Date:  Nov. 27-29, 2013

Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal

Summary: Water is critical for sustainable development, environmental integrity and the eradication of poverty and hunger.  Changes in climates have been affecting adversely to water bodies, hydrological regimes and natural ecosystems. Environment Changes have been worrying issues everywhere. It is more concerned in the mountainous areas.  With this context, the Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists – Nepal (SOHAM-NEPAL) is going to organize an “International Conference on Climate Change, Water  and  Disaster in Mountainous Areas”  in 27-29 November 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal.  The conference aims to invite scientists, engineers, planners, development workers as well as experts on related fields and, to provide platforms for discussion on observations and thoughts through presentations.  The conference is target to gather more than two hundred participants including more than 100 papers.  Key note speakers and paper presenters will delivered thoughts and share research findings in their respective fields. Submitted and presented papers and posters will be published and shared as the conference proceedings. Standard will be paired reviewed for publication in the Journal. The outcome of the conference is expected to help to the mechanism for research and capacity building on understanding of water, disaster and hydrological system with climate change on mountainous areas.

Organizer: Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists – Nepal (SOHAM-NEPAL)

URL:  http://www.soham.org.np

Contacts:
1.    Mr. Deepak Paudel, General Secretary, Email:  info@soham.org.np; soham_npl@yahoo.com

2.    Mr. Jagat K. Bhusal, Chairman, Email:    bhusaljagat@yahoo.com