Vision of the HimalAndes Initiative in respect to the importance,relevance, and value of the exchange between both regions.*

                                               

                                            Alejandro Camino D.C.,  HimalAndes Initiative 

Overview

This is the third *HimalAndes Initiative*…

WATER GOVERNANCE AND SMALL HYDRO CENTRALS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN MOUNTAINS OF CHILE: REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HIMALANDES REGION

Erg Rosenmann Becerra, ergdayan@gmail.com

Forestry Engineer, Master on Rural Developtment

Pucón, Araucania Region, Chile…

Dear KM4Dev-ers,



It gives me great pleasure to begin my task as moderator of this second

week of the  focused conversation on "Knowledge sharing around water

management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas".



This week we will share four excellent case studies which will allow us

find a common base to bridge the Andes and the Himalayas, two distant

mountain ecosystems populated by ancient cultures who have found

fascinating ways to…

INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS FOR LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST AND STRATEGIES OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHERN PERU

Ramiro Ortega Dueñas*

rortega.d@gmail.com

   Indigenous…

The role of water sources in the Inca Road System (Qhapaq Ñan) and its successful management, in the region of Cajamarca, Peru, since pre-Hispanic times

By Guillermo Castro Escudero

E-mail:…

HimalAndes Focused Conversation:

“Knowledge sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and the Himalayas”

Title: Innovations and…

Dear KM4Dev Members,



We're wrapping up Week 1 of our 3-week Focused Conversation. Toward the end

of the day we will circulate a brief summary of the week. For now, it is my

pleasure to send you the agenda for Week 2: a week that features a great

variety of inspiring and thought-provoking case studies!



We are very grateful to those who have participated in the conversation

thus far and we look forward to a livelier discussion next week.…

High Mountain Glacier Watershed Program in Peru: sharing lessons on local adaptation plans to climate change

Jorge Recharte

The Mountain Institute Peru

This paper presents the High Mountain Glacier Watershed Program (HMGWP) activities implemented by The Mountain Institute (TMI) in Peru and a short reference to parallel activities conducted in Nepal. The…

From: Ujol Sherchan <usherchan@icimod.org >



Subject: Resource: ICIMOD 2013 Photo Contest Online Gallery on “Water” Themes



Dear All,



The International Centre for Integrate Mountain Development (ICIMOD) 2013 Photo Contest Online Gallery (http://www.icimod.org/photocontest/2013/page/gallery) showcases about 2,900 entries (digital images) taken in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and submitted…

Dear KM4Dev Members, 

Here is the first Case Study for Week 1. This case is provided by CONDESAN, which was founded in 1993 and has since consolidated its position as an important platform for issues related to natural resource management and sustainable development in the Andean region, particularly in water and watershed management. CONDESAN generates and shares information and knowledge about natural…

Felipe Custer, Sep 24, 2013, Case 2: Integrated Water Management of Muylo Mullucro catchment, Tarma, Peru

I. Basin overview

Location: The micro Muylo - Mullucro are located in the district of Tarma , Tarma province and department of Junin, Peru . Both watersheds are located in the upper river basin Tarma . The access road from Tarma is by dirt road for a stretch of 14 kms…

Dear KM4Dev Members,