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⚠️ After the devastating
#floods
, Pakistan now faces an unprecedented food security crisis.
We assessed potential crop production losses in 🇵🇰’s Sindh Province using a
#RemoteSensing
approach.
#PakistanFloods
@servirglobal
@GovtofPakistan
@FoodSecurityPK
@ClimateChangePK
(1/2)
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"Two billion people in Asia reliant on the water that glaciers and snow here hold, the consequences of losing this... are too vast to contemplate, we need leaders to act now to prevent catastrophe.” -
@izabella_koz
Visit to read the report.
#HIWISE
…
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📢Are you a journalist passionate about developing compelling narratives around
#climatechange
in the
#HKH
?
Are you interested in learning about video story production?
This is your chance. Apply now!
👉
#RMS
#SimpleSolutions
#ProtectThePulse
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All of us at ICIMOD offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved who lost loved ones in the
@FlyYeti
crash incident. We lost a colleague & a friend, Yuvraj Sharma. Sending our prayers & love to Yuvraj’s wife & family. May they have the strength & love to bear this terrible loss.
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The UNSG
@antonioguterres
today visited Sagarmatha to witness for himself the unprecedented and irreversible loss of mountain glaciers. We must act now to
#SaveOurSnow
Today from the base of Mt. Everest, I saw for myself the terrible impact of the climate crisis on the Himalayas.
As temperatures rise, glacier melt increases - threatening the lives and livelihoods of entire communities.
#ClimateAction
can’t wait.
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Record low snowfall in the
#HinduKushHimalaya
is raising alarm bells for water security in the region. Less snow means less meltwater, impacting agriculture and livelihoods.
#ClimateCrisis
#WaterScarcity
#SaveOurSnow
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Sikkim floods: the Indian Space Research Organization has released satellite images showing the drastic reduction of water held in South Lhonak lake in Sikkim.
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Today is a historic day for
#mountains
& people of
#HKH
.
A big thank you to Ministers of 🇦🇫🇧🇩🇧🇹🇨🇳🇮🇳🇲🇲🇳🇵🇵🇰 who signed a Ministerial Declaration endorsing the
#HKHCalltoAction
to cooperate on
#ClimateAction
➡️
Watch the summit➡️
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Millions of people across the
#HKH
are being exposed to dangerously high levels of
#airpollution
, with some places recording particulate matter more than 10x safe levels recommended by the
@WHO
.
Check the air quality where you are,
#HKHAirQuality
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We’re excited to announce that our Board of Governors has selected a new Director General Dr Pema Gyamtsho who will take up the position at the retirement of our current Director General Dr
@DavidMolden
!
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ICIMOD’s latest report, Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the
#HinduKushHimalaya
, is published today.
Building on the 2019 Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) assessment report, this major new study provides the most accurate assessment of
#snow
, ice, and
#permafrost
to date.
The…
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Monday marks 70 years since the first successful ascent of
#Everest
.
🚨But the world’s tallest mountain,
#Chomolungma
, “Mother, Goddess of the World” in Tibetan, and
#Sagarmatha
, “Head above the Clouds” in Nepali – is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change due…
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UN Chief
@antonioguterres
: "The mountains are issuing a distress call. COP28 must respond with a rescue plan"
"It is deeply shocking to learn how fast the Himalayan glaciers are melting.
And deeply distressing to hear first-hand from local communities about the terrible…
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The much-awaited
#HKHAssessment
report was launched today at
@icimod
Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People!
Learn more:
Full report:
Press release:
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Developed over 5 years, the
#HKHAssessment
includes contributions from 350+ researchers and policy experts from 22 countries and 185 organizations.
Learn more:
Press Release:
Discover why
#MountainsMatter
:
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Flood inundation & exceptionally high rainfall led to a direct loss of USD 1.30 billion in three major crops in 🇵🇰’s Sindh Province.
👉
#ProtectThePulse
#Space2Village
#DataIntoAction
@servirglobal
@GovtofPakistan
@FoodSecurityPK
@ClimateChangePK
(2/2)
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Everest is changing – fast.
