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Contents
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The Himalayas –
The Environmental Food Crisis in
water storage under threat
Asia – a ‘blue revolution’ in water
effi ciency is needed to adapt to
Ouyang Hua

Asia’s looming water crisis
Christian Nellemann and Bjørn Petter Kaltenborn
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The Role of Water Storage in
Glaciers as Indicators of Climate Change
Adaptation to Climate Change
– the special case of the high elevation
in the HKH Region
glaciers of the Nepal Himalaya
Ramesh Ananda Vaidya
Richard Armstrong, Donald Alford and
Adina Racoviteanu
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Climate Change and Hindu Kush- Himalayan Wetlands Initiative –
Himalayan Waters – knowledge conservation and wise use of natural
gaps and priorities in adaptation water storage in the HKH region
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay Celeste Harris, Bishnu B. Bhandari,
Ouyang Hua and Eklabya Sharma
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Traditional Techniques for Rainwater Harvesting and
Water Harvesting Groundwater Recharge for Water
Madhukar Upadhya
Storage in the Kathmandu Valley
Roshan Raj Shrestha
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Payment for Environmental Services
Adapting to Climate-induced Water
– an approach to enhancing water
Stresses and Hazards in the Hindu
storage capacity
Kush-Himalayas
Bhaskar Singh Karky and Laxman Joshi
Julie Dekens and Mats Eriksson
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44 Centre News
The Evolving Role of ICIMOD in the
• ICIMOD Programme Advisory
Development of Water Storage
Committee and Board Executive
Committee meetings • New Regional Board
Capacity
Member • New projects at ICIMOD
Andreas Schild and Ramesh Ananda Vaidya • Workshops, meetings and training events
• Hosted institutions • Partnership development
• Outreach activities • ICIMOD publications
• New appointments
Cover photo – View from Kagbeni in Mustang, Nepal, with Nilgiri Himal in the background, Sunil Sharma
All other photo credits back page
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