The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
GULARIYA, BARDIYA: The number of royal Bengal tigers has increased in Nepal in recent years. According to a representative survey carried out in Bardiya, the number of royal Bengal tigers has gone up. Though the poaching of the endangered species persists, the survey has shown a satisfying growth in the …
The Gorkha earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015 devastated the country. Geologically, the earthquake may have unlocked fault lines in the region, changing its seismicity. Rebecca Bendick has studied the Arpil 2015 quake as well as previous earthquakes in the area to find what the area’s seismic future looks …
BANGKOK – A greater humanitarian focus on schools before, during and after natural disasters will save lives, protect children and benefit communities and countries, Save the Children says in a report due out this week. The report details the impact on education of earthquakes, floods and storms that struck Nepal, …
The Himalyan countries, including India, are likely to face an unprecedented food crisis unless they strengthen regional collaboration for the development of inclusive climate resilience in the region, experts have warned. The collaboration needs to be strengthened to address the food, water and energy issues in the Himalyan region, they …
Due to the lack of post-earthquake movement, leading to build-up strain in the faults, the Himalayan region may experience an earthquake far more destructive than the 2015 7.8 Nepal quake that killed 8,000 persons and destroyed parts of the country, says a study. The 2015 Nepal quake ruptured a 150-km-long …
Water scarcity in a remote village of Doti district has led many of his inhabitants to migrate over the last four decades. Only 35 families remain in Thali these days, but the water trouble of the villagers does not seem to end even though more than half of its population …
Illegal wildlife trade and habitat fragmentation that has increased human-wildlife conflict are threatening the wildlife across the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an international expert has said. He said there is need for trans-boundary interventions to combat the challenges in wildlife conservation. There is a vast array of wildlife products like …
Chitwan National Park today marked zero poaching year at a programme to celebrate the fact that the park has not witnessed a single case of wildlife poaching for two consecutive years. A joint conservation operation section was established to make wildlife conservation effective at a programme organised to coincide with …
Yam has several nutritional benefits, yet the crop remains neglected and underutilized. In the absence of national research and extension programmes on yam, LIBIRD’s initiative to promote yam cultivation on terrace walls has caught up with the Chepang communities in Nepal. Original Source
Achieving energy access for everyone requires more and better targeted investment, but what role does climate finance play in filling the funding gaps? This paper examines data on the major climate funds to assess what share of international public finance goes toward energy access and compares this to overall finance …
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Extreme weather is becoming one of the biggest risks to World Heritage icons like the Polynesian Easter Island or Britain's Stonehenge, posing a threat to tourism and economies alike, scientists and U.N. experts said on Thursday. Developing countries such as Nepal, home to Mount Everest, …
DADELDHURA, May 27: Unabated extraction of resin from forests has continued in the hill districts of far-western region sidestepping the rule set by government. In 2007, the government had issued a 'resin extraction directive' detailing the steps to be taken while extracting resin from trees. As per the government directive, …
In a significant step, an expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended the terms of references for long-impending joint India-Nepal Pancheshwar multipurpose project to avoid any delay in its environmental impact study. A joint mechanism to consider the environmental impact assessment of the full project was also called …
Dr. Sunil Motiwal , Chief Executive Officer, SAARC Development Fund has confirmed that Asian Development Bank (ADB) and SAARC Development Fund (SDF) have agreed to collaborate for development of the SAARC region. According to the MoU signed between the two organizations on May 19, 2016 they have agreed to • …
This exploratory study examined the sociological process of Nature Based Tourism (NBT) institutions’ adaptation to climate change, in 7 Village Development Committees of the Mustang district, a popular destination in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal. In particular, the study investigated the social resilience and adaptive governance capacities of the …
This exploratory study examined the sociological process of Nature Based Tourism (NBT) institutions’ adaptation to climate change, in 7 Village Development Committees of the Mustang district, a popular destination in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal. In particular, the study investigated the social resilience and adaptive governance capacities of the …
A Nepali government survey has said that forests today take 44.74 percent of the total 141,718 sq km area of the Himalayan country, compared to the total forest cover of 39.6 percent between 1997 and 1998. The Department of Forest Research and Survey conducted its five-year survey between 2010 and …
KATHMANDU: Wildfires have destroyed more than 60,000 hectares of conserved forest in the national parks and conservation areas in Nepal this year, the Rastriya Samachar Samiti reported. Earlier, the Department of Forest had said a total of 3,50,000 hectare of forest area was scorched by wildfires in Nepal. The latest …
The Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030) provides a roadmap for ending preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents by 2030 and helping them achieve their potential for and rights to health and well-being in all settings. The global strategy has three objectives: survive (end preventable deaths); …
This working paper assesses the groundwater-WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) nexus based on an analysis of domestic water uses in three groundwater dependent Asian Cities: Hanoi (Viet Nam), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Khulna (Bangladesh). The paper analyses the pull (benefits) and push (constraints) factors for use of groundwater by residents in …
