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A Key Contact Workshop (KCW) is a 1-day event facilitating and fostering the dialogue between scientists with various backgrounds. The three work tools, namely written research summaries, snapshot presentations, and small working groups, stimulate interdisciplinary thinking and allow peers to take a fresh look at your research.
The workshop accommodates a maximum of 24...
Wild Rodopi is an independent Bulgarian NGO conducting wildlife research and conservation projects in the Rhodope (Rodopi) Mountains. As well as collecting biological records and monitoring the exceptionally rich biodiversity of the Rhodope Mountains, we also work for the preservation of rural heritage in the region, acknowledging the crucial role that non-intensive...
The distribution of water in Asia's highest mountains and driest deserts tells an important story of climate change.
Almost half the world's population gets its water from glacier melt and rainfall in the Himalayas and other lofty peaks, yet little is...
Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) seeks a Research Director to lead, coordinate, and promote research projects for a mountain research and education non-profit based in Silverton, Colorado. The ideal candidate will facilitate the growth of MSI’s research program through collaboration with MSI’s partner institutions, land managers, scientists, and students. PhD (preferred)...
The Department of Geomatics and Land Management, Makerere University invites you to the 1st Conference on Advances in Geomatics Research to be held from the 3rd – 4th of August 2011 at the CEDAT Conference Hall – Makerere University Kampala, Uganda.
The theme of the conference is “Geomatics Research for Sustainable Development”. The theme seeks to bring to the fore Geomatics research...
Till 1950 no substantial geological studies could be made in the kingdom of Nepal. The first geological study of Nepal Siwaliks was made by Auden (1935) and then Lombart (1952) and in 1959, Toni Hagen minutely studied the cross-sections of the Siwaliks and noted three-fold stratigraphic division in its formation.
This paper analyses the studies and the findings of geological studies in...
A two-day seminar entitled "International Seminar on the State of Nepali Historiography: Problems and Prospects" was organised by the Central Department of History of Tribhuvan University on October 12-13, 1993 in Kirtipur. Three papers wee presented: one on the historiography of ancient and medieval Nepal, another devoted to an overview of Nepali historiography between 1769 and 1950 and a...
Ill-defined as it may be, "fieldwork" is the hallmark of cultural anthropology. Within that discipline, nobody is regarded as having quite made the grade without some experience of fieldwork. The tradition is not new in anthropology, having begun with - or at least become institutionalised at the time of - British colonial expansions in Africa and Asia. One can even find important strains of...
One of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century is to develop a means of satisfying the water demands of an ever-expanding human population while at the same time protecting the aquatic ecosystems and ecological services upon which all life depends. Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to present key insights and information...
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