Please join the likes of
@kilianj
,
@KentonCool
@ReinholdMessn3r
& sign our declaration – calling for governments to make real on their commitments to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.
The rise in global temperatures in the 70 years since the first…
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#WomenMoveMountains
!🏔️
It’s
#MountainDay
! We’d like to shout out to all the women at ICIMOD, who’ve been
#MovingMountains
with the passion & dedication with which they approach our work here – protecting the
#PulseOfThePlanet
& improving lives & livelihoods of
#mountain
people.
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The
#HKH
has been witnessing increased number of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) caused by accelerated
#glacier
thinning. Since 2000, more than 33
#GLOFS
have been identified.
For more, see Ch.11 of the
#HKHassessment
#DRR
#CryosphereWednesday
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We are thrilled to announce that
@izabella_koz
has joined us as our new Deputy Director General! Welcome to the team, we’re glad you’re with us!
#ProtectThePulse
#HKH
#MountainsMatter
@IWMI_
@WLE_CGIAR
@IIED
@FCDOResearch
@CGIAR
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40 Years of ICIMOD.
40 years of dedication to the mountains and people of Hindu Kush Himalaya.
#ICIMOD40
#ForMountainsAndPeople
#MovingMountains
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Congratulations to the top two winners, Taseer Baig 🇵🇰 & Tsering Dharkey Gurung 🇳🇵 of our story competition “Stories of
#ClimateChange
from across the
#HinduKushHimalaya
”! 🏔️
Read the winning stories👉
📸Taseer Baig
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverBasins
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At our pilot site in Gilgit-Baltistan
#Pakistan
,
#farming
communities are using hydro-ram pumps to lift river water for irrigation using no external energy source.
Read more here ➡️
@WWFPak
@dfat
@SwissDevCoop
@UNDP_Pakistan
@AdaptXChange
#IndusBasin
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Most of the world’s
#glaciers
will completely disappear at 2°C of warming.
The Alps. The Andes. Patagonia. Iceland. Scandinavia. The North American Rockies. New Zealand.
We’re currently on track for 2.7°C.
- at this temperature, even three-quarters of glaciers in the Hindu…
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Despite an average or below-average 2023 monsoon projection, flood risks persist. A single heavy rain can wreak havoc. Information is key; invest in forecasting and early warning systems for
#MonsoonSafety
.
Media Advisory:
#HKHCryoNWaterRisks
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We're officially 37 today!
We're thankful to everyone for being a part of our journey. We're grateful to 🇦🇫🇧🇩🇧🇹🇨🇳🇮🇳🇲🇲🇳🇵🇵🇰 & our partners who share our passion for
#mountains
& people of
#HKH
. Let's continue to
#ProtectThePulse
Photo of our 1st board meeting in
#Ktm
in 1983.
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The climate emergency is here and now for Mount
#Everest
and for the people and nature across the
#HinduKushHimalaya
.
According to the recent
#HIWISE
report, glaciers in the HKH could lose up to 80% of their current volume by the end of the century on current emissions…
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While extreme rains,
#floods
and
#landslides
continue to dominate the news, across the Hindu Kush Himalaya, a quieter water crisis has been unfolding as springs, main water-source for millions, have dried up.
The losses caused by the disappearance of springs, while less sudden…
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Take a look at this stunning
#Langtang
#landscape
, where we collect
#HKH
#cryosphere
#data
. Captured by our colleague
@TR_Gurung
during a field visit to
#Yala
#Glacier
,
#Nepal
, you can see Ganjala pass, Yala peak, Yala Glacier, and Langtang Lirung peak.
#CryosphereWednesday
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Receding glaciers are threatening
#SouthAsia
.
@UN
Secretary General
@antonioguterres
pleads with the world to
#StopTheMadness
.
The unfolding climate injustice in this region is a seething indictment of the
#FossilFuel
age.
#SaveOurSnow
#FightFor1Point5
#ClimateCrisis
@UN
…
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Over 100 scientists, policymakers, and practitioners gathered at
@icimod
today for the
#Climate
&
#Cryosphere
Crisis science-policy forum.
