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Application deadline extended to 22 February 2026.
Pastoralist women play a critical role in sustaining rangelands, livestock systems, biodiversity, and community well-being across the world.
Pastoralist women play a critical role in sustaining rangelands, livestock systems, biodiversity, and community well-being across the world.
February 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Application deadline extended to 22 February 2026.
Pastoralist women play a critical role in sustaining rangelands, livestock systems, biodiversity, and community well-being across the world.
Pastoralist women play a critical role in sustaining rangelands, livestock systems, biodiversity, and community well-being across the world.
Are you a professional photography and videography service provider based in Nepal?
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Are you a professional photography and videography service provider based in Nepal?
📖New Publication
Across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), farming communities are facing mounting challenges, including rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, new pests and pathogens, and more frequent extreme weather events.
Across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), farming communities are facing mounting challenges, including rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, new pests and pathogens, and more frequent extreme weather events.
February 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
📖New Publication
Across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), farming communities are facing mounting challenges, including rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, new pests and pathogens, and more frequent extreme weather events.
Across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), farming communities are facing mounting challenges, including rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, new pests and pathogens, and more frequent extreme weather events.
Between December 2025 and February 2026, the mean PM2.5 level was around 50 µg/m³.
A quick comparison with the situation in 2024–2025 might give a glimmer of hope, albeit misleadingly.
A quick comparison with the situation in 2024–2025 might give a glimmer of hope, albeit misleadingly.
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Between December 2025 and February 2026, the mean PM2.5 level was around 50 µg/m³.
A quick comparison with the situation in 2024–2025 might give a glimmer of hope, albeit misleadingly.
A quick comparison with the situation in 2024–2025 might give a glimmer of hope, albeit misleadingly.
What does it take to restore over 400 hectares of forest-fire-affected land?
An entire forest in Gatlang, a popular stopover for tourists heading into the Langtang region, central Nepal was reduced to ashes in a wildfire in 2009.
An entire forest in Gatlang, a popular stopover for tourists heading into the Langtang region, central Nepal was reduced to ashes in a wildfire in 2009.
February 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
What does it take to restore over 400 hectares of forest-fire-affected land?
An entire forest in Gatlang, a popular stopover for tourists heading into the Langtang region, central Nepal was reduced to ashes in a wildfire in 2009.
An entire forest in Gatlang, a popular stopover for tourists heading into the Langtang region, central Nepal was reduced to ashes in a wildfire in 2009.
Call for papers
Climate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshaping risk landscapes and exposing gaps in how societies forecast, communicate, and prepare.
Climate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshaping risk landscapes and exposing gaps in how societies forecast, communicate, and prepare.
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Call for papers
Climate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshaping risk landscapes and exposing gaps in how societies forecast, communicate, and prepare.
Climate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshaping risk landscapes and exposing gaps in how societies forecast, communicate, and prepare.
Nepal’s protected areas cover 23.4% of the country, safeguarding snow leopards, red pandas, and iconic landscapes like Rara Lake and Dhorpatan. Yet while their value to water security, climate resilience, and the economy is immense, traditional funding is declining.
February 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Nepal’s protected areas cover 23.4% of the country, safeguarding snow leopards, red pandas, and iconic landscapes like Rara Lake and Dhorpatan. Yet while their value to water security, climate resilience, and the economy is immense, traditional funding is declining.
Tales of lived realities, cultures, and traditions of pastoralists.
A call for stories from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) on Pastoralism.
A call for stories from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) on Pastoralism.
February 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Tales of lived realities, cultures, and traditions of pastoralists.
A call for stories from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) on Pastoralism.
A call for stories from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) on Pastoralism.
“The lhasang, a Buddhist purification offering, is a Tibetan ritual that invokes deities. We are offering our lhasang to Yala Glacier and the peaks surrounding her – Khimshung, Dokphu, Tarna, Zokphu, Zangphu, Champu, and Serkori.
