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Irrigation channel, Nepal Irrigation systems and pipelines from major rivers should be developed, maintained and improved. Necessary training, revival of old knowledge and implementation of new greener irrigation technology will require funds a...

By Lawrence Hislop

Road construction, Nepal In Nepal, mountain infrastructure such as hydropower plants, roads, bridges and communication systems are at risk with climate change and more variability in water runoff. With increased frequencies of landslides and...

By Lawrence Hislop

Fish, Nepal Glacier melt inputs to rivers can affect the ecosystems in a number of ways, including habitat changes such as stream temperatures, sediment concentrations, water chemistry and nutrient availability, or through the...

By Lawrence Hislop

_mg_6798 UNEP/GRID-Arendal's report 'High mountain glaciers and climate change, Challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation' highlights the vulnerability and exposure of people dependent upon these rivers to floods, droughts...

By Lawrence Hislop

Stove, Nepal Living in high mountain regions like the Andes and the Himalayan region is a daily challenge as the remoteness combined with the harsh environment and limited infrastructure hampers mountain peoples’ economic developme...

By Lawrence Hislop

Agricultural produce, Nepal Given the high level of uncertainty regarding future runoff levels, and also the highly variable contribution of glacial water and snowmelt from the mountains, future agricultural production faces significant uncer...

By Lawrence Hislop

Kathmandu city, Nepal People living in mountain regions across the world are used to environmental change and are regularly dealing with too much or too little water, both conditions often occurring within the same season or within short pe...

By Lawrence Hislop

Kathmandu, Nepal The glacial contribution to river flow varies greatly, both annually and within and between catchments. The hydrological significance of glacier runoff also depends on other components of the hydrological cycle, such...

By Lawrence Hislop

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgenst) The red panda photograph has been taken in a bamboo-rich forest at a level of about 3,500 m above sea level in the Sargamarta (Mount Everest) national park in Nepal. The red panda can be seen as a well-known (but rarly s...

By Peter Prokosch

Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Chitwan National Park, Nepal The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is also called Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and Asian One-horned Rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family. Listed as a vulnerable species, the large mammal is prim...

By Peter Prokosch

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount Everest. The park was created on July 19, 1976 and was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site in 19...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagamartha National Park, Nepal Rhododendron forest at about 3500m above sealevel in the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) national park. The Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount ...

By Peter Prokosch

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Rhododendron forest at about 3500m above sealevel in the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) national park. The Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount ...

By Peter Prokosch

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