If everyone is migrating, who’s farming?
18 Dec 2017
Farming is a major source of livelihood for households in rural Nepal and is central to rural life. But this is transitioning in recent times. Farming is no longer able to support the needs of rural households, forcing people to
Empowering Youth in the Upper Ganga Basin
30 Nov 2017
Experience gained in this research project has enabled the partners to create a platform where community youth can engage with researchers and participate in the process of climate change research. This will not only help them understand the issues of
Talking of heat on Dutch radio.
27 Oct 2017
The image is a heat map released from NASA’s Earth Observatory Team that shows land surface temperature in Asia between 15 and 23rd April, 2016. Credit: Associate d Press Temperatures are rising as a consequence of climate change. Costing more
How a HI-AWARE pilot site is helping development professionals learn lessons of adaptation in Pakistan
04 Oct 2017
Drip irrigation demonstrated at the site. PC: Tom PilstonPilot projects are a great means of testing actionable solutions-a step further from book bound research. Pilots are still being implemented on a global scale by larger agencies such as the Green
Living in the shadow of climate change
19 Jul 2017
In developing countries such as Nepal, a feminization of labor has begun as male members seek livelihood opportunities in cities. This can be attributed to various climate and development related issues in the region. However, the importance of bolstering resilient
21 stakeholders trained in the essentials of climate change in Chitwan
14 Jul 2017
by Debabrat Sukla and Mandira Shrestha Other than being catalogued and bound into thick journals to gather dust, what is the use of high-level climate change research? The hours of painstaking literature review, controlled experiments and field observations, must count
Silently marching for Lake Nainital
12 Jun 2017
Residents of Nainital taking part in the silent march This year’s World Environment Day, a day through which awareness for our natural environment is raised, was celebrated with much gusto as the previous years. This year’s theme was ‘Connecting People to
Too much and too little water: Assessing water balance in the Gandaki river Basin
24 May 2017
Understanding the hydrological aspects of the Himalayan Rivers is important for water resource planning and development. The transboundary Gandaki River originates from high altitude areas of Nepal (and few tributaries from China) and flows downstream to the Indo-Gangetic Plain before
Contested Waters
22 May 2017
Settlements along the Indus River in Pakistan, PC: Birendra Bajracharya The Hisaar Foundation, a prominent NGO working on water security in Pakistan, has organized the launching event of the Unites States Institute for Peace report “Contested Waters. Subnational Scale Water
ICIMOD hosts 3rd CARIAA Annual Learning Review
08 May 2017
Dr. David Molden, DG, ICIMOD, interacts with ALR participants. Dr. Molden emphasised that CARIAA is uniquely poised in contributing towards building scientific robustness in the HKH region.How can communities of researchers, thinkers, planners and experts continue to ring warning bells about the