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
“The lhasang, a Buddhist purification offering, is a Tibetan ritual that invokes deities. We are offering our lhasang to Yala Glacier and the peaks surrounding her – Khimshung, Dokphu, Tarna, Zokphu, Zangphu, Champu, and Serkori.
Winter in the Hindu Kush Himalaya used to be predictable.
Read the full story: dialogue.earth/en/climate/a...
#lesssnowfall #climatechange #SG1 #Cryosphere
Read the full story: dialogue.earth/en/climate/a...
#lesssnowfall #climatechange #SG1 #Cryosphere
February 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Winter in the Hindu Kush Himalaya used to be predictable.
Read the full story: dialogue.earth/en/climate/a...
#lesssnowfall #climatechange #SG1 #Cryosphere
Read the full story: dialogue.earth/en/climate/a...
#lesssnowfall #climatechange #SG1 #Cryosphere
In the Himalaya, some wetlands were protected long before they were ever mapped or measured.
Read the op-ed by Sunita Chaudhary, Biodiversity Lead, ICIMOD: nepalitimes.com/opinion/wher...
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #SG2 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #Biodiversity #WetlandsMatter
Read the op-ed by Sunita Chaudhary, Biodiversity Lead, ICIMOD: nepalitimes.com/opinion/wher...
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #SG2 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #Biodiversity #WetlandsMatter
February 2, 2026 at 9:24 AM
In the Himalaya, some wetlands were protected long before they were ever mapped or measured.
Read the op-ed by Sunita Chaudhary, Biodiversity Lead, ICIMOD: nepalitimes.com/opinion/wher...
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #SG2 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #Biodiversity #WetlandsMatter
Read the op-ed by Sunita Chaudhary, Biodiversity Lead, ICIMOD: nepalitimes.com/opinion/wher...
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #SG2 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #Biodiversity #WetlandsMatter
What if winter stopped arriving in the Hindu Kush Himalaya?
A new op‑ed explains why winter in the mountains is changing faster than expected.
Read More: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/env...
#vanishingsnow #climatecrisis #SG1 #cryosphere #himalayanregion
A new op‑ed explains why winter in the mountains is changing faster than expected.
Read More: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/env...
#vanishingsnow #climatecrisis #SG1 #cryosphere #himalayanregion
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 AM
What if winter stopped arriving in the Hindu Kush Himalaya?
A new op‑ed explains why winter in the mountains is changing faster than expected.
Read More: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/env...
#vanishingsnow #climatecrisis #SG1 #cryosphere #himalayanregion
A new op‑ed explains why winter in the mountains is changing faster than expected.
Read More: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/env...
#vanishingsnow #climatecrisis #SG1 #cryosphere #himalayanregion
As 2025 ends, I find myself reflecting not only on what ICIMOD has achieved but also on what this year has meant to me personally. It has been a year of listening to mountain communities, young innovators, policymakers, and colleagues across borders.
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 AM
As 2025 ends, I find myself reflecting not only on what ICIMOD has achieved but also on what this year has meant to me personally. It has been a year of listening to mountain communities, young innovators, policymakers, and colleagues across borders.
As 2025 ends, I find myself reflecting not only on what ICIMOD has achieved but also on what this year has meant to me personally. It has been a year of listening to mountain communities, young innovators, policymakers, and colleagues across borders.
January 29, 2026 at 8:14 AM
As 2025 ends, I find myself reflecting not only on what ICIMOD has achieved but also on what this year has meant to me personally. It has been a year of listening to mountain communities, young innovators, policymakers, and colleagues across borders.
2026: A year for rangelands and pastoralists
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 AM
2026: A year for rangelands and pastoralists
Climate change underscored every discussion at the ICIMOD’s recent workshop on Water and Climate Resilience in the HKH. From glacier melt, erratic flows, and intensifying extremes – making it clear that water security can no longer be separated from climate resilience.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Climate change underscored every discussion at the ICIMOD’s recent workshop on Water and Climate Resilience in the HKH. From glacier melt, erratic flows, and intensifying extremes – making it clear that water security can no longer be separated from climate resilience.
