| MENRIS E-bulletin Volume XXIV (Oct - Dec 2008) |
| Third Training School on ABC |
 | Kathmandu - The Third International Training School on Atmospheric Brown Clouds was held from 3 – 7 December 2008 by UNEP- RRC.AP and ICIMOD at Hotel Yak and Yeti.more» |
| 'Atmospheric Brown Clouds' Seminar Concludes |
 | Kathmandu - A one day seminar on ABC was held to update on the achievements, future plan on observation, impact assessment, awareness, mitigation and capacity building for the ABC project.more» |
| 'Effects of Atmospheric Brown Clouds and Green House Gases on Himalayan Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia' Workshop Held |
 | Kathmandu – A workshop on 'Effects of Atmospheric Brown Clouds and Green House Gases on Himalayan Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia' was organised jointly by ICIMOD, UNEP- RRC.AP and ABC Science Team.more» |
| 'Bagmati River Knowledge Base and Resource Centre' Launched |
 | Kathmandu – 'Bagmati River Knowledge Base and Resource Centre', a web based portal on Bagmati river was launched on 2 December at Hotel Himalaya by Dr. Young-Woo Park, Regional Director of UNEP ROAP. more» |
| ICIMOD recognised as a GEO Participating Organisation |
 | Bucharest - ICIMOD has been recognised as GEO Participating Organisation at the GEO-V Plenary session in Romania on 19 November 2008. more» |
| 'Harmonised and Standardised Land Cover Classification at Local National Levels' Training Workshop Held |
 | Islamabad- A training workshop on ‘Harmonised and Standardised Land Cover Classification at Local National Levels’ was held from 24- 28 November 2008 at Envoy Hotel in Pakistan by ICIMOD and WWF-Pakistan.more» |
| GIS for Mid-Level Professionals Training in Afghanistan |
 | Kabul – "GIS for Mid-Level Professionals" training was jointly organised by the ICIMOD and AIMS with the support of USAID from 9- 20 November 2008 in Kabul, Afghanistan.more» |
| Workshop on Linking Geodata with Biodiversity Information in the Himalayas Concludes |
 | Kathmandu- The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) together with Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) organised a two-day preconference workshop on “Linking Geodata with Biodiversity Information in the Himalayas” from 15-16 November 2008.more» |
| Biodiversity of Nepal: Conservation Portal Revamped |
 | Kathmandu- The ‘Biodiversity of Nepal’ conservation portal has been revamped by the Mountain Environment and Natural Resources’ Information System (MENRIS) Division of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).more» |
| Workshop on Development and Harmonisation of Land Cover Classification in the HKH Region Concludes |
 | Kathmandu- The regional workshop on Development and Harmonisation of Land Cover Classification in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region concluded on 24th October 2008.more» |
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