First water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
December 11, 2015
Produced by a global consortium of mountain research organisations, the altas illustrates changing climate and water flow in the region’s major river basins
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December 11, 2015
Produced by a global consortium of mountain research organisations, the altas illustrates changing climate and water flow in the region’s major river basins
December 09, 2015
Women farmers in the hills and mountains of India are particularly vulnerable to climate change as rainfall becomes increasingly erratic
December 08, 2015
ICIMOD team to investigate how pollution from South Asia wafts over the Hindu Kush Himalayas causing heavy winter smog and environmental damage in the fragile region
November 24, 2015
Rising temperatures and unseasonal rains are destroying the honey season for Pakistan’s bees, destroying the livelihoods of local communities
November 09, 2015
The Third Pole interviewed Professor Marcus Nüsser, Chair of the Geography Department at Heidelberg University, on his work, worries and hopes in the Himalayan region
June 26, 2015
High up in the eastern Himalayas, a different kind of art school is bringing a new world to poor children
May 24, 2015
The river forms a part of the Nepal-India border and then flows into India, where it is called the Gandak. One of the important tributaries of the Ganga, a flash flood if the landslide is swept away would imperil thousands downstream in both countries
March 27, 2015
An inventory on sources and flow of soot across India could be extrapolated to understand black carbon emissions across the Himalayas and their impact on glacial melt and flow
March 18, 2015
Phutkal river was blocked by a massive landslide in January; making the channel is crucial because water in the blocked river is starting to melt and can cause a flash flood if it is not drained away
September 11, 2014
As Jammu and Kashmir faces its worst floods in over a century, a New Delhi-based think tank says it could be due to climate change