HI-AWARE Represented at the EIAS Seminar in Brussels
17 Aug 2015
Dr Hester Biemans, Co-Principal Investigator for the Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research project from Alterra, attended a briefing seminar entitled “Water Resources in the Himalayas: Turning the Tide toward Cooperation” at the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)
HI-AWARE at Climate Extremes, Adaptation and Policy – From Physics to Solutions Workshop
17 Aug 2015
By Christian Siderius, Alterra HI-AWARE was presented in Riederalp, Switzerland, at a special five-day workshop, 24-28 March 2015, dedicated to climate extremes and policy. About 40 experts in the field of climate extremes had gathered, mostly from Europe, but there
Convergence in the understanding of water challenges crucial, say experts
06 Jul 2015
The special session on ‘Water and Mountains’ convened by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience Research (HI-AWARE) consortium at the 15th World Water Congress held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 25 to 29
HI-AWARE scoping study in the Teesta and Gandaki basins
15 Jun 2015
By HI-AWARE Team*, ICIMOD A HI-AWARE team, together with local partners, undertook field visits to the Teesta and Gandaki basins in Nepal and India in the first quarter of 2015 to identify potential study sites as well as the major
Interview with Mr Chewang Lachenpa on Tourism in North Sikkim
15 Jun 2015
By Ujol Sherchan, ICIMOD on 15 Jun 2015 Mr Chewang Lachenpa, a former executive member of the Lachen Tourism Development Committee, was interviewed about tourism in North Sikkim at a coffee shop in Gangtok, Sikkim as part of HI-AWARE’s scoping
Interview with Pema Thinley on the state of transhumant pastoralism in Gurudongmar, North Sikkim
10 Jun 2015
By Ujol Sherchan, ICIMOD The closure of the China-Sikkim northern border in the early 1960s dealt a big blow to animal husbandry (transhumant pastoralism) in North Sikkim. Since then, yak and sheep herders from Tibet have stopped coming to North
Regional Water-Energy-Food Nexus Workshop Held in Kathmandu
13 Feb 2015
A South Asia Regional Fulbright Alumni Workshop on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus convened in Kathmandu on February 10-12, 2015. The workshop assembled 45 South Asian alumni of the Fulbright, Humphrey, and International Visitors Leadership Programs, and another 40 regional and international experts,
Radio Interview: Climate Change and Adaptation in Nepal
15 Jan 2015
Toma Lama’s interview of Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Regional Programme Manager, River Basins, ICIMOD and Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) research team member, was aired on Nepal FM 91.8 MHz on 7 December 2014. Conducted in Nepali language as
HI-AWARE Inception Phase Completed.
30 Dec 2014
HI-AWARE Inception Phase Completed. 30 Dec 2014 The Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) ‘Science-Policy Dialogue’ was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 4 September 2014. The event brought together experts from HI-AWARE consortium member and partner organizations, government agencies and
Extremes, not averages, more important in dealing with future water issues
12 Dec 2014
At the National River Summit ‘Managing Rivers for Life’ held in Sunkoshi Beach Camp in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal from 20 to 23 September 2014, Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Senior Climate Change Specialist at ICIMOD and Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) research team member,