Best of 2020: Could the Himalayas harbour the next pandemic?
January 01, 2021
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
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January 01, 2021
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
December 25, 2020
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
December 24, 2020
On World Environment Day, a report on villagers in eastern Nepal forced to move as mountain springs dry up in the Himalayas
December 07, 2020
New satellite data shows less rain and warmer weather is further depleting already overexploited groundwater in one of the world’s most populated regions
December 02, 2020
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
November 25, 2020
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
November 16, 2020
Despite serious tensions, governments recognise their joint dependence on the water tower of Asia
November 10, 2020
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
November 04, 2020
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
October 12, 2020
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