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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Kathmandu, Nepal
Fostering Trans-boundary Cooperation in the HKH
Birendra Bajracharya
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Human footprint on Earth
ISS Expedition 45, September 2015, NASA
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The Hindu Kush Himalaya
Global asset for food, energy,
water, carbon, and cultural and
biological diversity
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ICIMOD’s Mission
To enable sustainable and resilient mountain development for improved and equitable livelihoods through knowledge and regional cooperation
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
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• 8 countries
• 210 million
people in the HKH
• 1.3 billion
people
downstream
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Source of
10 major Asian
river systems
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HKH basins support some of the world’s most populated areas
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Diversity in the HKH: Over 1,000 living languages
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Common problems
• Impact of climate change on mountain livelihood
• Land degradation, deforestation and loss of biodiversity
• Disasters across the boarders - floods
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Working across
boundaries: Transboundary Landscapes
Approach
ICIMOD’s approach
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Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience
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Challenges in geo-information applications
• Big gaps exist in institutional capacities
• Conservative data sharing policies, data pricing
• Limited regional focus of national space agencies
• Technical limitations to address local scales
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SERVIR-HKH Efforts to address the gaps
• Regional Drought Monitoring and Early Warning System
• Regional Land Cover Monitoring Service
• Enhancing Flood EWS in HKH
• Monitoring extreme weather in HKH
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http://tethys.servirglobal.net/apps/hydroviewer/
Efforts to address the gaps
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Himalayan GEOSS Develop the capacities to promote the use of EO data an
information for mountain specific situations • Develop and implement innovative EO and geospatial
applications and services •
Provide a regional platform for mutual learning and sharing opportunities
Foster regional cooperation for standardized data and information sharing
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Conclusion
• ICIMOD as a neutral platform for scientific discourse
• Policy dialogs on transboundary issues and priorities
• Promoting regional collaboration framework between regional countries
• Networking/collaborating with global initiatives to bridge the gaps in
regional capacities