Resilient Forest Management in Nepal
The Resilient Forest Management in Nepal is designed to assess the current state of forest ecosystems, identify the drivers of change, and explore suitable adaptation and mitigation measures.
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The Resilient Forest Management in Nepal is designed to assess the current state of forest ecosystems, identify the drivers of change, and explore suitable adaptation and mitigation measures.
The Nepal DHM is the national agency responsible for monitoring and managing the hydrological resources of Nepal. This Use Case describes how they used the SERVIR Enhancing Flood Early Warning Services (EWS).
As part of this service, SERVIR HKH, with the technical support of Brigham Young University developed a streamflow prediction tool that incorporates all primary and secondary rivers in the HKH region
SERVIR-Himalaya hosted the first 2015 SERVIR Hub Exchange, 10-13 March 2015, in Kathmandu, Nepal, bringing together SERVIR team members from around the globe.
After the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Gorkha area of Nepal and the ensuing aftershocks, a secondary hazard is looming throughout the surrounding area: landslides.
Working in developing countries around the world, SERVIR seeks to incorporate regional knowledge and perspectives to best meet end user needs in addressing issues such as flood forecasting, forest fire management, landslide hazard, agricultural monitoring, and biomass estimation.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the SERVIR-Himalaya host organization, earned the Esri Humanitarian GIS Award on 20 July 2015 for their contribution to the Nepalese government's disaster response efforts following the recent earthquakes in the country.
A research article published in Science Magazine's online edition describes survey, mapping and analysis of Nepal's Gorkha earthquake.
Remote districts of Western Nepal are experiencing what some claim is their worst drought in 40 years. Analyses prepared by the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development are helping the Government of Nepal evaluate the situation and make critical decisions about how to respond.