The two-day symposium zeroes in the critical risks accelerating and irreversible
#cryosphere
changes pose to
#water
, nature & people across…
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What do we know about what's happening at the world’s highest altitudes?🏔️
Our colleague
@ten10zing92
has answered these burning questions in this recent
#FrozenPlanet
short film by
@BBCEarth
.
👉
#ProtectThePulse
#MovingMountains
#Everest
#Glaciers
#HKH
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Kanchha Sherpa (centre), the last surviving member of the first successful ascent of
#Sagarmatha
, with his grandson, ICIMOD glaciologist
@ten10zing92
(right) at celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of Hillary and Tenzing’s expedition on Monday at Namche Bazaar.
#Everest70
…
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As the sun sets on
@UN
Secretary General’s first ever
#ClimateAmbitionSummit
in New York, in Kathmandu, ministers, ambassadors and scientists from the eight countries of the
#HinduKushHimalaya
have gathered to urgently discuss the
#climate
&
#cryosphere
crisis.
@antonioguterres
…
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🌬️The Arctic meets the Himalayas 🏔️
We're thrilled to announce the kickoff of the FIRST-EVER Inter-Polar Conference: "Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole – the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
For more info👉
#ArcticHKH
#SaveOurSnow
@Arctic_Centre
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The countdown to
#COP15
begins!🐒🕊️
We must highlight the importance of
#mountain
#ecosystems
at this global platform for
#biodiversity
if we’re to halt biodiversity loss &
#degradation
happening in
#HKH
region!
👉
#MovingMountains
#BiodiversityMatters
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Congratulations Mira Khadka, for winning the Dayananda Bajracharya Research Award from Nepal Academy of Science & Technology.
Her thesis on changes in
#glacier
& effect on
#water
flow from 2021-2100 in
#Koshi
Basin 👉
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverBasins
0
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After a month of analysing
#data
and information, we want to share our findings and detailed account of the events that led to the unfortunate tragedy in
#Uttarakhand
,
#India
on 7 Feb 2021.
Read 👉
#UttarakhandDisaster
#HKHRiverBasins
#ProtectThePulse
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🚨ATTENTION: The
#HinduKushHimalaya
region is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change driven by
#GlobalWarming
.
If we do not take urgent action to
#SaveOurSnow
, two-thirds of
#glaciers
in the region will disappear before the end of this century.
There is no…
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Much gratitude to H.E.
@tsheringtobgay
for bringing attention to the melting
#glaciers
in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. We're honoured that you mentioned our work!!!!
#HKHAssessment
#MountainsMatter
#HIMAP
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A wonderful
@NatGeo
story on glacial lakes and
#GLOFs
in the
#Everest
region.
Do check it out:
Many thanks to our
#Cryosphere
Initiative colleagues who took part and helped in making this happen.
@itsanicyworld
#HKHCryosphere
#HKH
#MountainsMatter
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Over 200K downloads!
A sincere thanks to all the contributors to the 1st comprehensive
#HKHAssessment
:
#Mountains
,
#ClimateChange
,
#Sustainability
&
#People
Full report:
Understand why
#MountainsMatter
:
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🎉Congratulations to this year's ICIMOD Mountain Prize winner🎉
🏆🏆Winner🏆🏆
Binod Shahi from Snow Yak Foundation, Nepal
for his exceptional work to improve
#MountainSchools
& opportunities for
#youth
in
#Dolpo
,
#Nepal
#HKH
#MountainsMatter
#ProtectThePulse
#MountainPrize
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Regional Science-Policy dialogue on Air quality management in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan foothills has kicked off
#regionalcooperation
#movingmountains
@WorldBankSAsia
@WBG_Climate
@cfruman
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Here's one of our young
#cryosphere
colleagues, Anushilan Acharya, helping install an Automatic Weather Station (AWS) on Yala Glacier, Langtang,
#Nepal
.
#AWS
are crucial to collect important data points for glacier monitoring.
