Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases

Scientists hope recent border clashes in the Himalayas and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the past decade

On World Environment Day, a report on villagers in eastern Nepal forced to move as mountain springs dry up in the Himalayas

New satellite data shows less rain and warmer weather is further depleting already overexploited groundwater in one of the world’s most populated regions

In the run-up to the next biodiversity summit, the report card from the critically important region is worrying, say experts from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Once a world leading lentil producer, Nepal is now having to import them as farmers struggle with low productivity and warmer, wetter weather. This could have serious implications in a country where lentils provide an important source of protein, especially for poor families 

Despite serious tensions, governments recognise their joint dependence on the water tower of Asia

In 1968, the Koshi river swept away hundreds of homes, destroying land and livelihoods, yet generations later villagers in Nepal’s Sunsari district are still waiting for help from the Indian and Nepali governments

Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases

High levels of air pollution this winter could exacerbate the severity and spread of the coronavirus, warn health experts, as they call on governments to clean up their act