Sustainable development of mountain regions in the Himalayas

The Hindu Kush Himalayan Mountains are the source of 10 major river systems and provide vital ecosystem goods and services to more than 1.4 billion people. The region includes four global biodiversity hotspots, 488 protected areas, 330 important bird areas and 60 global eco-regions. It is a home to more than 40% of the world’s poor people and faces extreme vulnerability and risks due to climate change. The World Bank has numerous on-going projects in the Himalayan mountain region, ranging from agriculture, rural roads, climate change, watershed management, including an upcoming Mountain Program to stimulate investments particularly in mountain regions taking into account specific regional needs. The mapping of the mountain regions will be important to ensure a landscape approach to investment planning in mountain regions that take into account the various hazards and risks specific to mountain geology.

Information provided in the context of ESA project includes:

land use / land cover information
hazard information
Digital Elevation Models and
glacier / glacial lake information as an indicator for climate change impact and potential cause of flooding.

Technical Officer: Philippe Bally

Starting Date: 2014-06-01

Suppliers:
MFB-GeoConsulting GmbH as supplier - prime

Users:
World Bank as user - partner/collaborator

Services:
watershed land use and land use change (Water Resources Management)
terrain deformation for hydrogeology: landslides (Disaster Risk Management)
water reservoir mapping (Water Resources Management)
flood risk analysis (Disaster Risk Management)
watershed land use and land use change (Water Resources Management)
water reservoir mapping (Water Resources Management)
terrain deformation for hydrogeology: landslides (Disaster Risk Management)
flood risk analysis (Disaster Risk Management)