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		<title>Kathmandu&#039;s pre-monsoon air pollution: Propelled by regional emissions, exacerbated by local meteorological conditions</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/kathmandus-pre-monsoon-air-pollution-propelled-by-regional-emissions-exacerbated-by-local-meteorological-conditions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suresh Pokhrel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year, in the pre-monsoon season (March - May), the Kathmandu valley experiences a double burden of exposure to high levels of forest fire (smoke) and air pollution. This year, too, was no different with the situation escalating toward its worst during the last week of March and the beginning of April. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hotter, wetter summer monsoon forecast underscores urgency of early warnings</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/hotter-wetter-summer-monsoon-forecast-underscores-urgency-of-early-warnings/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunipa Das Gupta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLOFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monsoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outlook]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With wetter and hotter extremes, and looming threat of intensifying disasters, HKH needs impact-based early warning systems]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Integrated River Basin Management in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: emphasising a multi-scale approach</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/integrated-river-basin-management-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya-emphasising-a-multi-scale-approach/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Radhika Mulay (Guest Author)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cryosphere and water]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With 261 transboundary river basins covering 45% of the Earth’s land surface, and 19 of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bridging waters – harnessing science diplomacy for climate resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/bridging-waters-harnessing-science-diplomacy-for-climate-resilience-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal Mueen Qamer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cryosphere and water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate resilient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IYGP2025]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Experts from major river basin countries and international organisations discuss a variety of topics including regional cooperation, sustainable water management, and the role of science diplomacy in addressing the interconnected challenges of the HKH region.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nepal’s Department of Environment and ICIMOD team up for clean air in the country  </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/nepals-department-of-environment-and-icimod-team-up-for-clean-air-in-the-country/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Udayan Mishra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As another winter sets in, air quality has again become a worrying issue for Nepal, but a recent agreement between the Department of Environment and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development holds the promise of better air for the country.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From one of the most densely populated and polluted airsheds on Earth, calls for an ‘air pollution revolution’  </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/air-pollution-south-asia-2024/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Dare]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Air pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and Himalayan Foothills (HFH) are still breathing hazardous air ....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Glacier diaries: Hailuogou Glacier, China   </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/glacier-diaries-hailuogou-glacier-china/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunwi Maskey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cryosphere and water]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Hailuogou Glacier is located in Luding County of China’s Sichuan Province. The Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park, the only glacier-forest park in China...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Advancing environmental protection and sustainable development in the Hindu Kush Himalaya </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rongkun Liu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Balancing protection and development Mountains are crucial for ecological protection, serving as vital reservoirs of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Yarlung Zangbo-Brahmaputra River Basin: building shared benefits and responsibilities across borders</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/the-yarlung-zangbo-brahmaputra-river-basin-building-shared-benefits-and-responsibilities-across-borders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vuyasi Rajbhandari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.icimod.org/?p=1792</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The newly formed ‘Yarlung Zangbo-Brahmaputra River Basin Network’ seeks to strengthen transboundary cooperation to overcome significant challenges in the region and achieve sustainable development in the region.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China reflects on a stunning reversal on air pollution</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/china-reflects-on-a-stunning-reversal-on-air-pollution/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bertrand Bessagnet]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean air]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2013, Beijing had some of the worst air quality in the world: a decade on emissions have plummeted. Five years after he was last in China to work on air quality management, Bertrand Bessagnet, who coordinates ICIMOD’s work on air quality, returns to a city transformed, to find out how China got it so right, and what next.]]></description>
		
		
		
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