Himalaya
This presentation “GIS Educational Trends” was given by Mr. Basanta Shrestha on the occasion of the International GIS Day Celebration at Birendra International Conventional Centre (BICC), Kathmandu on 15 November 2006.The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region extends over 3500 km from Afghanistan to Myanmar. Altogether eight countries namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh...
Today, climate change is no longer a matter of scientific debate as statistics indicate that earth is warming up by approximately 0.750C in the last 100 years. As a result of this global warming, the mountainous regions are experiencing more rapid warming compared to other areas. The warming in the Himalayas in the last three decades has been between 0.150 C to – 0.60 C per decade. Studies...
Changes in land cover and land use are among the most important drivers which significantly act on key aspects of Earth System functioning when aggregated globally. Land cover dynamics is an important aspect that will provide valuable insight on the evolution and changes occurring in the ecosystems. The HKKH Partnership Project has given due priority to developing land cover data in SNP, CKNP...



