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Applying Naturebased Solutions to Conserve Natural Capital and Achieve Climate Resilience

26 April 2022
Linear infrastructure projects need to support and take advantage of natural capital, as well as help build resilience against climate change. Clearly, each element of natural capital can be enhanced or degraded through human activities such as road construction, land clearing, forest burning, or…

Bioengineering Soils Slope Stabilization and Hydrology in Linear Infrastructure

25 April 2022
The design and planning for linear infrastructure should consider the unique characteristics of each location /landscape. For example, specific bioengineering techniques will require the selection of species appropriate for each soil type. With the increasing challenges from climate change,…

Impact of Climate Change on Glacier Dependent Himalayan River Basins

27 June 2016
How does climate change affect the Himalayan region? Aside from the apparent increasing temperature, Himalayan region has been experiencing serveral changes affecting its environment and inhabitants. This presentation gives a snapshot on the changes on glacier ice volume and glacial lakes.

Climate Change Risk Management Approach Adopted by TA 7984NEP

27 June 2016
Learn how the climate change management framework helps reduce risks of infrastructure damage or loss from climate change and extreme events in Nepal. Various tools for introducing climate resilience at different entry points are discussed as well.