Climate change is a critical topic in research and policy-making. Evidences related to climate change deal with spatial and non-spatial data, which can be utilized for policy formulation. Geoinformatics, which includes remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and ICT, provides the most relevant technology to monitor climate change-related variables at different dimensions and scales. For this a

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Water Link International: Glow Tech and Tocardo have formed a joint venture company to deploy a 100kW water turbine in Trishuli River at Devghat, Nepal, by December 2011. In February 2012 a six-turbine demonstration project will be deployed in Bheri River. The companies expect to announce various projects in early 2012, ranging over 100MW to

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KuenselOnline: Nangkhor and Phobjikha earmarked for pilot project. Zhemgang and Wangdue dzongkhags (Districts in Bhutan) will receive Nu 27M (USD 600,000) from the UN capital development fund (UNCDF) this year for a pilot project to build local resilience or adaptability to the effects of climate change. Of the total fund USD 503,000 will go directly

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IDN Indepth News: China has been fighting two prolonged dry spells and the ongoing floods that have caused havoc in central and eastern parts of the country this year. The second spell of drought in the Yangtze River basin was followed by devastating floods with an enormously adverse economic impact. A total of over 36

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TheEpochTimes: Officials on Monday warned that landslides in Nepal caused by heavy rains will likely cause more deaths in the near future. The landlocked country, which is nestled in the Himalayan mountain range, is heading toward the end of its monsoon season, officials told the United Nations news service, IRIN. However, in recent days, the

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USAID: Traveling from the heights of the Andes Mountains down to the Peruvian coast on a narrow dirt road hugging the cliff, I see firsthand the many uses of the Santa River. I start the trip at 10,000 feet above sea level—almost twice as high as Denver—driving with colleagues from The Mountain Institute (TMI), a

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AP: India’s government will set up a new environmental regulator to review investment projects, the prime minister said, freeing politicians from making unpopular decisions to protect ecology at the cost of development. India has been embroiled in fierce debate over how to protect the environment while also lifting hundreds of millions of people from poverty

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USAID: The science and practice of analyzing the interaction of climate change and conflict is new and evolving. There is little certainty over exactly how climatic change will manifest in specific locations or its consequences for economic development, political stability, and peace and security. In 2007, many in the advocacy community rushed to categorize the

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Guampdn: Climate change could dramatically affect our lifestyles within the next 50 years, according to recent findings. Environmental consequences are no longer generations away, according to numerous scientists. A variety of research studies show many of us will be living and adapting to the changes in weather, landscape and food sources, leading to a variety

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The Hindu: Water has the potential of becoming a new ‘core issue’ of even greater prominence than Kashmir, and calls for urgent attention. The ‘water issue’ between India and Pakistan, which has been relatively quiescent for a while, is becoming prominent once again. A year ago, one could have said that there is no water

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MRI: The following is a short list of major conferences scheduled through the end of 2012 at which research on global change in mountains will or ought to be presented. The list soon will be installed and regularly updated on MRI’s web site. In anticipation of that, here it is in the Newsflash. The MRI

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