ICIMOD – Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) https://www.apaari.org Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:49:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.apaari.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-APAARI-Logo.fw_-32x32.png ICIMOD – Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) https://www.apaari.org 32 32 WEBINAR: Loss and damage in South Asia: What COP28 needs to deliver for the region https://www.apaari.org/webinar-loss-and-damage-in-south-asia-what-cop28-needs-to-deliver-for-the-region/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:42:51 +0000 https://www.apaari.org/?p=85017

The Hindu Kush Himalaya region and South Asia are especially vulnerable to climate hazards due to development constraints and the prevalence of climate-sensitive livelihoods. The resulting loss and damage already being inflicted on people and nature is set to escalate as the world warms.

At COP27, countries agreed to set up a new fund and funding arrangements to assist vulnerable developing countries in responding to loss and damage. A transitional committee was set up to figure out the details, with the aim of finalising the fund at COP28 in Dubai.

The Santiago Network on Loss and Damage was also established at COP27 to help mobilise technical assistance to vulnerable countries. Progress on this has been delayed following a disagreement on where the network should be hosted.

This webinar, organised in partnership with Climate Analytics, will discuss priorities and challenges in relation to the new fund, the Santiago Network, and other key loss and damage issues to be agreed at COP28.

This is the second webinar facilitated by Climate Analytics in a series of webinars in the lead-up to COP28. You can rewatch the first webinar ‘The Road to COP28: Climate Action Priorities in South Asia’ here.

When: 8 August 2023, 15:15 NPT
Where: Online (Zoom) | Register here

Organised by: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Climate Analytics

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]]> #SaveOurSnow: Join the Global Campaign to Protect Earth’s Mountains and Snow! https://www.apaari.org/saveoursnow-join-the-global-campaign-to-protect-earths-mountains-and-snow/ Mon, 29 May 2023 08:19:01 +0000 https://www.apaari.org/?p=84740

This Monday, 29 May 2023, marks 70 years since the first successful ascent of Everest. And the tallest mountain on earth – or Chomolungma, “Goddess, Mother of the World”, as it is known in Tibetan, and Sagarmatha, “Head above the Clouds” in Nepali – is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change. 

At this moment, ICIMOD invites you to join them in a global campaign to protect our planet’s cryosphere – frozen water at the Earth’s surface which includes glacier ice, snow, permafrost, and lake and river ice.

To make the collective voices heard, ICIMOD has developed a declaration to call for everyone to come together to protect Earth’s mountains, snow, and ice and to join hands with mountain communities, climbers and scientists to sound the alarm from Everest for world leaders to act. With the WMO predicting the world will pass 1.5 degrees of warming before 2027, there is no time left.

Please add your name to this crucial declaration by visiting the website . Every signature matters, and you are encouraged to share the declaration with your friends and family.

Helen Clark, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, is among the first signatories. She is currently trekking to the Everest region as part of the delegation to mark this anniversary. The delegation includes descendants of the legendary Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, Kanchha Sherpa – the last living Sherpa of the first expedition to climb Mt Everest – the grandfather of ICIMOD glaciologist, Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa.

The more individuals who sign the declaration, the greater the likelihood of garnering attention. Please take a moment to add your name and help us create a bigger impact.

Read and sign the declaration

Raise your voice

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