BackgroundNepal’s ministries of Agriculture Development and Forest and Soil Conservation in collaboration with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) organized a national consultation workshop in March 2015 to assess the country’s agroforestry status…

BackgroundNepal has three main geographical regions – high mountains, Middle Hills and the lowlying plains (Terai). The Middle Hills are home to 44.2% of Nepal’s population, 66% of whom derive their livelihood largely from a combination of…

Working primarily on water governance issues in the Himalayan countries China, Pakistan and Nepal, the project's main concerns are improving the livelihoods and wellbeing of Asian Highland people that is consistent with their own culture through…

The project is designed to study the effect of climate on phenology and distribution of tree species. Rhododendron arboreum is selected as focal species for the study. Rhododendron arboreum is an important component of Himalayan ecosystems. They…

The "Asian Highlands", a vast mountainous area including the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, are the main source of Asia's rivers, sustaining some 3 billion downstream dwellers. In recent years, the Highlands have been warming at greater than global…

The project develops a geospatially articulated methodology to model projected impacts on bioclimatic conditions and productivity of high value agricultural crops. It further provides interactive content through a dedicated knowledge platform, to…

BackgroundAsia is emerging as the main engine of economic growth in the world. Despite this new-found wealth, two-thirds of the Earth's poor still live in this region. Efforts to protect the natural environment have too often not only failed but…

The small grant student project is designed to study the effect of weather and soil condition on phenology of different varieties of rice. Phenological properties of rice cultivars, particularly crop duration, determine their yield potential, local…