ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Annual Report 2013

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Our Vision Objective

Contribute to the resolution of Improve understanding of com- global problems concerning plex ecosystems (as the high the environment, health and altitudes), their processes and socio-economic development interactions with the human by creating, coordinating and component and the effects of CONTENTS promoting scientific research global changes on a local level, and cooperation and capacity so as to contribute to sustaina- building initiatives with a par- ble development and enhan- ticular focus on vulnerable en- ced management of natural re- Conservation of wild plant

ge biodiversity in the Himalaya (Nepal) ge Our Vision vironments and populations in sources. P a

P a 2013 Results 3 General Objective 51 developing countries.

ge Ev-K2-CNR ge Ev-K2-CNR Events: P a 4 President’s message P a 56 The year in review

Message of the Vice President of World Meteorological ge

ge Scientific Publications Organisation for the Asian P a P a 5 Region 59

Ev-K2-CNR Institutional ge

ge and International P a Ev-K2-CNR Organization P a 7 Recognitions 69

Ev-K2-CNR scientific council Establishment ge ge of Nepalese and Pakistani P a Balance Sheet 2013

P a 74 8 Scientific BoardS

SHARE ge P a ge Our websites 2013 Results P a 9 77

ge Partner

SEED P a ge and collaboration P a 21 2013 Results 78

WATER FOR LIFE ge P a

ge Agreements P a 43 2013 Results 81

NextData ge P a 47 2013 Results

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Message from Dr. Qamar uz Zaman Chaudhry Special Envoy of UN-World Message from agostino da polenza Meteorological Organisation’s Secretary ev-k2-cnr president General on DRR & Climate for Asia

