Stay updated with breaking news from Integrated Mountain Development. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant: Local government estimates say that 428 people have died and Himachal Pradesh suffered over $1.42 billion worth in property damage since June. - India's Devastating Monsoon Season Is A Sign Of Things To Come, As Climate And Poor Planning Combine
With scientists worldwide warning of the catastrophic global impacts of this year’s record-breaking losses of snow and ice, policymakers and experts representing one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions gathered at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development to call for an urgent acceleration of climate action and ambition.
According to a recent study by an intergovernmental organization of experts, 80% of glaciers in the Himalayas and Hindu Kush could melt by the end of the century, with catastrophic consequences for the local people
When a flash flood descended on a Himalayan community in the Mustang district in Nepal, it shocked residents, climate experts, and disaster management.
KATHMANDU, Sep 26 (IPS) - After heavy rains caused a flash flooding in the high mountains in the trans-Himalayan Mustang district of Nepal, residents and scientists have called for additional research and risk reduction measures in a region now considered vulnerable to climate-change-related disasters. When a flash flood descended on a Himalayan community in the Mustang district in Nepal, it shocked the residents, climate change experts, and disaster risk management.