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Climate Change Impact Assessment Collecting Fog Water in Innovations & Technologies Realizing the need for an alternative source of water, NEWAH started implementing fog water collection schemes. The technology is innovative and simple. Large... more Innovations...   Integrated Watershed Management Programme in Programmes During the 11th Plan, IWDP, DPAP and DDP have been integrated and consolidated into a single programme called Integrated Watershed Management Programme... more Programmes... NPAG HADP in Schemes CM Self Employment Scheme Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Scholarship A compendium of State- delivered support for the Himalayan region, whether at the federal... more Schemes...   Cultural diversity in the mountains in Policy Papers Explore the convergence of mountain cultural diversity with issues of sustainable and equitable development in... more Policy Critiques... Political Ecology of Timber Rights Food Security and Livelihood UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People in Policies - International Dealing with the rights of indigenous peoples of the world, this declaration deals with... more Policies... Bishkek Declarations Water Resources Act, 2049 in Country Policies - Nepal In Nepal, water resources are considered to be strategic natural resource having the potential to catalyze ... more Policies... Local Self-Governance Act     E-Herbaria in Databases - Natural The Himalayas are a storehouse of several rare & valuable species of medicinal & aromatic plants. The database... more Databases... Cultivation Packages Ethno-botanic Database Community - based Mountain Tourism in Conference Reports As tourism increases in mountain regions around the world, environmental and social impacts also... more Conference Reports... in Voices from Himalayas "I enjoy life in the hills because I feel very close to nature. We learn a lot from nature. It teaches us how to deal with..." more Interviews... Nisha Devi, Lahaul & Spiti Women, Energy and Water in Mountain Issues Water and energy are essential resources for human survival and well being. Mountain women in the Himalayas are finding it increasingly difficult to meet their daily water and... more Readings... Melting Himalayas Inclusive Education SHARE - Asia Project in Projects & Initiatives SHARE - Asia is an intiative by the Ev-K2-CNR Committee to create a monitoring network along the... more Projects & Initiatives... INDEPTH Panchachulli     HIMALAYA NEWS Himalayas to be wetter and warmer over next century   India’s Himachal Pradesh seeks handloom institute more News... Himalaya Research Climate change and the cold deserts of the high altitude Himalayas Outcomes of a study carried out across 82 watersheds in the Trans and Western Indian Himalayas to quantify the level of environmental threat and adaptive... read more... Herbal Sector in India According to WHO, over 80% of the total world population depend on traditional medicines, mostly plant based, for their primary health care needs. Medicinal plants not only provide access to affordable medicine... read more... Himalaya Documentation Ethno-botanic Database The medicinal & aromatic plants found in the Himalayas are an integral part of the culture of the local communities of the Himalayas, woven into their lives in innumerable ways... read more... Himalayan Artifacts The Arts & Crafts database is a compilation of various Himalayan arts & crafts and their distinctive features... read more... Links to organisations and websites on the Himalayas www.eicinformation.org www.digitalhimalaya.com www.mountain.org view more links... GET INVOLVED Discussion Forum: Tourism - a catalyst for revival of Heritage? Become a Member Participate | Contribute