#cryospherewednesdays
#girlsonice
#HKHcryosphere
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UN Secretary General
@antonioguterres
on climate impacts in the Himalayas:
#SaveOurSnow
#FightFor1Point5
#ClimateCrisis
@UN
@UN_Nepal
@UNDPNepal
@UNESCOKathmandu
1
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Glacial lakes threaten millions with flooding as planet heats up... today's
@guardian
headline addresses issues critical to our
#HKH
region. We need to take
#ClimateActionNow
to ensure warming below 1.5 & to slow down
#Glacier
melting.
#HKHCallToAction
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“Already 15 million people worldwide are at risk from
#floods
from glacial lakes – and the danger is growing as Earth heats up,” reports
@NPR
in this interactive story, The Meltdown.
📽️
@ryanjamescliff
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Hindu Kush Himalaya communities need impact-based forecasting to prepare for climate disasters.
Check out this eye-opening opinion piece on why we must take action now.
👉
#HKH
is facing a triple whammy of
#climatechange
: more extreme weather events,…
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We're thrilled to have received accreditation from the
@adaptationfund
as a regional implementing agency which allows us to further adaptation work across the
#HKH
#MaountainsMatter
#ClimateAction
NEWS RELEASE: Nepal-based
@ICIMOD
accredited as AF's 7th regional implementing entity; focused on improving resiliency in Himalayan region:
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#Justlaunched
a new dataset for
#GLOFs
in High Mountain Asia. The dashboard is a repository of over 700 glacial lake outburst floods dating back almost two centuries, and including recent devastating events.
Read media release:
#climateAction
…
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There are about 700 known
#glaciers
in Bhutan. Pictured is Thana Glacier, Bhutan’s benchmark glacier where our key partner
@nchmbhutan
is implementing field-based cryosphere monitoring activities.
📷 taken in 2018
@itsanicyworld
@tsheringtash
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverBasins
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We signed an agreement with
@UNDP
to work together in
#HKH
region by drawing on our respective strengths & comparative advantages.🤝
Our partnership will focus on joint initiatives in
#biodiversity
, transboundary
#climate
risk reduction, & adaptation.
👉
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A new study by over 60 scientists published today warns of the irreversible damage carbon pollution will do to Earth's ice.
State of the Cryosphere Report.
Download. Read. Share.
#FightFor1Point5
#SaveOurSnow
@iccinet
@JD_Kirkham
@katrinjak
1
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The latest report finds that the 2 most potentially dangerous glacial lakes in Nepal,
#TshoRolpa
&
#ImjaLake
, continue to be critical & need regular monitoring ➡️
@UNDPNepal
#GlacialLakesNepal
#CryopshereWednesday
#HKHRiverbasins
1
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This is cryosphere analyst Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa
@ten10zing92
’s call from Qomolungma for action to save Earth’s snow.
Last Friday this film was watched by heads of state including President of France
@emmanuelmacron
, Prince of Monaco, Prime Minister of Norway, President of the…
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We’re elated that our DDG,
@izabella_koz
, has been nominated for 'UN Women Empowerment Award' for her work supporting rural communities in the face of
#ClimateChange
, particularly women in the
#mountain
ranges of
#HKH
because
#gender
equality &
#ClimateAction
in
#MountainsMatter
.
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Our
#ICIMOD
colleagues have made available improved cloud free snow cover data (2002-2018) for the entire
#HinduKushHimalaya
region for free download:
To read more about the product and methodology, visit
#CryosphereWednesday
#MODIS
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It’s
#InternationalRedPandaDay
!🎉🐾
We highly appreciate our partner
@RedPandaNetwork
and all the forest guardians working to help conserve
#RedPanda
habitats & promote community-based
#tourism
in the
#Kangchenjunga
region of
#Nepal
.
📸Nima Dawa
@SonamTaC
@CH_Homestay
0
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The Ministry of Population and Environment,
@ICIMOD
&
@USEmbassyNepal
jointly rolled out Air Quality Monitoring Systems in Kathmandu
1
21
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Happening now!!!
Consultative meeting on Development of multi-hazard risk and loss and damage assessment framework for HKH.
@NDRRMA_Nepal
@arunbshrestha
@anilpokhrel
#HKHmultihazardLnD
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Floodwaters released from a lake formed by a landslide blocking a river have swept away houses in Kagbeni, a village in the high-altitude Nepali region of Mustang that borders the Tibetan Plateau in China.
