Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems at the Crossroads
18 Apr 2017
Dr. Barbara Van Koppen, Principal Researcher – Poverty, Gender and Water, IWMI, comments during FMIS conference “Women are at the center of farmers managed irrigation systems though they are less studied, understood and recognized. However, the irrigation institutions including FMIS
Course on DRR attended by government officials
01 Apr 2017
Mandira Singh Shrestha observers participants working on a poster during the session Module two of the Certificate Programme in Climate Change was held in Bharatpur from 15-16 March 2017. The programme was organized by Chitwan District Coordination Committee (DCC) with technical
HI-AWARE explains how to test iron in water
31 Mar 2017
Shot at the Rangpur pilot site in Bangladesh, the second video in the HI-AWARE Explains series looks at testing iron contamination in water. As explained in a walkthrough by Eklavya Prasad of Megh Pyne Abhiyan, the video shows how using
HI-AWARE wins Gender Award
12 Feb 2017
ICIMOD hosted celebrations at its Kathmandu office on the event of International Womens Day, 2017. The occasion saw various inspiring women from diverse backgrounds, speak at the event. Following these talks, the event finished with the Gender Innovation Awards being
Gathering Clouds!
17 Jan 2017
Stakeholders of Chitwan, Nepal, can now understand better the effects of climate change on their communities, since they will have local professionals trained to recognize climate change Empowering of local stakeholders is a good indicator of the progress of a
Bridging the gap for future generations: APAN Session Brief
09 Jan 2017
In an interaction in the APAN session in Columbo, panelists discussed the intricacies of involving the cross cutting issues related to gender, in the development discourse. A well-meaning Swedish NGO provided cash injections to women after a typhoon in Cambodia.
Presentation on climate change impacts on the Kali Gandaki River basin
16 Dec 2016
by Ajay Bajracharya, HI-AWARE ConsultantThe critical nature of water resources in the HKH, is a crucial aspect of communities dependent on fresh water. The Himalayan region of Nepal is one of the most fresh water dominant regions for these resources.
New publication: Climate Change impacts on upper Indus basin hydrology
12 Nov 2016
By Arthur Lutz, FutureWater The Indus is one of the most meltwater-dependent rivers on Earth, and hosts a large, rapidly growing population and the world’s largest irrigation scheme. Understanding the hydrology of the upper Indus basin is challenging. The Hindu
Demystifying hydrogeology at the 43rd IAH Congress, in Montpellier, France
02 Oct 2016
Water is a primary life-giving resource, and its availability is an essential component in socioeconomic development and poverty reduction .The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) are the source of countless perennial rivers, but paradoxically a substantial number of mountain populations largely
Paper publication on the discourse of climate change and human mobility.
30 Sep 2016
Should we be concerned over the impacts that climate change could have on human mobility? For many, the answer is affirmative. And given the anxieties that currently surround both migration and climate change, it is hardly surprising that the concept