MENRIS E-bulletin: (Jul-Sep 08)

MENRIS E-bulletin Volume XXII (Jul- Sep 2008)
10th International Symposium on High Mountain Remote Sensing Cartography Concludes
Kathmandu- The 10th International Symposium on the High Mountain Remote Sensing Cartography (HMRSC-X) was held successfully in Kathmandu from 8-11 September 2008.
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Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Geo-Informatics for Mountain Environment Management
Kathmandu- The train-the-trainer workshop on “Geo-Informatics for Mountain Environment” was held at the training room of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) from 1-11 September 2008. This train-the-trainer workshop was organised by Eurasia-Pacific UNINET (E-P Uninet) and its member institutions in collaboration with ICIMOD and coordinated by the Austrian Academy of Sciences-GIScience, Salzburg, Austria.
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GIS and RS training course for Higher Secondary School teachers
Kathmandu- An introductory Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) training course for higher secondary school teachers was organised by Nepal GIS Society in close collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1-5 September 2008.
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International Charter on Space and Major Disasters invoked
Kathmandu- The United Nations (UN) agencies- the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) activated the International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” on 29th August 2008 upon the request by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Government of Nepal (Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention) for the devastating floods in eastern Nepal and Indian state of Bihar.
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Basic Training on GIS for Wildlife and Protected Area Management
West Bengal- A local level training on the “Basic Training on GIS for Wildlife and Protected Area Management” was organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in collaboration with the Department of Forest, Government of West Bengal at Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India from 25-29 August, 2008.
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Training Workshop on “GeoNetwork Opensource System” in Bhutan
Thimpu- A four day training workshop on GeoNetwork Opensource System was held from 24- 30 July, 2008 in Thimpu, Bhutan.
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MENRIS participates in gender training
Kathmandu- Two day in-house gender training was conducted for staffs of the Mountain Environment and Natural Resources Information System (MENRIS) division and the Integrated Water and Hazards Management (IWHM) programme on 10 and 11 July, 2008.
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ERDAS Imagine 9.2 training
Kathmandu- A two day ERDAS Imagine 9.2 training was held on 7 and 8 July at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) headquarters.
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Training on GIS and Environment Impact Assessment
Kirtipur- A training on GIS and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was organised by the Central Department of Zoology, TU from 30 June to 3 July, 2008.
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Application of GIS in Natural Resource Management seminar
Kathmandu- The Department of Geography of Ratna Rajyalaxmi Campus organised a one day seminar on “Application of GIS in Natural Resource Management” on 4 July, 2008 in Kathmandu.
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Spatial Data Infrastructure and Disaster Management workshop
Kathmandu- One day workshop on Spatial Data Infrastructure and Disaster Management was organised by the Department of Survey at Hotel Yak & Yeti on 2 July, 2008.
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Featured Events

ICIMOD is organizing a Regional Workshop on Development & Harmonization of Land Cover Classification in the HKH Region, supported by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and HKKH Partnership Project from 13th to 24th October, 2008

http://menris.icimod.net/workshop

MENRIS, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development [ICIMOD]
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Mountain Environment and Natural Resources' Information System (MENRIS), ICIMOD
G.P.O.Box: 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 977 -1 - 5003222, Fax: 977 -1 - 5003299 Email:infomenris@icimod.org