after a lot of work on compiling our state of knowledge on permafrost in high mountain asia, our review led by Prashant Baral is now out in ERL IOP Environment with all data open access in accompanying repository iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

impressive example from today in tirol on how forests are not necessarily a safety net for infrastructure against debris flows (photos Liebl Daniel)

very happy that our new HMAGLOFDB database is now published - beyond the scientific value, a big data and team effort led by Finu Shrestha laying the groundwork for future efforts on how to make risk data truly accessible in the region
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voices able to speak on how the region is adapting to a rapidly changing environment are ample and diverse - but it needs journos going that extra mile. NPR incl our work on local knowledge and taking stock of the region npr.org/sections/goats… Knut Ostby ICIMOD Diaa Hadid ضياء حديد

our study on avalanches in high mountain asia covered The Guardian - as with the recent controversy on K2, the riskscape of high altitude climbing is subject to an imbalance of vulnerabilities in the face of changing hazards amp.theguardian.com/environment/20…

we discussed climate change and adaptation in the himalaya with kilian jornet - in climbing and research it pays to listen, look around, learn from others and nature and appreciate that success is making it back down open.spotify.com/episode/5BHSZ8…

always impressive how close to the actual height the measurements of peaks like Langtang Lirung (XXV) and Xixapangma (XXIII) were then already. testament to how far back 'scientific monitoring' goes in the HKH.

with Anushilan Acharya 's new paper we put avalanches on the map in high mountain Asia, built by a great team between the Pamir and the Himalaya. the HiAVAL database will be updated into the future and feed into the regional mountain risk assessment nhess.copernicus.org/articles/23/25…

for the days you think that orthorectifying your sat images sucks. the high quality imagery coverage <1930 for this region of the HKH is impressive and holds much potential for future work

masherbrum west/south and chogolisa (not visible) backdrop with tragic mountaineering links to my hometown innsbruck. 2 weeks documenting and discussing adaptation at altitude and high mountain risks is over - back to the desktop world.

dried apricot soup, pasoori played on a rubab and critical infrastructure risk post-ice. out of office II at the other end of the Indus.

discussing monitoring of climate change at altitude during the day with Nick Pepin,World Meteorological Organization et al Mountain Research Initiative - adaptation to the downstream consequences with former HK secretary Christine Loh during the night RTHK English News ICIMOD rthk.hk/radio/radio3/p…

if your personal venn has 'debris flows' on one and 'central asia' on the other side, our conference in tajikistan this september may be for you - debrisflow.tj Swiss Development and Cooperation Aga Khan Development Network

und für einmal auch berichterstattung auf deutsch - bis zu Massimiliano Zappa (II don’t post, I tweet) s medieneloquenz muss ich noch etwas lernen srf.ch/audio/srf-4-ne…