Hindu Kush Himalaya is a ‘biosphere on the brink’: ICIMOD

‘It is almost too late’ to stem losses in nature and habitat in the HKH region, says organisation at meeting in Kathmandu

Hindu Kush Himalayas are changing. Ramp up adaptation, urges ICIMOD

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 …

Simply Put: Home delivery of a river

‘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 

Full coverage: Impacts of climate change on Hindu Kush Himalayan region

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development assessed the ecologically important but fragile region for the very first time. Here'…

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

Nepal landslide was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts

Local people had alerted authorities to persisting threat; landslides in the region have claimed 150 lives since 1990

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

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

Imbalances need to be improved

Egbert Pelinck , director general, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, spoke to Prakash Khanal on …

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

Water harvesting

Participants from five countries, including India, discuss ways to improve water harvesting systems

ICFRE-ICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalayan programme extended till 2020

Launched in January 2016 in Mizoram, the project addressed the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in India's Himalayan states 

Plastic crisis in the mountains: Will extended producer responsibility bring in change

EPR initiatives so far have been few and far, and in no way keeping up with the levels of plastic pollution they cause  

Glacier through drone's eye

Researchers use new technology to gather data in rugged, inaccessible Himalayan terrain

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

What 190 years of glacial lake outburst flood data tells us about the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Over 70% of GLOF outbreaks since 1833 have happened in last 50 years

Nepal: dams, ill-planned development have made Sun koshi valley vulnerable

Five hydropower projects and large human settlement along Araniko highway should not have been there in the first place, says expert

Mountaineer, ecologist and now champion of women's rights

Harshwanti Bisht, who will receive the Edmund Hillary medal this month for conservation work around Gangotri, has set out on a new mission—…

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

Sikkim at risk of devastating floods from glacial lake outbursts

State drags its feet over installing early warning systems

How to contain Himalayan tsunamis

The Himalaya has one of the most fragile topographies among mountain ranges of the world on account of being the youngest. Even though its phase …