25-years, the CNR, the opportunities bu- luation of permafrost, on the ground, not research, was very successful in the field ilt together in PARFAMAR and I-AMICA, so using Google Earth. of natural resources, agriculture, water, that they can be brought to a conclusion. Research on agricultural systems and fo- primary education and capacity building. We wish them every success, even if we restry have produced good results, useful know the difficulties they face. for the management and economic sustai- The well known SHARE project, which I write these few lines at the base camp nability of this territory: for example, the of K2, under the falling snow. There is so- famous apricots of Gilgit Baltistan, after the aims at contributing to the study of cli- mething paradigmatic in what happens on rationalization of processes of harvesting mate change and its mitigation, has also a climbing expedition of limited duration, and, especially, conservation and food safe- performed very well. say, about two months, and what occurs in ty, will for the first time be entering a phase The Nepal Climate Observatory Pyramid a person’s long private and professional life. of industrial production and international after up gradation has become the Global The K2, in particular, highlights, above all, distribution, with undoubted economic Atmospheric Watch (GAW) station. the similarities. benefits. The objective of an expedition like ours to All this was part of the vision that our K2, is the summit itself and the extreme ef- founder, Prof. Desio, had imagined almost I hope that Ev-K2-CNR, would continue to Agostino Da Polenza fort undergone to attain it. For this, we need 30 years ago, with the creation of a large Dr.Qamar uz Zaman Chaudhry be the source of inspiration to all the sta- Ev-K2-CNR President ideas, motivation, a pinch of madness, and park around K2. Now the park exists, has a UNDP National Expert Climate Change Policy keholders envisioning to work on similar huge determination. You need people who Management Plan, and all of the legal pro- Former Vice President World Meteorological issues in the region. ore than 25 years have gone by sin- share the same idea, the strategies and ru- visions to ensure its life. Organisation Asia Region Former Advisor Mce Prof. Desio entrusted the fate of les: brave men, motivated individually, but It is an experience and a method that we (Climate Change), Government of Pakistan EVK2CNR to my hands. During that time, who act as a team to strengthen their ac- are exporting to other parks in Pakistan, our achievements have included the pro- tions; you need intelligence, patience, tole- but also to other countries of Asia, Africa curement of good scientific results, the rance, good luck and the right equipment. and South America. t gives me a great pleasure to acknowled- construction of research facilities, the trai- All of a sudden, I don’t know whether I’m So it’s back to the mountains - after all, we Ige the technological and scientific rese- ning of high-level specialists, the support talking about EVK2CNR, or K2, whose are men of the mountains. Our team com- arch activities of Ev-K2-CNR in Hindu Kush of CNR institutes and Italian and internatio- summit may await us, as we linger at Base prises many researchers, institutions and - Karakorum -Himalaya (HKKH) region, nal universities, the setting up of informa- Camp, waiting for an opening of good we- organizations, major projects like SHARE, with a particular focus on Nepal and Paki- tion systems for scientific dissemination. ather to enable our departure. In fact, if you international excellence in atmospheric stan. We have also been active in the transfer of want to achieve significant, concrete, inter- monitoring in mountain and remote areas technology and skills in favour of universi- nationally recognized results, precisely the of the world, as well as NextData, a parallel ties and institutions in developing countri- same precious qualities are needed. project, which is working on an informa- I recall the initiation of the collaboration es hosting some of the most important The project SEED is a great example, with tion system for the data collected from the between Pakistan Meteorological De- mountain regions on earth. its 58 on-going activities, which move on mountains, and on improving the predic- partment and Ev-K2-CNR way back in All this is brought together and documen- several different fronts, but with one ove- tive capacity of climate and environment 2007, which helped the two organizations ted by the history, scientific works and ad- rall goal: the sustainable management models. These are all important projects. in setting-up the high altitude mountain ministrative acts of EVK2CNR. of the Central Karakoram National Park. There is also a new project to set up of a atmospheric monitoring and research sta- The year 2013, and the first half of 2014, Hence, it involves projects for the training fund for research on land and industrial de- tions in Hindu Kush - Karakorum region in have been of crucial importance to us. of professionals in tourism, marketing, the velopment. The idea that EVK2CNR could be a model production and improvement of crafts and But after twenty-five years, it is my convic- order to monitor, understand and model transferable to other systems, ones which agricultural products; but it also includes tion that a new generation should assume the effects of climate change on glaciers, were not closely linked to the environment studies for territorial planning and the ma- the leadership, as old and new challenges with particular focus on precipitation pro- and mountains, has turned out to be of nagement of forests and pastures - 300,000 demand new knowledge, energy, techni- cesses, and to tackle adaptation strategies. difficult application.T he exponential mul- trees have been planted, 20,000 sheep vac- ques, and ability. I will not be leaving my tiplication of legal rules and administrative cinated. The area has been remapped in mountains or my climbers. I’m still here at The information from these stations will requirements in Italy and Europe, coupled detail and a GIS is now available. Work has K2 Base Camp, sitting with them to eat, talk, help us in improved understanding and with the ever increasing scourge of bureau- been carried out not only on the census of discuss , and to tell them the odd story that cracy, have conspired to prevent the expe- glaciers and assessment of their surface may come in useful. I look on them with af- knowledge of the different mountain riment’s success. areas, but also on their thickness and the fection, trying to understand their talents cryospheric components, especially im- We have had to abandon projects like Par- dynamics of ablation zones, with glaciolo- and ambitions. I’m still leading the same life pacts on glaciers, permafrost and snow. famar, which led us from the great peaks gical missions up to an altitude of 6400 m. as they do, trying to be of use to them and Second initiative which I want to highlight to the waters of the Mediterranean. The Studies in tandem with highly professional myself. I look forward to joining them as is the SEED project, launched in 2009 in same is true of the IMICA project, whose and prestigious local authorities, such as they journey along the many paths among the Central Karakorum National Park, aims aim was to create an industrial system for WAPDA and PMD, aim also to determine the mountains of the world . And, I certainly at reducing poverty and promoting sustai- the manufacture of atmospheric monito- the availability of water in the region, not shan’t be leaving my good friends, the rese- ring instruments. So, we have returned to only at the present time but also in the long archers, with whom I have shared 25 years nable development through the integra- our mountains, leaving to our partner of term, and we have undertaken the first eva- of my life, under the EVK2CNR logo. tion of ecosystem-management oriented

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Ev-K2-CNR Institutional and International Recognitions

CRUI – DOI February 25th, 2013 - participation of Ev-K2-CNR in the DOI project.

