About the masterclass HUC is organising a masterclass on Food Security Assessment (FSA) with experts from the HKH region. This masterclass will introduce early career researchers and development workers from […]
Background The Steering Committee is the Himalayan University Consortium’s (HUC) highest governing body. The committee’s meetings set the course of action for the consortium for the calendar year and track […]
About the training University of Innsbruck, University of Bremen, and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) are co-organising a week-long training on glacier modelling and scientific programming using the Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM). The training will focus on glaciers in High Mountain Asia and their roles in the hydrological system. The training has been organised […]
About the workshop The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), Kathmandu Medical College (KMC), and KU School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) are organising a workshop focusing on raising awareness of gender inequality and other forms of social exclusion among senior university administrators and healthcare professionals in Nepal. Participants will discuss practical pathways to integrate gender and social […]
About the training The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), in partnership with Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, is organising a training that will introduce the key concepts of sustainability, sustainability science, […]
About the lecture tour Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang, a world-renowned food scientist, and ICIMOD Mountain Chair (since 2019), is conducting a public lecture tour in Nepal from 4-9 June 2022. […]
Climate change is widely acknowledged as the single biggest threat to humanity. However, there is a large gap between the risks from climate change estimated by global models and how the risks are perceived by people at the local level, where climate change is one of the many factors involved in decision-making.
About the workshop and meeting The workshop will review the work of stakeholders in the field of cryosphere science in Bhutan and Pakistan, particularly members of HUC. During this workshop, […]
About the meeting The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is a growing network of universities within and outside of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, aiming to promote regional and global […]
About the workshop The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is organizing a one-day workshop that will focus on repackaging scientific work into succinct, accessible, and understandable two-page policy briefs. The workshop […]
Background The Walker Institute at the University of Reading, a Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) Associate Member, in partnership with Microsoft is organizing a side event at the UK Pavilion at COP26 Glasgow focusing on the role of technology in climate adaptation and resilience. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMOD, and HUC Steering Committee chairpersons will […]
Background This learning café foregrounds the communication issues around indigenous and ancestral knowledge in the Andes, the Amazon, and the Himalaya to ensure that they are recognized and fully incorporated […]
