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Geoinformatics for Planning Sustainable Rural Development in the Himalayas (co-funded by Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, Austria, 2015-16)
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INTRODUCTION
The social
development of the Himalayan societies is directly dependent on the nature of
their economic activities which are significantly influenced by their resource
endowment. The progress of mountain subsistent societies is strongly influenced
by the prevailing physiographic and climatic conditions. Recent researches on
the regional climatic conditions have established that these are not simply the
reflections of annual or periodic variations but the overall climate is
changing and this is manifesting in various forms like increased incidences of
high and low temperatures, draughts, flash floods, glacial melts etc. The
effects of such extreme climatic events on the rural subsistent agricultural
economies are already being recorded through the Himalayas as well as around
the world.
OBJECTIVE
- Develop institutional capacity to use GIS Applications for Planning Sustainable Rural Development in the Himalayas by enhancing conceptual understanding
and improving technical skills.
ACTIVITIES
- Organise a short intensive Faculty-Development Workshop in Bhutan.
- Disseminate the results through a participant level Seminar in Bhutan.
The
reason for organising a short intensive multi-partner GIScience Faculty
Development Workshop and Dissemination Seminar is to share the ’know-how’
regarding the methods of identifying crucial indicators of environmental and
socio-economic changes in mountain environments, and to generate higher
multiplier effect within a short period (1 week) and initiate a network for
future cooperation.
PARTNERS
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AUSTRIA:
- Austrian Academy of Sciences - GIScience, Vienna / Salzburg
- Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Salzburg
- Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, Vienna
BHUTAN: - College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa
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Participant Institutions
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AUSTRIA: - Austrian Academy of Sciences - GIScience, Vienna / Salzburg
- Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Salzburg
BHUTAN:
- College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa - College of Science and Technology, Rinchending - Samtse College of Education, Samtse - Sherubtse College, Kanglung
NEPAL: - Institute of Forestry, Pokhara - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Khumaltar
- Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel - Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara - Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
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OUTCOMES (see the blog here)
- A workshop was organised at College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa, from 21st to 25th March, 2016.
- 18 teachers, students and professional from Nepal, Bhutan and Austria participated in the workshop.
- All the participants completed individual practical projects and presented in the dissemination seminar.
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Contact: Dr. Shahnawaz, Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Austria. |
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