November 2, 2009, 4:03 pm
| November 15, 2009 | to | November 22, 2009 |
From 15-18 November 2009 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia a workshop on “Climate and Agricultural Risk Management” will take place hosted by the University of Western Sydney, the Plant Protection Sanitary and Phytosanitary Department, MAFF, Cambodia and the Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. The workshop is sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Crawford Fund.
Two related activities will be held over a one-week period. The first workshop, from 15-18 November, is an interactive capacity building and information exchange workshop in the use of climate, crop and disease information for improved decision making on crop management. The second, from 19-22 November, is an international seminar entitled “Climate Risk Management in Rural Communities in Developing Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region”.
October 20, 2009, 6:56 pm
On 18 June 2009 almost 140 runners answered that question as they raced down from the Imja Tsho glacial lake near Mt. Everest to the Sherpa village of Khumjung (about 35km away) in the Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. The Imja Tsho Action Run event was organized by Sherwi Yondhen Tshokpa, a network of Sherpa students, and supported by sponsored by a variety of non-profit organizations such as iDEAS and the community of Khumjung, WWF-Nepal’s “Climate for Life” campaign and ICIMOD. The lead sponsor was The North Face.
What a race! Everyone in the village and present played their part to take action in the arduous fight against global warming and climate change and to make for successful events. To kick-off the day, monks from the Khumjung Monastery led a sacred dragon and lion down from the hillside to bring peace and prosperity to all and chase away bad luck during the event. They kept everyone safe and succeeded brilliantly in energizing the crowd and line-up of events!
Read more about this extraordinary first time event in the Khumbu and how it relates to climate change on the IUCN WCPA Mountains Biome Network blog. Download a copy of a documentary film about the Imja Tsho Action Event 2009 – CLIMATE CHANGE: A Mountain Community Dares to Take the First Step .
You can also download a copy of the beautiful film (in “.iso” file format, 1.5gb) about the Imja Tsho Action Event 2009 from iDEAS. Listen to an action update video statement about climate change and mountain communities.
Take a tiny glimpse at A Spectacular Teaching Opportunity – Imja Tsho Action Run and Khumjung Festival, June 2009 – Khumjung’s monks, sacred dragon and lion do their part to help the village learn how to respond to rapidly-melting glaciers and climate change in the Himalaya.
The second “Imja Tsho Action Event 2010″ will be held on 10-11 June 2010, please join in and support the local Sherpa efforts and action in the global race against climate change.
Beat the GLOF Event and Save the Himalaya Khumbu Festival will be held in Khumjung village on 4 June 2010 instead of 10 – 11 June. The event date has been postponed for the convenience of the guests of 3rd International Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) Day Celebration on 29 May 2010, who could also participate in Beat the GLOF Event and Save the Himalaya Khumbu Festival. The event will be celebrated with various programs focusing on mountain communities, environment and the impacts of climate change on them. The event will be supported by iDEAS, Nepal Tourism Board, Sagarmatha National Park and many non government organizations.
October 9, 2009, 11:10 am
| October 25, 2009 10:00 am | to | October 31, 2009 6:00 pm |
The Himalaya – Changing Landscapes outdoor photo exhibition, organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), will be in Bern, Switzerland from 25 to 31 October 2009.
The exhibition visually demonstrates how climate change and glacial melting are affecting the highest mountain range in the world – the Himalayas. The “before and after” panorama photos show us how these mighty but vulnerable landscapes have changed in just a few decades.
The exhibition aims to raise awareness of the impact of climate change, and the new challenges the mountain people are facing. The photographs of mountains and glaciers are accompanied by photographs of the Himalayan people and their stories, as well as photographs of the 1950s scientific research teams conducting glacier studies. Read more.
September 16, 2008, 9:54 pm
The Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog just publish some interesting details about the consequences of hurricane Ike.