In Manang, a glacial lake sits quietly beneath Mt Manaslu. Beautiful. Still. Expanding.
Read more: nepalitimes.com/multimedia/h...
#glaciermelt #climatechange #SG1 #Manang #DRR #Nepal
Read more: nepalitimes.com/multimedia/h...
#glaciermelt #climatechange #SG1 #Manang #DRR #Nepal
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 AM
In Manang, a glacial lake sits quietly beneath Mt Manaslu. Beautiful. Still. Expanding.
Read more: nepalitimes.com/multimedia/h...
#glaciermelt #climatechange #SG1 #Manang #DRR #Nepal
Read more: nepalitimes.com/multimedia/h...
#glaciermelt #climatechange #SG1 #Manang #DRR #Nepal
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), together with the Asia Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (APBON) and ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), is organising the 25th APBON web seminar on 27 January 2026.
January 26, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), together with the Asia Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (APBON) and ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), is organising the 25th APBON web seminar on 27 January 2026.
Pastoralist women play a critical role in sustaining rangelands, livestock systems, biodiversity, and community well-being across the world.
#IYRP2026 #PastoralistWomen #MeraDeclaration
#IYRP2026 #PastoralistWomen #MeraDeclaration
January 23, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Pastoralist women play a critical role in sustaining rangelands, livestock systems, biodiversity, and community well-being across the world.
#IYRP2026 #PastoralistWomen #MeraDeclaration
#IYRP2026 #PastoralistWomen #MeraDeclaration
Pakistan is living the climate crisis.
Read the full story: www.geo.tv/latest/64653...
#ClimateChange #SG1 #DRR #Himalayas #Pakistan #Floods
Read the full story: www.geo.tv/latest/64653...
#ClimateChange #SG1 #DRR #Himalayas #Pakistan #Floods
January 23, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Pakistan is living the climate crisis.
Read the full story: www.geo.tv/latest/64653...
#ClimateChange #SG1 #DRR #Himalayas #Pakistan #Floods
Read the full story: www.geo.tv/latest/64653...
#ClimateChange #SG1 #DRR #Himalayas #Pakistan #Floods
This winter, the Hindu Kush Himalaya tells a troubling story.
Temperatures plunged below minus six degrees Celsius, yet snow, the lifeblood of the mountains, remained scarce. From the plains of Kashmir to the high-altitude ridges of Uttarakhand, the usual seasonal white blanket did not appear.
Temperatures plunged below minus six degrees Celsius, yet snow, the lifeblood of the mountains, remained scarce. From the plains of Kashmir to the high-altitude ridges of Uttarakhand, the usual seasonal white blanket did not appear.
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This winter, the Hindu Kush Himalaya tells a troubling story.
Temperatures plunged below minus six degrees Celsius, yet snow, the lifeblood of the mountains, remained scarce. From the plains of Kashmir to the high-altitude ridges of Uttarakhand, the usual seasonal white blanket did not appear.
Temperatures plunged below minus six degrees Celsius, yet snow, the lifeblood of the mountains, remained scarce. From the plains of Kashmir to the high-altitude ridges of Uttarakhand, the usual seasonal white blanket did not appear.
Remembering our respected Board Member Dr. Liljelund
At ICIMOD, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Lars-Erik Liljelund, a respected former Independent Board Member of ICIMOD and a committed champion of sustainable mountain development.
At ICIMOD, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Lars-Erik Liljelund, a respected former Independent Board Member of ICIMOD and a committed champion of sustainable mountain development.
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Remembering our respected Board Member Dr. Liljelund
At ICIMOD, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Lars-Erik Liljelund, a respected former Independent Board Member of ICIMOD and a committed champion of sustainable mountain development.
At ICIMOD, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Lars-Erik Liljelund, a respected former Independent Board Member of ICIMOD and a committed champion of sustainable mountain development.
Two days until the deadline. Submit your applications now.
January 21, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Two days until the deadline. Submit your applications now.
Rangelands in the spotlight.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Rangelands in the spotlight.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.