Lete Kali Gandaki hydrology station hit by Mustang landslide dam lake outburst flood
#LLOF
this morning. Maybe it is still recording 🤔 ? I am operating this station since 2012
@GFZ_Potsdam
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Our time lapse camera installed at high altitude in Langtang is there to monitor change in snow cover, but it also caught this - the Himalayan Tahr sheep (Hemitragus jemlahicus).
#cryospherewednesday
#HKHRiverBasins
#Mountainbiodiversity
#Langtang
#ClimateChange
#Tahr
0
8
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Several rivers in the Kathmandu Valley have burst their banks after incessant rain in the Nepali capital this week.
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13
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Important
#analysis
on “either too little or too much water” in the future for High
#Mountain
#Asia
(HMA) and
#HKH
, by our partners
@FutureWaterNL
and
@UtrechtUni
.
Read the paper 👉
#HKHRiverBasins
#ProtectThePulse
@af_lutz
@immerzeel
1
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Today is
#WorldEnvironmentDay
💚
Only a
#greenrecovery
plan will help the
#HKH
build back better from this crisis. Watch this video to find out what the
#HKH
plan should include! It’s time
#ForNature
.
Learn more:
@DFIDNepal
@UNDPNepal
@OPMglobal
#WED2020
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Do you have innovative, tested solutions that would help build
#resilience
of
#mountain
communities & has a potential for scaling up? Be a part of our Resilient Solutions Conference & Expo 2022!
Share your solutions here👉
👉
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Hon. Ms. Saloni Singh, Member-National Planning Commission official inaugurates international expo showcasing innovative solutions.
#RMSExpo
#innocon
@EUCouncil
@EUinNepal
@Sida
@finlandinnepal
@GizNepal
@NorwayinNepal
@alpconv
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9
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“Everest is changing, fast.
Over the last years I have witnessed with my own eyes how Himalayan
#mountains
are being affected by
#ClimateChange
in unprecedented speed.
The melting of its
#glaciers
is making mountains more dangerous for climbers but most importantly is putting…
1
13
44
Meet Ulfat Majeed, our 'Researcher in the Spotlight'! A PhD student at the University of Kashmir, she is currently studying
#GLOFs
in
#JammuAndKashmir
,
#India
.
Hear about her work, research interests, & aspirations
👉
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverbasins
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We have a new launch!🎉
The web-based
#RegionalLandCoverMonitoringSystem
#RLCMS
for the
#HinduKushHimalaya
region is now available for public use.
Explore the web-based app here 👉
#SERVIRHKH
#DataIntoAction
#Space2Village
@SERVIRGlobal
#ProtectThePulse
2
13
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Presented here as a visual diary, “Studying glaciers during the pandemic” is a chronicle by our colleague Arbindra Khadka (
@AriKhadka1
) of his most recent
#cryosphere
fieldwork in the
#Everest
region
👉
#cryospherewednesday
#HKHRiverbasin
#2020recap
#HKH
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We're pleased to share some glimpses of the Day 1 of the conference taking place this week in
#Almaty
on the
#cryosphere
and related hazards in high mountain Asia in a changing
#climate
.
Check out what's more in store 👉
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⚠️Extremely Severe
#CycloneMocha
is about to make landfall in
#Bangladesh
and
#Myanmar
- with disastrous winds, extreme surge and rainfall expected to hit vulnerable
#refugee
and displaced communities living in camps in Cox’s Bazar and Rakhine state.
👉
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Happy
#InternationalMountainDay
!!
As we take this day to think and reflect about our mountain environments, we’d encourage you to do the same and would love to hear from you too.
Let us know what mountains mean to you.
