Masatsugu Asakawa urges development banks to act urgently to avert the catastrophic effects of the Himalayas’ thawing ...

The Hindu Kush is one of the legendary mountains of Afghanistan that has always witnessed bloody wars.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat and its surrounding areas on Tuesday. The epicentre was ...

Titled transforming mountain forestry: bridging trans-boundary challenges with 21st century paradigms for the welfare of mountain people, forests and environment in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, ...

Chitral Gol National Park, nestled in the Hindu Kush mountains of western Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan, is one of the last strongholds for the species, and also happens to be the ...

Glaciers across the Himalayas are melting at an unprecedented rate, threatening the water supply of rural villages living ...

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early Tuesday at a depth of 180 km. Recorded at 03:37 AM IST, it highlights the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters, occurring frequently in a ...

Yet at present we know relatively little about how mountain communities perceive risks associated with natural hazards ... We will use this information to develop materials to present to policy makers ...