On 19 May, chinadialogue launched ‘The Waters of the Third Pole: Sources of threat, sources of survival in partnership its research partners’: University College London, King’s College London and the Australian National University. The report highlights the importance of water as both a vital resource and a potential cause of crisis in Asia. More than

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The 20-time Mt Everest Summiteer Apa Sherpa has said he will continue to lead social awareness campaigns in the interest of the people living in the high Himalayas. Apa reached atop Everest breaking his own record on Sunday. Speaking at a press meet on Tuesday after arriving in the capital, Apa said, “I experience increased

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Seven in 10 of the world’s biggest companies plan to increase their spending on programs to fight climate change, the accounting firm Ernst & Young said. Nearly 50 percent of executives surveyed at 300 businesses, from airlines and banks to chemical makers, said they intend to spend at least 0.5 percent of revenue on measures

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Dr Ishfaq Ahmad, Advisor Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan, has said the crucially important Indus basin is being hit hard by the impacts of changing climate. He further said that the country is facing abnormal weather patterns in the form of late winter and spring rains that has negative effects on the agriculture sector

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His email address was simply rhododel@: his magnificently wild and creatively cultivated hillside garden was less treacherous than Eden, and yet on the edge of every leaf was a timeless drop of suspense that one never expected would one day fall upon blood-sodden earth. No one knew more about Himalayan blossoms than he. No one

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On May 22nd 2010, Haa Dzongkhag had the honour of being the place where Bhutan observed the International Biodiversity Day which was being held all around the world. The one-day celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) was graced by the Dasho Dzongdag of Haa. In addition, this year has also been declared

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Climate change Researchers looked at familiar signs of spring in plants, and observed changes in butterflies, birds, and other species. Shifts in phenology are considered one of the clearest and most rapid signals of biological response to rising temperatures, writes S Ananthanarayanan Rising temperatures and extreme nature events such as floods, cold waves apart, other

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Endurance swimmer and environmental campaigner Lewis Pugh has become the first person to complete a long distance swim under the summit of Mount Everest, it was announced this weekend. Pugh used the icy swim to draw attention to the melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas and the impact of declining water supplies in the

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Mount Sagarmatha (Everest) still remains the mountaineers delight. Foremost it is the highest peak in the world standing at 8,848 meters above the sea level. That it is in Nepal has added to the glory of the country. Now, world renowned Nepali mountaineer Apa Sherpa climbing Everest for a record 20 times has added another

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