Saving the Karnali, Nepal’s last free-flowing river, and the ecosystem and livelihoods it sustains
When rivers are angry, they surge back to life again
Illegal sand mining on Chure rivers displaces farmers, decimates a fragile landscape
Aerial photograph of Kathmandu Valley, looking west over the floodplain in 1967. Photo: EARL WEBB/DOUG HALL PEACE CORPS COLLECTIONS Kathmandu…
Photo: KUNDA DIXITClimate change, pollution, and lack of infrastructure restrict water access in Nepal. Madhav Belbase, retired Secretary of the…
Pokhara on a clear autumn day. All photos: KRISHNA MANI BARALThe once pristine Phewa Lake that used to reflect the majestic Annapurnas and…
Exploring Nepal’s largest river during a destructive monsoon
All photos: BHARAT BANDHU THAPAWith the spread of the road network, and airfields coming back into operation, pilgrimage spots like Khaptad are…
Bagmati River in the 1950s.“As far as I know, there is no one conducting the ritual these days,” began Ganesh Maya Khadgi as she gazed out from…
The dispute over the Farakka Barrage that India built near the Bangladesh border on the Ganges in 1975 was finally resolved through bilateral…
Our ancestors knew how to store monsoon runoff for year-round use, we must learn from them
The West Seti Gorge on the traditional trade and pilgrimage route to Tibet is so scenic, it should be preserved as a World Heritage Site.…
