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Capturing change across the Hindu Kush Himalaya

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Entries must be submitted by 27 November 2017. Please see terms and conditions for more information.

ICIMOD Single Photo Contest Winners

Susheel Shrestha Hard Life

Upakar Bhandari Women and their livelihood to combat climate change

Another Tree Sacrificed

Resilient HKH Photo Story Contest Winners

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

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Susheel Shrestha Hard Life

Local shepherds near Kooha lake in Kalam valley in the Hindu Kush mountain cut sheep hair.

zile huma RECEDING NATURE

Dorji Dema Adaptation option for food security

Patches of greenery in desert

Kaushal Sapkota Access

Walter Immerzeel Yala glacier from the sky

Bijay Gurung Himalayan boy with his sheeps

Upakar Bhandari Women and their livelihood to combat climate change

Sangay Tshering Yaks, the gold for highlanders.

Deepak Tolange Melting glacier

PARIVA DOBRIYAL Impact of climate change- shift from gender to survival

Danial Shah Flash flood took away trees that were more than 500 year old in the valleys of Kalash in Hindukush mountains, Pakistan

Climate Change - a daily threat for mountain lives

Danial Shah Women carry water canisters, after a flash flood destroyed their homes in Brep, a village in upper Chitral, Pakistan

Kishor Shrestha Lives in the wasteland, forbidden but not a waste

Mohan K. Duwal Winnowing

Impacts of climate change in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul

Fiona Chan Goats of Kagbeni

Bishal Gautam The Snow is Melting!

people are already in bad condition, climate change has worsen it further.

Birendra Raj Bajracharya The shrinking of Lirung and Khyimjung Glaciers: Hazards and opportunities

Robic Upadhayay KHUMBU RETREATING

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot kernels- Unique foods in the mountains ensure healthy foods

Zero Agriculture productivity due to Geographic factors

MAHINDRA LUITEL "Let us not be a stump"

Grazing sheep on the vast pasture of Hindu Kush

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Alice Chautard From Peaks to Plains: Troubled Waters along the Gandaki River

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

ABHAY GANDHE Apricot fresh fruits, Leh, India

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Marc Foggin Resilient Pastoralism on the Roof of the World

Dorji Dema Impacts of climate change and resilient solutions

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Lokendra Subba Climate Change and Large Cardamom: Gold of Streams

Upma Manral Those who are left behind: A tale of augmented misery and dwindling cultural identity

A Monpa woman sitting outside of her house with stored fuel wood in her campus without worryin of severe cold or long rainy days

Sangay Tshering Woman prepares to face real harsh winter with grains....

The transporter

Melted water coming directly from the Annapurna Mountain as seen from the base camp, Kaski,Nepal

Dorji Dema Women are more vulnerable to climate change , hence women empowerment and building resilience is imperative .

Fiona Chan Goats of Kagbeni

Bijay Duwal Melt of Mountion

Ajeet Kaur Swirl as you stride

Robic Upadhayay GORAKSHEP

In search of cane

Rural life in Khangchendzonga landscape

Sunil Man Sthapit Golden Mountain

Padmendra Shrestha Limited patch of farmland amidst dry and arid area

Nomadic Herders in Mid Hills of Nepal

Maja Gajic We can't afford to lose this.

MOUNTAINS BARREN

Vishwambhar Prasad Sati Terraced Agricultural Fields

Patches of greenery in desert

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Baburam Raut The Last Livings

Climate change impacts in rural life of Bamyan province citizens in the mountains

Villages in Nepal offer Pakistan lessons on coping with climate change

impact of climate change on Himalaya, downstream connection and resilient solution

RAMESH CHANDRA SHARMA IMPACT OF CHANGE IN HKH REGION

Pastoral nomads of Nepali mid-hills:

Danial Shah Flash Floods in Chitral, Pakistan caused by Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Battle against changing scenarios in the Himalayas

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

The Other side of Annapurna

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Ajeet Kaur ROLE OF RINGAL IN RURAL LIVELIHOOD OF UTTARAKHAND

Nabin Baral Nepal reduced climate risk in Everest region

Transformed River forced people to different path livelihood

Ice Stupa Artificial Glaciers

Transformed River forced people to different path livelihood

Ansgar Fellendorf Change and Opportunity- Skiing in the Himalaya

impact of climate change on Himalaya, downstream connection and resilient solution

RAMESH CHANDRA SHARMA IMPACT OF CHANGE IN HKH REGION

Value of Water in Rural Areas of Nepal

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How to Enter PhotoHKH

Each person may submit entries to both the photo story contest and single photo contest as 1 photo story (consisting of 5-10 images and accompanying story of maximum 600 words) and up to 3 single photos in photo contest.

Deadline for Submission 27 November 2017

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