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Remote Sensing and Geo - Information AssociateICIMOD

Posts by Sarthak Shrestha

14 August 2025
Drought in the grain basket: A silent agricultural crisis in Nepal’s Madhesh Province 

In Nepal’s Madhesh Province, widely known as the nation’s ‘Grain Basket’, an unprecedented monsoon failure in July 2025 has led to a severe drought, disrupting rice transplantation and threatening food security. ICIMOD’s Earth Observation analysis reveals over 40% of rice fields under stress, with potential losses of up to 450,000 metric tons, posing a nationwide economic and food crisis.

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31 March 2025
Forest Fires in Nepal: The Unseen Threat of Droughts

Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and dry forests have doubled forest fire incidents in the past decade in Nepal with 2025 projected to be the worst year.

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