Noticias sobre Nepal
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Action Plan designed to support the implementation of its ambitious Strategy on Climate Change 2022-2031.
Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
Needed to provide safe water to roughly 2 billion people without it: an annual investment less than half the US$ 270 billion now spent each year on bottled water.
Nepal and the World Bank launch $100M water sector governance and infrastructure project
The Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project was jointly launched by the Honorable Minister of Water Supply, Abdul Khan and World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos.
Decreased water storage in Tibetan Plateau threatens water security in downstream areas
The region of the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau – known as the Third Pole, as it contains the larges reserve of frozen freshwater outside the polar regions – is…
IWMI launches the South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS)
There is now a successful solution to reduce vulnerability to droughts in South Asia by providing national authorities the maximum possible lead time to put mitigation strategies into place.
Stakeholders Identify Financing as Major Constraint in Malawi’s Quest to Meet Water 2030 Targets
Development partners in the Water and Sanitation sector in Malawi have bemoaned the financial gap that is hampering access to clean water.
Study reveals High Mountain Asia hydropower systems are threatened by climate change
The Himalayas and neighboring mountain ranges (or High Mountain Asia), the planet's most extensive icy systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydropower potential and are seeing numerous dams and reservoirs under construction or planning.
Climate changes lead to water imbalance, conflict in Tibetan Plateau
Melting glaciers are putting a hold on countries’ development.
Social justice starts with water security for all
Did you know February 20th is World Day of Social Justice?
Himalayan glaciers melting at ‘exceptional rate’
The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns.
Sanitation workers: The forgotten frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19
Sanitation workers: The forgotten frontline workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. New studies from WaterAid reveal COVID-19 has exacerbated already horrendous conditions for sanitation workers around the world.
Runoff, sediment flux in High Mountain Asia could limit food, energy for millions
Average temperatures in high altitude areas have risen twice as fast as the global average, causing more river runoff and sediment flux, and the trend could get worse, scientists find.
Water insecurity on the rise in Asia, warns WMO
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, while wreaking a heavy toll on infrastructure and ecosystems.
Wake up to the looming water crisis, report warns
Water-related hazards like floods and droughts are increasing because of climate change.
Sri Lanka, World Bank sign agreement to strengthen climate resilience
The project will support weather forecasting, warning, and flood resilience in the Kelani river basin.
Sri Lanka, World Bank sign agreement to expand water supply and sanitation coverage
The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank recently signed a $40 million additional financing for the ongoing Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WaSSIP), to increase access to the piped water services and improved sanitation.
Accelerating hand hygiene: A government leadership meeting
On 6 July 2021 over 80 people in 35 countries joined a virtual meeting to hear from national leaders on how governments are advancing hand hygiene.
Populations exposed to flooding growing much faster than thought, says study
New satellite data reveal large areas of disaster-prone land.
Tourism, wind-transported metal pollution threaten drinking water around Everest
Increased local tourism and toxic substances transported to glaciers from distant locales can contribute to high concentrations of human-sourced metal pollution in snow and streams around Mount Everest that is likely degrading the quality of water used by thousands of residents and climbers.