🌄Strengthening Science-Based Resilience in the Himalayas
📅11–12 November 2025 | India International Centre, New Delhi
The Workshop on Managing Mountain Hazards (Rock-Ice Avalanches, Rockfalls, and Debris Flows) in the Indian Himalayan Region<...
4th June 2025
On 4 June 2025, a side event titled “GLOF Hazard Modelling and Risk Management in the Indian Himalayan Region and the Tien Shan Region” was held in Geneva, Switzerland. It was jointly organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Coopera...
As climate change and development threaten the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) springs, the need for collaborative, science-based, and community-led action has become critical. On May 5, 2025, SDC India, together with stakeholders from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, convened at ICIMOD...
High in the Indian Himalayas, where glaciers feed mighty rivers and sustain millions, a silent threat is growing—Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). As climate change accelerates, these risks become more urgent, calling for global knowledge and local action.Through its ,SCA-Himala...
13th December 2024
On 13th December 2024, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with IIT Mandi and CSTEP Bengaluru, released the report titled “District-Level Climate Risk Assessment for India: Mapping Flood and Drought Risks Using the IPCC Framewo...
The Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC) in collaboration with the Sikkim State Government and the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), is supporting the establishment of an integrated early warning and response system (EWS) for GLOFs, with a focus on South Lhonak and Shako...
Under the framework of the SCA-Himalayas project, a collaboration between the WSL Institute for Snow and Ice Avalanche SLF in Switzerland, the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is ongoing to model rock-ice avalanches in Uttarakhand...
IWRM plan for Bhagirathi Basin presented in the 8thIndia Water Week in New Delhi
The IWRM plan for Bhagirathi Basin developed under SDC’s SCA-Himalayas project was presented and disseminated in the 8th India Water Weekon17 September, 2024 in New Delhi. India Water W...
Final dissemination workshop on Developing a Glacio-Hydrological Model and IWRM Plan for Bhagirathi Basin
A multi-stakeholder workshop on ‘’Developing a Glacio-Hydrological Model and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Plan for Bhagirathi Basin, Uttarakha...
SDC organised an advanced 5-day hands-on training program (8-12 April 24) on application of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for natural hazard and risk mapping as part of disaster management. The training was organized in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and S...
SDC, through its SCA-Himalayas project has been working to address the unique challenges faced by the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), a region susceptible to rock-ice avalanches, debris flow, rockfall, and snow avalanches.
As part of SCA-Himalayas project, a comprehensive study ...
The design and implementation of a pioneering early warning system (EWS) for Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) is an innovative and pioneering engagement in disaster risk management under the project "Strengthening State Strategies for Climate Action" ...
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in collaboration with the Central Water Commission (CWC), organised a training program on "Glacio-Hydrological Modelling under a Changing Climate in the Himalayas" from July 3rd to July 7th, 2023<...
As part of its SCA-Himalayas project, SDC along with project partner ICIMOD, ACWADAM and People Science Institute (PSI) is supporting springshed management initiatives in Uttarakhand. An important component of the project is capacity building of local ins...
In collaboration with HIAL, FHNW and TERI, a conference was organised on 6-7 August 2022 to share the findings of the work done on passive solar heating and research activities in Ladakh carried out with the support of SDC. The two days conference covered...
In collaboration with the UT Administration of Ladakh, SDC had organised a workshop on “Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy integration in Buildings in Ladakh” on 18 and 19 October 2022. The main aim of the workshop was to open ...
With the objectives of institutional capacity building on springshed management in Sikkim, a hands-on Training of Trainers (TOT) on springshed management was organized under this program from 1 - 6 Dec, 2022 in Gangtok, Sikkim. The training was coordinate...
A Partner's review and planning meeting on the development and implementation of science based springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) was organised on 19- 20 December, 2022 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The main objective was to review the...
Topic: SDC participated in the National Symposium on Springshed Management at NERIWALM, Assam
The National Symposium Cum Workshop on Springshed Management was organized by the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Manageme...
The second regional conclave of SDMAs was held on 14 and 15 October, 2022 at Gangtok. The event was organized by Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority and National Disaster Management Authority. The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim was the Chief Gu...
A training programme on “Integrated Water Resources Modelling under a Changing Climate in the Indian Himalayas” was organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in collaboration with the Government of Uttarakhand from 21-24 November, 2022 at National Institute of Hydrolog...
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