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The Hindu Kush - Karakorum - Himalaya is the widest and most recent
mountain chain in the world. It is located in areas of Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. The
3500 Km of the Himalaya chain supports a population of around 150
million inhabitants and shows particular vulnerability in sectors
such as environment and policy making.
This vulnerability, together with processes related to climate change
and degradation caused by the improper use of natural resources,
becomes a critical element which needs to be assessed in the
planning and management of sustainable development in the region.
An accurate analysis of the environmental effects and of their impact
on local development therefore clearly becomes a priority in order to
ensure the implementation of sustainable development aimed at biodiversity
conservation and improvement of the quality of life for the local
populations.
The Himalaya RHAP initiative aims to act as a catalyst in the region
engaging national and international organization in a clear and
transparent process towards an effective harmonization process with
a defined set of regional stakeholder required outputs.
Regional Workshop on Development & Harmonization of Land Cover
Classification in the HKH Region
13th to 24th October, 2008 - ICIMOD – Kathmandu, NEPAL
Between 13 and 24 October 2008, it took place the
First Regional Workshop
on "Development and Harmonization of Land Cover Classification in
the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH) Region".
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