#MountainsMatter
#imd2019
#HKH
@UNmountains
@UNEP
#youth
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A recent study we conducted with partners finds that larger glaciers in Hindu Kush region in
#Pakistan
are relatively stable & behaving similar to
#glaciers
in the
#Karakoram
. Read more about the study here ➡️
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverBasins
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We're proud that our researcher,
@PhilippusWester
, is one of the 270 authors who helped prepare
@IPCC_CH
's next
#ClimateReport
on impacts, adaptation & vulnerability. 🎉
Read the cross-chapter on mountains here👉
#IPCC
#ClimateChange
#MountainsMatter
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Many
#mountain
communities like the Langtangpa are dependent on tourism which has halted with the
#COVID19
crisis, cutting off a main livelihood source. For survival & potentially revival these communities are reverting to
#agriculture
.
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverBasin
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10
41
We're elated to announce that our DDG,
@izabella_koz
has won
@UNWomenUSA
's
#RiseAndRaiseOthersAward
in the
#ClimateChange
category!
More 👉
#HKH
#ProtectThePulse
#MountainsMatter
#IYM2022
#WomenMoveMountains
#COP27
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Do read this
@third_pole
excellent explainer on
#HKH
#glaciers
. glacial melt, permafrost, GLOFs and why they matter for the region and the globe, so beautifully illustrated and informative:
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⚠️Ice and snow on the world's highest
#mountains
are disappearing, even faster than previously, thought.
The
#glaciers
in the
#HinduKushHimalaya
mountain range melted 65% faster between 2010 and 2019 than compared with the previous decade.
Read the report…
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Inviting applicants for our training on glacier mass balance modelling using R programming software:
The training will cover data visualization & spatial data analysis with basics of R programming software.
#CapacityBuilding
#CryosphereHKH
#HKHRiverBasins
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We are organizing a national-level workshop in Kathmandu, 23–24 September to better understand, manage, and build knowledge around water-induced disasters in the Koshi basin in Nepal
#koshi_DRR
#KDKH
@dfat
@AdaptXChange
@unicef_nepal
@UNDPNepal
@IWMI_
@LuthWorldRelief
@SDG18DRR
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Congratulations to the authors of ‘Observed trends and changes in daily temperature and precipitation extremes over the Koshi river basin 1975–2010’ for being one of the 20 most downloaded papers of The International Journal of Climatology. Access here:
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Recent flash floods in Sikkim, India, serve as a stark reminder of the profound impact of climate change on our world.
"A chunk of ice or unstable slopes may have detached and dropped into the lake water," says
@jakobfsteiner
of ICIMOD, part of the Himalayan University…
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It's here!
We've made public new data on glacial lakes inventory & potential dangerous glacial lakes in Koshi, Karnali & Gandaki river basins identified by joint research with
@UNDPNepal
👉
#GlacialLakesNepal
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverbasins
#Openaccess
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Pakistan is reeling from the worst floods in living memory.
We wish to express our grief over the large-scale destruction and loss of lives and call on the international community to step up relief and rehabilitation efforts in the affected areas."
#PakistanFloods2022
#Floods
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Pastoralists are guardians of the largest ecosystem in the
#HinduKushHimalayas
, deploying indigenous knowledge to optimize land use and adapt to uncertain environmental conditions by moving.
With
#ClimateChange
increasing uncertainty, greater mobility is necessary for…
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Over 500k downloads!! Did you download your copy yet? ➡️
The
#HKHAssessment
report comprehensively assesses one of the world’s most significant yet often overlooked
#mountain
regions. Read more➡️
#HKH
#ProtectThePulse
#HIMAP
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The first high altitude climate observatory in
#Bhutan
inaugurated today by representatives from
@moafbhutan
@NorwayinNepal
@DKlasander
@Sida
@AusAmbNP
#German
Ambassador to Nepal
@GermanyDiplo
@icimod
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#HKH
countries to raise a unified voice for
#mountains
@COP26
@UNFCCC
Read our
#PressRelease
👇
#ProtectThePulse
@MoFE_COP
@MOFENepal
@moefcc
@nepairoa
@radhawagle2000
@moafbhutan
@annietrev
@GovtofPakistan
@MonrecN
@FCDOGovUK
@izabella_koz
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This clip from a resident of
#Langtang
is a grave reminder of the
#avalanche
triggered by the 2015 earthquake.
Read our report: :
We have also recently started work on cryosphere-related
#hazards
in Langtang.
#CryosphereWednesday
#HKHRiverBasins
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