“As if we needed a reminder, the Thame flood was proof of accelerated impact of climate breakdown in the Himalaya” – Manjeet Dhakal, PhD, head of the LDC Support Team at Climate Analytics and Director of Climate Analytics South Asia. Read the full article Nepali Times:

3 Million Displaced in India & Bangladesh as Historic Rains Cause Devastating Floods. Cumilla, in the Meghna river basin, recorded 2.5 times its normal monthly rainfall in just three days. Homes, fields, roads, and infrastructure are submerged. Rivers in the Meghna and Ganges

Our thoughts are with all those in India and Bangladesh affected by the devastating floods. With our region once again bearing the brunt of temperature rise, ICIMOD is working closely to support the Bangladesh government. As part of our commitment to the International Charter

“This is a wake-up call, not just for us in Khumbu, but for the entire Himalaya to rethink our ways, find alternatives to reduce the risks, and explore measures to protect ourselves,” Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa Tenzing C. Sherpa, ICIMOD Cryosphere Analyst “The Thame disaster serves as a

🇸🇪 🇳🇵 We hosted the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Stockholm to strengthen collaboration on climate adaptation for #Nomadic communities, including yak herders in the #HKH and reindeer herders in Sweden. 🧵 1/2

On the margins of #WorldWaterWeek in Stockholm, Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMOD met Dr Jakob Granit, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Gyamtsho, accompanied by Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha Arun B Shrestha, Strategic

📰 In the news Uttarakhand's water crisis worsens as tourism surges. Sanjeev Bhuchar warns, “Almora’s springs are vital, but modernization projects ignore the need to sustain and recharge them.”. Full story at Mongabay India by Swati Thapa: news.mongabay.com/2024/08/uttara…

NPR1BN pledged for start-ups in Nepal in bid to incubate 10,000 new enterprises and 100,000 jobs Last week, entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators from all over Nepal and the HKH gathered for the third edition of Startup Nation 2030 – an initiative that aims to make Nepal one of

📰 In the news The rich tradition of herbal medicine in Bhutan’s highlands is a testament to the region’s biodiversity, reports Oman Observer from Jigme Dorji National Park. ‘This place is a living pharmacy,’ says Izabella Koziell, ICIMOD’s Deputy Director General. The park, home

For millennia, pastoral communities have served as stewards of the vast rangeland ecosystems of the Hindu Kush Himalaya; but the contributions these Indigenous communities make to such crucial ecosystems have long gone undervalued or ignored. Today rangelands and pastoral

From the Hindu Kush Himalaya to Antarctica, mountain ecosystems hold untapped microbial treasures. Biodiversity expert Nakul Chettri on how important the latest findings are for our planet’s future. Click to read: blog.icimod.org/global-advocac… #Ecosystem #SG3 #Biodiversity

“As a Tharu Indigenous women, I have witnessed first-hand the devastating impacts of climate change on our jamin (land), jal (water), and jungle,” writes ICIMOD’s Sunita Chaudhary Sunita Chaudhary in this article for this special issue of WWF’s The Circle magazine dedicated to the

Weeds and invasive plants are taking over #Bhutan’s #rangelands. The loss of healthy pastures in places like Chele La threatens yak pastoralists who winter their heards here, and the survival of wild herbivores on which snow leopards prey. ICIMOD is working with the Royal

Can the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of rangelands in the Hindu Kush Himalaya offer nature-based solutions for a sustainable future? Rangelands cover about 60% of the HKH, providing vital resources and ecosystem services to 25–30 million Indigenous and

Why do scientists want to rename peatlands “carbon-rich wetlands”? Scientists from the Chengdu Institute of Biology are pushing to drop the name “peatland”. Arguing the term doesn’t capture the diversity of bog and wetland complexes the researchers suggest instead using the term

On this International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, ICIMOD publishes the THIMPU OUTCOME. The document reflects a major stepping-up of collective ambition to tackle soaring pollution in one of the most densely populated and toxic airsheds on Earth. Key stakeholders from