GEO (Group on Earth Observations) January 30th, 2013 - appointment of Ev-K2-CNR researcher, Dr. Antonello Provenzale, as GEO Ecosystems Coordinator

SUSKAT (Sustainable Atmosphere for the Kathmandu Valley) Project May 17th, 2013 - participation of Ev-K2-CNR Committee in the Suskat-ABC field Campaign through the Ev-K2-CNR Paknajol and NCO-P sites

The United Nations General Assembly resolution August 3rd, 2009 - (n. 64/222) on Sustainable Mountain Development – Ev-K2-CNR Committee climate change activities’ mention August 5th, 2013 – (n. 68/307) on Sustainable mountain development - Ev-K2-CNR Committee climate change activities’ mention

UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) February 19th, 2007 - accreditation of Ev-K2-CNR Committee to the Governing Council

UNEP –ABC (Atmospheric Brown Cloud) Program March 26th,2007 - appointment of Ev-K2-CNR Committee researcher, Dr. Sandro Fuzzi, as ABC Science team Member October 21st, 2003 - designation of Ev-K2-CNR Committee as partner

UNEP – CCAC (Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants) February 15th, 2013 - designation of Ev-K2-CNR Committee as non-State Partner in the Climate Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) December 20th, 2009 - admission of Ev-K2-CNR Committee as Observer Organization to the Conference of the Parties

WMO - GAW (Word Meteorological Organization – Global Atmosphere Watch) December 17th, 2007 - recognition of the ABC-Pyramid station as contributing station in WMO Global Atmosphere Watch network September 8th, 2010 - upgrade of the regional GAW station ABC-Pyramid to Global GAW station October 31st, 2010 - upgrade of the regional GAW station Mt. Cimone to Global GAW station

WMO-SPICE (Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment) (in final report International Organizing Committee for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment- Davos, Switzerland June 17th -21st, 2013) – participation of Ev- K2-CNR Committee in the Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE) through the SHARE automatic weather stations (AWSs) installed on Forni Glacier (Italy) and at Pyramid Inter- national Laboratory Observatory (Nepal)

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Ev-K2-CNR scientific council Establishment of Nepalese and Pakistani Scientific Boards

n 2013, in the framework of the recent scientific activities promoted by Ev-K2-CNR in Asia, we decided to place side Iby side to Ev-K2-CNR scientific council two scientific boards, one for Nepal and one for Pakistan, in order to strengthen the interactions at national and international level and to cooperate in the planning and carrying out of the future acti- vities. The Regional Scientific Boards Members work in synergy with the Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Council, and Ev-K2-CNR, benefi- ting of their expertise and competences and of their strong relationship with local people, may implement its scientific initiative and better reply to real needs of local communities.

For Pakistan, the Scientific Board is composed of 4 members:

Aziz Ali Najam (also Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Council mem- ber) Provost & Associate Dean, Student Development & University Affairs,S hifa College of Medicine Expertise: Educational Leadership - Faculty Deve- lopment - Project Planning - Budget Monitoring - Student Counseling

Ashiq Ahmad Khan University of Peshawar, Peshawar Expertise: M.Sc. (Zoology), with specialization in Entomology - M.Sc. (Forestry) - M.Sc (Natural Resource Management)

Muhammad Akram Kahlown Expertise: PhD in Civil Engineering (expert on the various aspects of water resources management)

Qamar-Uz-Zaman Chaudhry Former Advisor (Climate Affairs) Government of Paki- stan - Former Vice President of World Meteorological Organization Expertise: researcher in the field of Meteorology, At- mospheric Sciences, Hydrology and Seismology

For Nepal, the Scientific Board is composed of 2 members:

Bhupesh Adhikary Executive Scientific Representative – Ev-K2-CNR Expertise: PhD in Chemical Engineering (expert on the atmosphere modeling)

Dinesh Bhuju Academician, Nepal Academy of Science and Techno- logy Expertise: researcher in the field of Plant Ecologist, Biodiversity

The Scientific Boards support the activities of Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Council providing guidance and advice, in particular, regarding the general scientific direction of local projects promoted by Ev-K2-CNR, the possible opportunities for integration or collaboration with existing National or International programs and the possible funding opportunities for Ev-K2-CNR activities, respectively in Pakistan and in Nepal. 8 9 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

MonitoringNetwork Altitude Installation site Country/Continent Station Characteristics (m a.s.l.)

