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

Rising temperatures and unseasonal rains are destroying the honey season for Pakistan’s bees, destroying the livelihoods of local communities

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

High up in the eastern Himalayas, a different kind of art school is bringing a new world to poor children

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

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

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

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

The devastation caused by heavy rains in the Himalayas over just two days has again shown up the lack of disaster management preparedness in the country

Nepal’s Sunkoshi river has been blocked by a huge landslide that has already killed over 150 people. As the blockage continues to threaten downstream area in Nepal and India, experts from ICIMOD explain how monitoring and infrastructure planning are key to minimizing the scale of future disasters