Events

Glaciers and glacial lakes are major sources of freshwater in the Hindu Kush Himalaya and have important linkages with several ecosystem and socioeconomic benefits.

ICIMOD has joined hands with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and Geospatial Media on the “Advancing role of geospatial knowledge infrastructure in world economy, society and environment” project to explore the value proposition of geospatial knowledge infrastructure and forecast its relevance with the future of the economy and society.

Frequent transformative developments in the fields of Earth observation (EO) and geospatial information technology (GIT) build more possibilities in the fields of spatial sciences, natural resource management, landscape mapping, and strategic planning and decision making.

The report projects that climate change will pose large risks to food security by the mid-21st century, with the largest number of food-insecure people located in this region.

Frequent transformative developments in the fields of Earth observation (EO) and geospatial information technology (GIT) build more possibilities in the fields of spatial sciences, natural resource management, landscape mapping, and strategic planning and decision making.

Innovations in the fields of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) are creating more opportunities for different sectors such as spatial sciences, natural resource management, landscape mapping, and smart planning.

Flooding, largely triggered by convective or advective precipitation, occurs almost annually in Bhutan.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in partnership with the Faculty of Engineering, Nangarhar University, is conducting a training on the fundamentals of Earth observation and geospatial technologies on 1–6 February 2020 in Kabul, Afghanistan.