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STORY: In this remote village in Nepal, about an eight-hour drive from the capital, Kathmandu... honey hunters prepare to collect from hives perched along a steep cliff. ...
IPS looks at GLOFs and the danger they pose to communities when many of the 54,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are getting smaller.
KATHMANDU, May 28 (IPS) - In this explainer, IPS looks at GLOFs and the danger they pose to communities when many of the 54,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are getting smaller due to climate change. Phu Chhettar Sherpa, who worked as an icefall doctor (a Sherpa who fixes ropes for climbers) for seven years from 2015 to 2021 on Mt. Everest, vividly recalls his fear of possible flash floods after the huge earthquake in Nepal in 2015.
The Bipad Portal is an integrated and comprehensive disaster information management system developed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) of Nepal
As Nepal gears up for the 2024 Waste Management and Climate Conference (WMCC) on June 5, excitement is building among environmental advocates, government officials, and business leaders.