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		<title>Women, Water, and the Future of Equity in the HKH Region</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neera Shrestha Pradhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the world prepares to mark&#160;World Water Day 2026&#160;under the theme&#160;of “Where Water Flows: Equality [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Addressing interconnected challenges on biodiversity, water, food, health, and climate in the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/global-advocacy/ipbes-nexus-assessment-icimod-reflections/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunita Chaudhary]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As lead authors of the IPBES Nexus Report -  ‘Assessment Report on the Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health,’ ICIMOD’s Sunita Chaudhary, Biodiversity lead and Abid Hussain, Economies Lead, share eight critical points for addressing interconnected challenges on biodiversity, water, food, health, and climate in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Experts gather to forge common voice ahead of key meeting on mountains at SBSTA60</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Dare]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 04:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[250 delegates from the worlds of diplomacy, development, academia, policy, civil society and media attended [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>World Wetlands Day 2024: protect our wetlands for better human wellbeing </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Izabella Koziell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The fragile ecosystems of high-altitude wetlands are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including rising temperatures, glacial retreat, and altered precipitation patterns. These changes pose a direct threat to the biodiversity and functioning of these ecosystems.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Major new study confirms just 2°C of warming will trigger irreversible global damage from loss of Earth’s ice</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/global-advocacy/2c-warming-confirmed-trigger-irreversible-global-loss-earths-ice/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sushmita Kunwar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Study shows all of Earth’s frozen parts will experience irreversible damage at 2°C of global warming, with disastrous consequences for millions of people, societies, and nature.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>River basins need integrated solutions to face climate impacts</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/river-basins-need-integrated-solutions-to-face-climate-impacts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chimi Seldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The ground floor of the modest Melamchi River Resort, that lies just northeast of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, lies buried beneath debris.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Communities harness nature for water smart solutions in the Himalayan landscape</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kripa Shrestha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chhirak Maya Rai, 82, has witnessed remarkable changes throughout her life, though water was never an issue in her community.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>World Water Week 2023: We must invest in natural solutions like spring revival for water security</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/ecosystems-landscapes/world-water-week-2023-natural-solutions-spring-revival-for-water-security/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madhav Dhakal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time to move away from a hard-engineering approach and embrace nature-based solutions for water security in hill and mountain communities  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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