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Posts by Jaber Hassan

13 August 2024
Satellite imagery in rice crop mapping: Sowing the seeds for stronger food security

In 2022 – 2023, Nepal achieved a remarkable 4.33 per cent increase in paddy production, churning out 5.72 million metric tons. The images captured by the satellites provided the crucial baseline information that was required to develop this production data. This technology is known as ‘remote sensing-supported crop area mapping ’, and was conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in collaboration with Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Department (MoALD).

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13 August 2024
ICIMOD and MoALD: Cultivating an effective partnership through state-of-the-art technologies

The SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Department (MoALD) have been using remote sensing (RS) and machine learning (ML) techniques to adopt new technologies in food security assessment since 2019.

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12 August 2024
Regional institutional collaboration and geospatial research: Students lead the way

The Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS of Bangladesh’s Jahangirnagar University leads the way in geospatial research in the country, thanks to its ties with ICIMOD, USAID, and NASA.

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12 August 2024
Harnessing Earth observation technology for Bangladesh’s agricultural resilience

As Bangladesh’s Department of Agricultural Extension and ICIMOD firm up a partnership on using remote sensing and Geospatial Information System technologies in the country’s agricultural sphere, crop mapping and flood and drought risk management will now be on a stronger footing.

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3 May 2024
ICIMOD partners with the World Food Programme to strengthen food security in the mountains

With the impact of temperature rise on water availability set to compound already high levels of food insecurity in the region, ICIMOD has partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) to protect vulnerable communities in the region.

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22 April 2024
As Nepal’s air quality plummets, experts urge a focus on forest fires

With twice the number of forest fires recorded in the first two weeks of April versus the March total, air quality has plummeted and nature loss is rising. Data tools, training, early-warning, and the revival of traditional forest management practices offer a way to reduce the frequency and severity of forest fires.

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8 February 2024
Continuing to empower women in geospatial information technology and Earth observation

The 2023 iteration of our flagship ‘Empowering women in geospatial information technology’ training successfully built the capacities of over 642 women from across the HKH region.

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8 February 2024
Land cover mapping leads Nepal’s climate action strategy through data innovation

Nepal’s National Land Cover Monitoring System (NLCMS) represents a pivotal achievement and is poised to […]

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