An Arctic Council-like Himalayan body brewing in India’s backyard

The ICIMOD is pursuing 8 countries, including India, to set up an inter-governmental body to protect the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, known as …

Melting Hindu Kush Himalayas will decrease water in river basins by 2100, warns ICIMOD

Contribution of water from glaciers to Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus will increase through 2050, then decrease by 2100

Glacier melting in Hindu Kush: 2 billion people may face food, water shortage by 2100

Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges could lose up to two-third of its ice by 2100, according to UNDP

Balancing development and conservation in Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir landscape

The Bam-e-Dunya network aims to strengthen trans-boundary cooperation and reconcile economic growth and nature conservation in the development of …

‘Adaptation in Hindu Kush Himalayas gets little state support, measures reactive not anticipatory’

Amina Maharjan from ICIMOD on how the region is adapting to climate change, need for financing & regional mechanism for data sharing 

DTE Coverage: ICIMOD report paints bleak picture for Hindu Kush-Himalayas

Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by 2100 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to the report

Hindu Kush Himalayan region contains 27% less ice than estimated: study

The region is expected to lose half of its present-day glacier area by 2060, says a study on world’s glaciers

Answer to ‘Karakoram Anomaly’ found?

Scientists say the reason behind the Karakoram Range’s glaciers not being affected by climate change could be intensification of irrigation …

Climate change severely affecting biodiversity in Hindu Kush Himalayas: ICIMOD

Biodiversity will suffer even if the global temperature rise is maintained at 1.5 degrees Celsius  

How air pollution is exacerbating climate change in the Himalayas

Here’s how smoke settles in higher altitudes and messes up the natural processes of glaciers

Earthquake disaster not limited to death toll

While many affected areas in Afghanistan are conflict-ridden, Pakistan faces administrative challenges

Not only depletion, sparse data on Himalayan springs is also a big concern

Greater awareness, understanding and a national springs’ inventory can help achieve water security for the future

Himalayan meltdown: Number of glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan region is rising

Rapid warming of the region leads to not only melting of glaciers but also fragmentation, says the area’s first-ever assessment

How climate change has ravaged India's Himalayan states

Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which has a major influence on the Indian summer monsoon, has experienced extreme warm weather events in the last 60 …

5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

This may be an aftershock of the quake that struck the country in October last year, experts suggest

Study finds most Himalayan birds migrate downslope, but climate impact may affect it

Researchers studied 302 Himalayan species over the span of 10 years to analyse migrational patterns   

Himalayan meltdown: Hindu Kush Himalayan region warming faster than global average

Capping global warming at 1.5°C will still mean a higher rate for the region through this century

Widen met station network in Himalayas to better predict extreme weather: Panel

The Centre should put in place and strengthen weather forecasting technology to warn about cloudbursts, flash floods and glacial lakes, the …

New method developed to map and monitor glacial lakes

The Object-Based Image Analysis method’s advantage is that it can help map even a glacial pond as small as 100 square metres with high precision

Supreme Court to hear plea over survey of Himalayan states

Sustainability potential, carrying capacity of the 13 states in Himalayan region has not been studied, alleges plea; warns of more ecological …

The Himalayan waters: complex challenges and regional solutions

Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region should recognise the potential of water resources for sustainable development

Joshimath crisis: Tourist influx in Himalayan states adding to ecological burden

Tourism infrastructure in Hindu Kush Himalayan region poorly planned, 2019 ICIMOD report found

Most Mount Everest glaciers will disappear with climate change, warns study

Glacial retreat in the Himalayas will lead to the formation of lakes, which may pose a risk to communities living downstream

International Mount Everest Day: Mountain communities call to urgently decarbonise Everest

HKH region witnessing increasing climate change impact, which will only increase in intensity and frequency, warns ICIMOD

World Water Week 2023: We must invest in natural solutions like spring revival for water security

Time to move away from a hard-engineering approach and embrace nature-based solutions for water security in hill and mountain communities