Benefiting from Earth Observation:

Bridging the Data Gap for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region

Paper Presentations:

Below is the list of presentations presented in the symposium for download:

Keynote Presentations:

• "Role of Earth Observation for Bridging the Data Gap in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region" - Basanta Shrestha, MENRIS, ICIMOD
• Carrie Stokes, USAID
• "SERVIR - The Regional Visualization and Monitoring System " -Daniel Irwin, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
• "Regional Database & Framework for Strengthening Satellite-based Surveillance Against Climate Change Vulnerability in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region" - Muzibar Rahman Howlader, Chairman,Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation(SPARRSO)
• "SUPARCO and its role in socio-economic development of Pakistan" - Imran Iqbal, Membere (Space Applications & Research), SUPARCO
• "Bridging the Data Gap in Earth Observations to Inform Decisions and Actions" - José Achache, Executive Director, GEO
• "Earth Observationfor climate change:Indian Initiatives"- P.S. Roy, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
• "JAXA’sContributions to Climate Change Adaptation and APRSAF" - Shinichi Mizumoto, Director, Bangkok Office,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Thematic Session I: Space based information for disaster risk management

• Rapid response mapping to support disaster management in Himalayan region
• Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Chittagong Hill Tract Municipalities of Bangladesh
• Reconstructing Indian Census Variables using Remotely Sensed Environmental Metrics
• The Attabad Debris Dam, Upper Hunza Valley, North Pakistan: A Potential Hazard
• Spatial Modeling of Fire-Induced Carbon Emission in Tropical Forests: A Case Study of Afram Head Waters Forest Reserve, Ghana
• Monitoring Vulnerability- Integration of Earth Observation for enhanced Disaster Risk Reduction
• Spatial and Non-Spatial Infrastructure on Flood Monitoring and Early Warning System
• Current technologies to better assess and monitor potential glacial hazards
• Glacial Lakes and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Himalayas
• Space-based Information for Assessing the Community Vulnerability to Flood Disasters in Mountainous Himalayas
• United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Thematic Session II: Remote sensing of cryoshpere (Snow cover mapping and modeling)

• Large-scale monitoring of snow cover area and variability in Hindu Kush-Himalaya region
• Remote sensing inputs for snow melt runoff modeling and glacial lakes mapping
• Development and validation of snow cover monitoring algorithm for Himalaya region
• The Research of Snow Cover Monitoring and Analysis with Multi-Data Source over Tibetan Plateau.
• Simulation of the spatial distribution of snow cover in the Himalayan river basin of Nepal and its comparison with MODIS satellite product
• Monitoring snow cover dynamics in the Trans Himalaya region of Nepal using MODIS data
• Monitoring Sikkim Himalayan Cryosphere
• A refinement of MODIS snow cover algorithm for Himalayan region

Thematic Session III: Remote sensing of cryosphere (Glacier mapping and monitoring)

• Glacier Mass Changes at Mt. Everest 1962-2007
• GLIMS Glacier Database: Lessons from the past and directions for the future
• Current knowledge on Mountain Permafrost in Nepal Himalaya and Future Research Prospective in the Context of Global Climate Change
• Are secular movements in the glaciers of Ladakh Mountains, Ladakh (J & K State, India) a response to climate change?
• Data and methods in second glacier inventory of China
• Science and Technology Basis for Operational High-Frequency Monitoring of Glaciers and their Environs in the Himalaya-Hindu Kush Region
• Radar remote sensing for evaluating climatically induced glacial hazards in the Himalaya
• A comparison of glacial retreat in two adjacent basins of Western Himalaya, India: Study using Remote sensing and Geographic Information System
• Glacier Mapping and inventory of HKH region

Thematic Session IV: Spatial decision support system (DSS) for ecosystem management

• Landscape level planning towards developing a DSS/DST for sustainable management and eco-restoration of Protected Areas(PAs)
• Geospatial analysis and optimization for prospecting plant resources in cold desertic areas of Jammu & Kashmir
• Designing DSS for Mountain Agro-ecosystems under Climate Change
• Pakistan Wetlands Inventory Data Portal - an integrated GIS tool for the Wetlands' knowledge and management
• Indian Forest Fire Response and Assessment System
• Comprehensive spatial decision support system (SDSS) for forest management
• Use of GIS/RS for the improvement of legal notification of Khunjerab National Park – a step towards better PA’s ecosystem management
• Decision Support Toolbox for Protected Area Ecosystem Management
• Development of "National Flood Monitoring System (NFMS)" based on Remote Sensing Techniques

Thematic Session V: Land cover change, and carbon stocks

• Integration of airborne LiDAR, satellite imagery, and field measurements using a two-phase sampling method for forest biomass estimation in tropical forests
• Methodological issues on monitoring forest cover and forest carbon stocks
• LCCS Based Harmonized and Standardize National Land Cover Mapping in HKH Region
• Modeling, Mapping and Monitoring Carbon Stock in Forests of Three Different Ecological Zones of Nepal Using High Resolution Satellite Images and GIS
• Land Cover Change in the Natural Reserve of the Yellow River Delta, China, 1999-2008
• Carbon Flux Assessments in Forest Ecosystems Using Landsat and Terrestrial Sample Based Inventory Data
• Assessment of Land use Change and Carbon Stock in the Community Forests, Mid-hill of Nepal
• Impact of vegetation on the environment of Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) Islamabad using remote sensing techniques
• Above ground phytomass and carbon estimation ni treew outside forest using remote sensing and ancillary data
• Response of Himalayan ecosystems to global change based on 1982-2006 satellite data
• Forest Carbon Measurement: Review of Methods and Potential Role of Remote Sensing and GIS for Successful REDD Implementation

Thematic Session VI: Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for climate change adaptation

• A Regional SDI in the HKH- Initiatives at ICIMOD
• Hydrological modelling and climate change in a rural river catchment of Nawalparasi, Nepal
• Off-grid models for climate change adaptation by SDI and wireless sensor network
• Prototype an e-GeoScience System to facilitate Northeast Asia Cooperative Research
• 'Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific'- A Knowledgebase Web Portal for Climate Change Adaptation Information Services in Asia-Pacific Region
• Systematic access to climate change knowledge and adaptation experiences: a web-based approach
• Information Infrastructure for Disaster Management An initiative of Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP)

Thematic Session VII: Transboundary air pollution monitoring and modeling

• Assessment of Surface Dimming(Area) and its classification by type (haze, fog) using satellite data over Punjab, Pakistan
• Assessment of acid deposition in Bangladesh using air pollution dispersion modeling
• Overview of transport of black carbon across Himalaya
• Sensor Service GRID for publishing atmospheric brown cloud observation data in ICIMOD
• Wildland fires and regional climate change interaction with focus on atmospheric brown clouds(ABC) in Hindu-Kush Himalaya(HKH) Region
• Using satellite data to develop environment indicators of air quality
• Atmospheric soil in Indian region - A natural geo-engineering tool to combat acidification and climate change
• Assessment of aerosol influence on atmospheric properties using integrated ground-and satellite-based measurements
• Rapid Urban Assessment-Kathmandu and PatanCity