Kamal Thapa Magar and Furba Tenzing Sherpa win first prizes in the ‘Voices of Khumbu’s Children’ interschool art and letter writing competitions
/EIN News/ The winners of the ‘Climate Change: Voices of Khumbu’s Children’ interschool art and letter writing competitions were announced at the Khumjung Festival on19 June in a celebration during which prizes and certificates were awarded. Kamal Thapa Magar
ICIMOD Electronic Newsletter
ICIMOD’s E-news, June /July 2009, Issue # 30
http://www.icimod.org/enews/index.php
Read My View ‘Bonn Climate Change Talks: Outcomes on REDD’ by Dr Bhaskar Singh Karky, Research Fellow in the Economic Analysis Division of the Sustainable Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Programme (SLPR), ICIMOD.
Call for Contributions
Mountain Forum Bulletin’s next issue on ‘Payments for Environmental Services’ (PES)
The next issue of the Mountain Forum Bulletin, scheduled to be published in December 2009, will focus on the theme ‘Payments for Environmental Services’ (PES). PES is an emerging approach to environmental management and, potentially, a way to sustain livelihoods in mountain areas. So far, information on PES has largely concentrated on the macroeconomic and theoretical application of PES and has not been mountain-specific. Interested experts affiliated to the Asia-Pacific Mountain Network (Mountain Forum Asia-Pacific community) are welcome to contribute to the Bulletin. For more details, contact Ms Laura Keenan, Information Production & Management, Mountain Forum Secretariat (MFS) at [email protected].
Asia Pacific Mountain Courier’s next issue on ‘Mountain Biodiversity’
The second issue of the Asia Pacific Mountain Courier by the Asia-Pacific Mountain Network/ ICIMOD will be on Mountain Biodiversity, scheduled for October 2009. It seeks contributions from its sister networks in Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America, and the Network Secretariat. In particular (i) status and trends of, and threats to mountain biological diversity; and (ii) progress made in the implementation of the programme of work on mountain biological diversity. For more details, contact Tek Jung Mahat, APMN Node Manager at [email protected]
Vacancy Announcement
Regional Coordinator – Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative
Division/Unit: Environmental Change and Ecosystem Services (ECES)
http://www.icimod.org/?page=556
Deadline: 15 August 2009
Publications
Note: All publications can be downloaded from ICIMOD Books-Online www.books.icimod.org
Technical Publications
Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/613
Labour Migration and Remittances in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/543
A Manual for an Inventory of Greater Himalayan Wetlands
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/611
Proceedings of the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference: Kathmandu, 16-18 November 2008 (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/612
General Publications
Annual Report 2008 (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/610
Biodiversity and Climate Change in the Himalayas: Sustainable Mountain Development, No.55 (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/601
Information Sheets
Climate Change in the Himalayas: Information Sheet #3
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/608
Articles
The Role of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) Mountain System in the Context of a Changing Climate
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1659/mrd.mp011.
Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts and Regional Cooperation on Water and Hazards in the Himalayan Region http://www.unep.org/environmentalgovernance/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=jvqlGzsaGvM%3D&tabid=604&language=en-US
Forthcoming Events
Note: Participation in ICIMOD events is by invitation only, unless otherwise specified.
3-7 August 2009
Writeshop on Local Adaptation Strategies to Water related Stresses and Hazards in the HKH Region
Kathmandu
Contact: Julie Dekens
24-28 August 2009
Regional Training Workshop on Snow and Glacier Melt Runoff Modelling in the Himalayas
Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact: Arun B. Shrestha
31 August – 3 September 2009
Regional Workshop on Innovative Tools and Experiences in Mountain Ecosystems Management
Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact: Birendra Bajracharya
3 – 6 September 2009
South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change (SAYSoCC 09)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact: Tek Jung Mahat
15-18 September 2009
Regional Project on Shifting Cultivation Inception and Sharing Workshop (IDRC/IFAD)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact person: Elisabeth Kerkhoff
17-18 September 2009
Regional Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for HKH Rangelands
Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact person: Yan Zhaoli
5-15 October 2009
ICIMOD’s First International Training Course on Participatory Integrated Watershed Management
Godavari, Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact: Keshar Man Sthapit
