jun 2020 SERVIR-HKH
Virtually empowering women in Nepal with geospatial skills during the COVID-19 lockdown

Twenty-five women from across Nepal and Australia joined in on morning conference calls for four days in May 2020 with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Using CORDEX datasets for regional climate projections

Regional climate projections can inform more detailed impact and adaptation assessments and planning, especially in vulnerable regions like South Asia. ...