International Center for Integrated Mountain Development

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Everest Glaciers May Vanish By 2100

Study predicts that greenhouse gases will cause a dramatic reduction in glaciers on Mount Everest, impacting more than a billion people living downsteam.

China, India And Myanmar Collaborate To Manage Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape

Representatives from the three countries recently gathered to design a regional program framework for biodiversity management, livelihoods development, and climate change adaptation of the Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape.

EDITOR’S PICK

The Equalizers

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.
Making Precision Medicine Equitable

Researchers and policymakers in Asia are trying to make medical research more inclusive to better serve the region’s diverse communities.
Heart Research Has A Gender Bias

The underrepresentation of women in heart research and treatment has perpetuated the widespread misconception that cardiovascular diseases are more common in men. Some women researchers in Asia have come forward to challenge that.

Everest Glaciers May Vanish By 2100

China, India And Myanmar Collaborate To Manage Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape

EDITOR’S PICK

The Equalizers

Making Precision Medicine Equitable

Heart Research Has A Gender Bias