Simran Silpakar

Working, reading, or wo(a)ndering.

[ChimiMeeyohSeldon @chimis]

Joining in from the #lakecity #PokharaNepal to mark the day close to all of us #mountainpeople. #InternationalMountainDay .. may we continue to put the spotlight on mountains and issues @icimod #mountainsandpeople

[ICIMOD @icimod]

Are you passionate about #agriculture & the #environment? Calling all young minds to be part of a dynamic workshop – 'Youth in #Agroecology.'

Explore #ClimateResilient farming techniques, interact with local #farmers, & gain insights from experts.

#Apply now 👉https://t.co/JEjhrQjOZ0

#ResilientCommunities #MovingMountains @GRAPE_Programme @giz_gmbh

[ICIMOD @icimod]

While extreme rains, #floods and #landslides continue to dominate the news, across the Hindu Kush Himalaya, a quieter water crisis has been unfolding as springs, main water-source for millions, have dried up.

The losses caused by the disappearance of springs, while less sudden and visible than sudden-onset disasters, are no less consequential, as this film from Uttarkhand shows.

Without water, crops fail. Livestock die. Life, both for people and the more-than-human world, becomes impossible; and from India and Nepal to Bhutan and Bangladesh, villages have hollowed out as springs have run dry.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Across the region, ICIMOD, communities and local government have been coming together to bring springs back to life, deploying nature-based solutions and transforming the ways water is managed. 

This world water week, we are calling for more local government decision-makers and communities to join with us to #BringSpringsBack 
https://t.co/khFPkVpNYq
#WWWeek #Naturebasedsolutions #HIREAP #HKHSprings @FCDOGovUK @UKaid @MOFENepal @moefcc @MoCHTA @CHTDB @WorldWaterWeek @SikkimExpress

[ICIMOD @icimod]

ICIMOD’s latest report, Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the #HinduKushHimalaya, is published today.

Building on the 2019 Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) assessment report, this major new study provides the most accurate assessment of #snow, ice, and #permafrost to date.

The peer-reviewed study warns of grave consequences to the region, which provides #freshwater services to a quarter of the world's population and is home to four global #biodiversity hotspots.

Key findings:
🔹Himalayan #glaciers disappeared 65% faster in the 2010s than in previous decade
🔹The glaciers could lose up to 80% of their current volume by end of this century
🔹Availability of #water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya is expected to peak in mid-century then decline
🔹#Floods and #landslides are projected to increase over the coming decades
🔹Effects of the changing #cryosphere on fragile #mountain habitats are particularly acute

📑 Download the report
✒️Sign our declaration
❄️Join the global movement to #SaveOurSnow

👉https://t.co/LnU7OaKs4l

#ActNow #FightFor1Point5 #ClimateAction #HIWISE @decappeal

[ICIMOD @icimod]

💻Digital tech has myriad opportunities!

90% of jobs globally have a digital component, making it vital for the economy!💰

There’s great potential in using innovation & technology to promote context-specific solutions that are #gender-responsive, simple, & affordable.

#IWD2023

[Simran Silpakar @SimranSilpakar]

I am glad to share my co-authored working paper on best practices in the informal sector.

Transforming the informal sector: A review of best practices for the brick sector in the HKH - working paper | HimalDoc https://t.co/XXCg4Q0PGS

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

Every once in a while, go back and look at your old work, cringe for a bit, then keep going. You're still getting better, confirmed.

[. @mayor_harka]

यति एयरलाइन्समा कुन कुन नेताको शेयर होला ?

[Simran Silpakar @SimranSilpakar]

Sending prayers to all the bereaved family🙏

[ICIMOD @icimod]

All of us at ICIMOD offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved who lost loved ones in the @FlyYeti crash incident. We lost a colleague & a friend, Yuvraj Sharma. Sending our prayers & love to Yuvraj’s wife & family. May they have the strength & love to bear this terrible loss.

[Simran Silpakar @SimranSilpakar]

https://t.co/DiGTigVmex

[HasbullaHive 🐐 @HasbullaHive]

Me fighting my anxiety and overthinking every night before bed

[ICIMOD @icimod]

“The #ClimateCrisis is happening now. We need to come together as scientists, as policymakers, as bureaucrats & work together to address these challenges.”

- Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, @icimod

#MovingMountains #ProtectThePulse #MountainsMatter #HKH @UNDPasiapac @UNDP

[Cian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @AVFC_Cian]

Life currently #ww3

[ICIMOD @icimod]

As glaciers melt, the consequences are global. However, the impacts are heightened for communities who’ve contributed the least to this problem. @dbyeti asks an important question: https://t.co/dsGPyuuAlZ #CryosphereWednesday #HKHRiverBasins @WorldBankSAsia @The_Third_Pole

[Simran Silpakar @SimranSilpakar]

Check our recently launched report "State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH " here:
https://t.co/yW8n0ivaue

#ProtectThePulse #GESI

[ICIMOD @icimod]

It is important to integrate #gender concerns & address the differential vulnerabilities of various groups of women & men in a changing #climate.

Check out our recently launched report👉https://t.co/psJ5Y8oNkr

#ProtectThePulse #GESI @unwomenasia @UNEP_AsiaPac @izabella_koz

[ICIMOD @icimod]

The mountains are warming up at a faster rate!♨️

Our Research Analyst, @amrit2044 illustrates an increase (blue to green) in annual air temperature over the #HKH in recent years.

#GlobalWarming #GlacierMelt #ClimateChange #AirWeShare

[PUNS @ThePunnyWorld]

My boss told me to have a good day ...

so I went home.

[Subin Mulmi @subinmulmi]

Check your eligibility to apply for a Nepali citizenship. A flowchart to explain the Nepali citizenship application process. Now the question begins with 'Is the father traceable?' (This does not include the process for foundlings and children of stateless persons)

[Subin Mulmi @subinmulmi]

The Citizenship Law of Nepal, A thread