Climate
The climate disaster arrived before the argument ended
From a glacier collapse in the Nepal-Tibet border, to wildfires across Europe, the past three months have shown that the climate crisis is no […]
Tag: Nepal
Biodiversity
Explained: How forest fires worsen flash floods in the Himalayas
Karan Anand Intense wildfires damage soil on the forest floor, contributing to dangerous flash floods across the mountains of South Asia Wildfires and flash […]
Aid
Biggest US aid project in Nepal has created turmoil
Dipak Gyawali A Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to build an electricity transmission line has led to widespread criticism, protests and the undermining of democracy […]
Aid
Aid providers: More puzzle pieces, including unexpected outcomes; ours is not the whole picture
Jindra Cekan Donor evaluations tend to ignore unexpected results beyond the usual set outcomes; this being reconfirmed in a Dutch study of 80% #foreignaid When […]
Climate
Droughts and late monsoon floods batter South Asia
Joydeep Gupta, Ramesh Bhushal Intensifying climate change means that opposite disasters are manifesting at the same time across the region, making emergency responses harder than […]
Biodiversity
WWF commissioned report acknowledges human rights abuses in WWF projects
WWF published ‘Embedding Human Rights into Nature Conservation: from Intent to Action’, a report from an Independent Panel it commissioned last year to review […]
Biodiversity
How are farmers responding to COVID-19?
Pavel Devyatkin The cases from Ecuador, Ghana and Nepal show that the impacts of the pandemic are different for women, indigenous peoples and rural […]
Aid
Remittances and migration: the case of Nepal
To reach their place of work, Nepalese international workers must often pay fees for airfares, recruitment agencies, medical exams and orientation training. There are also often long and...
Education
Breaking menstruation taboo: Nepal
Cecial Adhikari Menstruation Hygiene Day 2018 was celebrated with tag line #nomorelimits. This illustrated no limitations or restrictions during menstruation including everyone, everywhere. Nepal […]
Climate
Changing climate raises earthquake risk
Jayanta Basu As sea water warms due to climate change, it expands; this rise in volume upsets the balance of tectonic plates, says a […]
Corruption
Global Media figures call for release of Himal Editor Kanak Mani Dixit in Nepal
Prominent editors and media figures as well as intellectuals, activists and scholars from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Australia, the UK, US and Sri Lanka have […]
Biodiversity
Improving food security in mountains
Lipy Adhikari Climatic changes have added challenges for agriculture particularly in mountain areas Posted at SixDegrees as part of collaboration with Assam Times to share […]
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