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8 May 2024 | SERVIR-HKH

NASA and ICIMOD join forces with regional stakeholders to build clearer picture of air quality in global pollution hotspot

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu has partnered with NASA and USAID to leverage space technology to monitor air quality and empower decision-makers.

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13 Nov 2018 REEECH
Synergizing efforts to move forward a sustainable energy agenda

ADA and ICIMOD launch Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Hindu Kush Himalaya A centre of excellence ...

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5 Feb 2024 Press releases
Scientists have declared the Hindu Kush Himalaya, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, a ‘biosphere on the brink’

B-roll, spokespeople available ICIMOD experts call for bold action and urgent finance to prevent collapse of nature in High Mountain Asia ...

14 Dec 2015 Press releases
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The amount of snow and rain in the Himalaya is about twice as high as commonly assumed. Research in the ...

24 Feb 2015 Press releases
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) meets in Kathmandu to tackle air pollution

Over 100 state and non-state partners of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) met in Kathmandu to develop a ...

31 Oct 2015 Press releases
New report outlines framework for sustainable development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Report on "A Strategic Framework for Sustainable Development in ...

8 Jun 2022 Press releases
Adaptation solutions portal launched

Kathmandu, 8 June: ICIMOD’s Resilient Mountain Solutions (RMS) Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of its

4 Feb 2019 Press releases
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