In order to adapt to the impacts of climate change, most countries in the region have developed National Adaptation Plans and Strategies and are now gearing up to implement them. ‘UAE-Belem work programme’ convened by UNFCCC is working on refining and developing indicators for measuring progress towards the Global Goal on adaptation in eight domains – water, food, health, ecosystems, infrastructure and human settlements, poverty and livelihoods, cultural heritage, and policy cycle.
A conference and a special publication capture the complex environmental challenges faced by the ecosystems of the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Andes, and Antarctica; they also bring to the forefront an oft-neglected asset of the mountains: their microbial richness.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), spanning eight countries and covering 3,500 km, is a critical […]
250 delegates from the worlds of diplomacy, development, academia, policy, civil society and media attended […]
ICIMOD Senior Biodiversity Specialist Nakul Chettri is among 2,000 delegates from governments, observers, and civil society, […]