I've been studying the Graham Durant-Law Social Network Analysis report (http://wiki.km4dev.org/AAR_SNA) for the IFAD funded studies synthesis.  The most striking graphic shows posts by year with a blue line suggesting to me that the number of posts were falling alarmingly:

The big drop after 2010 made me think, "Oh maybe…

Vision of the HimalAndes Initiative in respect to the importance,relevance, and value of the exchange between both regions.*

                                               

                                            Alejandro Camino D.C.,  HimalAndes Initiative 

Overview

This is the third *HimalAndes Initiative*…

WATER GOVERNANCE AND SMALL HYDRO CENTRALS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN MOUNTAINS OF CHILE: REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HIMALANDES REGION

Erg Rosenmann Becerra, ergdayan@gmail.com

Forestry Engineer, Master on Rural Developtment

Pucón, Araucania Region, Chile…

I'm wondering what communities adjoin or overlap with KM4Dev.  I just added http://www.southsouth.info/ to the list on the Wiki: http://wiki.km4dev.org/Adjoining_communities_--_frequented_by_KM4Dev_members 

What communities do you participate in that are related to KM4Dev?

http://bloggingonaccountability.org/2013/10/07/graft-busting-tours-of-nepal-and-liberia-to-showcase-grassroots-activism/

By: Stella Dawson. This post was originally published by …

Focused Conversation

„Knowledge Sharing around water management innovations

in the Andes and Himalayas“

Sep. 23^rd – Oct 10^th, 2013

Case study

 …

Water Conservation and Use for Sustainable Development in the Bhutan

-Current Policies and Practices

Pema Wangdi

 Watershed Management Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, MoAF

 Lungten…

I've been remiss in connecting with activity on this Ning Site. More to come, but I wanted to post a bit of context, starting with an introduction of me in this role that Pete Cranston posted on the Dgroup list on September 25:

As I am sure you all remember, there have been three pieces of research work carried out as part of the IFAD support to KM4Dev

• SNA: a Social Network Analysis of the network (and of its Francophone counterpart,…

Camilo Villa recently posted this very inspirational message about a little survey he did following the Seattle KM4Dev 2013 annual gathering (with full event documentation at: http://wiki.km4dev.org/KM4Dev_2013_workshop).

I couldn't resist but to…

Dear KM4Dev-ers,



It gives me great pleasure to begin my task as moderator of this second

week of the  focused conversation on "Knowledge sharing around water

management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas".



This week we will share four excellent case studies which will allow us

find a common base to bridge the Andes and the Himalayas, two distant

mountain ecosystems populated by ancient cultures who have found

fascinating ways to…

INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS FOR LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST AND STRATEGIES OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHERN PERU

Ramiro Ortega Dueñas*

rortega.d@gmail.com

   Indigenous…

The role of water sources in the Inca Road System (Qhapaq Ñan) and its successful management, in the region of Cajamarca, Peru, since pre-Hispanic times

By Guillermo Castro Escudero

E-mail:…

HimalAndes Focused Conversation:

“Knowledge sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and the Himalayas”

Title: Innovations and…

Dear KM4Dev Members,



We're wrapping up Week 1 of our 3-week Focused Conversation. Toward the end

of the day we will circulate a brief summary of the week. For now, it is my

pleasure to send you the agenda for Week 2: a week that features a great

variety of inspiring and thought-provoking case studies!



We are very grateful to those who have participated in the conversation

thus far and we look forward to a livelier discussion next week.…

By: Narayan Adhikari, Nepal Country Representative

http://bloggingonaccountability.org/2013/09/27/even-the-broken-clock-tower-gives-nepalis-the-right-time-twice-a-day/#more-556As I entered the city of Birgunj, Nepal’s hub for…

High Mountain Glacier Watershed Program in Peru: sharing lessons on local adaptation plans to climate change

Jorge Recharte

The Mountain Institute Peru

This paper presents the High Mountain Glacier Watershed Program (HMGWP) activities implemented by The Mountain Institute (TMI) in Peru and a short reference to parallel activities conducted in Nepal. The…

From: Ujol Sherchan <usherchan@icimod.org >



Subject: Resource: ICIMOD 2013 Photo Contest Online Gallery on “Water” Themes



Dear All,



The International Centre for Integrate Mountain Development (ICIMOD) 2013 Photo Contest Online Gallery (http://www.icimod.org/photocontest/2013/page/gallery) showcases about 2,900 entries (digital images) taken in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and submitted…

Dear Colleagues,





The case study submitted by Dr Alton Byers (TMI)  describes the efforts on international collaboration and knowledge sharing between experts from different mountain regions, including Himalayas, Andes, Central Asia, European Alps.



By way of summary;  in September 2011, an Andean-Asian Glacial Lake Expedition was conducted to Imja glacial lake in Mt. Everest region of Nepal, to share experiences in control and management of dangerous glacial…

http://amouzoubedi.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/framework-based-on-knowledge-for.html