Mt. Cimone (Northern Apennines) Italy Europe “Ottavio Vittori” ATM 2165 Observatory (ISAC-CNR)

Forni Glacier (Central Alps) Italy Europe AWS1 Forni AWS 2669

Dosdè Glacier (Central Alps) Italy Europe AWS Dosdè-Levissima AWS 2850

Gigante Glacier (Western Alps) Italy Europe AWS Bianco- Osram AWS 3430

An automatic weather station (South Col, 8,000 m a.s.l, Nepal) installed in the framework of the SHARE monitoring network Mt. Portella Observatory Campo Imperatore Italy (Gran Sasso Apennines) Europe (CETEMPS) ATM 2401

HARE (Stations at High Altitude PROJECT AREA Suskat Observatory Nepal Asia Suskat ATM 1250 Sfor Research on the Environment) Worldwide mountain regions (Kathmandu, Nepal) project, promoted by Ev-K2-CNR and PROJECT OBJECTIVES NCO-P ATM 5079 Pyramid Laboratory Observatory Nepal Asia (ABC-Pyramid) funded by the Ministry of Educa- • To improve scientific knowledge (Lobuche, Khumbu Valley) on climate variability and climate change tion, University and Research (MIUR) AWS1 AWS 5050 through the Italian National Research impact in mountain regions; • To improve performances Council (CNR) aims to contribute to of technological system used for carrying Pheriche (Khumbu Valley, Himalayas) Nepal Asia AWS2 AWS 4258 the study of climate change and its out monitoring activities in extreme regions; impact in mountain regions, provi- • To develop an international standard plat- Namche Bazaar form for sharing scientific data and metada- AWS NP AWS 3560 ding unique information to inter- (Khumbu Valley, Himalayas) Nepal Asia national scientific community on ta on mountain regions; • To promote capacity building activities environmental and climatic research for supporting the sustainable development Lukla (Khumbu Valley, Himalayas) Nepal Asia AWS3 AWS 2660 and to decision-makers on sustai- of mountain regions and improve aware- nable development and adaptation ness of environmental problems. Kala Patthar strategies. Nepal AWS-KP AWS 5600 PROJECT STRUCTURE (Khumbu Valley, Himalayas) Asia WP1 Scientific Research and Climate WP 1.1 Atmosphere Changri Nup Glacier Pilot Projects: SHARE ABC Nepal Asia AWS-CNG AWS 5700 SHARE Modelling Center (Khumbu Valley, Himalayas) WP 1.2 Earth Sciences WP 1.2.1 Glaciology Pilot Projects: SHARE STELVIO Urdukas (Baltoro Glacier, Karakorum) Pakistan Asia AWS PK1 AWS 3926 SHARE PAPRIKA WP 1.2.2 Geology/Natural Risk WP 1.3 Water Resources Askole (Baltoro Glacier, Karakorum) Pakistan Asia AWS PK2 AWS 3015 Project Coordinator: WP 1.4 Biodiversity and Natural Resources WP 1.4.1 Mammal Biodiversity Paolo Bonasoni (ISAC-CNR) till May 2013 Concordia WP 1.4.2 Plant Biodiversity Pakistan Asia AWS CO AWS 4700 Pilot Project: SHARE Himalayan Seed (Baltoro Glacier, Karakorum) Bank WP 1.5 Environmental Medicine Deosai plateau (Pakistan) Pakistan Asia RCS Deosai ATM 4135 Pilot Project: SHARE Gard Khumbu WP 2 Scientific and Technological Research WP 3 Information System Multan Airport (Pakistan) Pakistan Asia Multan ATM 121 Pilot Project: SHARE GeoNetwork WP 4 Capacity Building Mt. Stanley (Elena Glacier, Rwenzori) Uganda Africa AWS RW AWS 4750 SHARE project interacts with the Italian Project Coordinator: Project of strategic interest NextData, sha- Bolivia South Chacaltaya Laboratory Elisa Vuillermoz (Ev-K2-CNR) Chacaltaya (Cordillera Real, Ande) ring the ground based observations carried America (La Paz University) ATM 5240 from June 2013 out by the monitoring network operative in Website: www.share.evk2cnr.org Himalaya and Karakorum. Tab.1 - Measurement stations (AWS: automatic weather stations, ATM: observatories for atmospheric composition measurements) contributing to the SHARE Project. 10 11 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Summit of Ama Dablam mountain (6.856 m a.s.l., Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal) Frozen river in Khumbu Valley - Nepal.

2013 RESULTS WP 1.2 Earth Sciences Scientific research and climate (Ref. Dr. Paolo Cristofanelli, ISAC-CNR) WP 1.2.1 Glaciology WP1 (Ref. Dr. Guglielmina Diolaiuti – Prof. Claudio Smiraglia, University of Milan) 1.1 Atmosphere (Ref. Dr. Paolo Cristofanelli, ISAC-CNR) ata from the SHARE Alpine AWS vio Pass, were regularly collected and he collection of meteorological and - the installation, in the framework of Dnetwork, including also the “satel- analysed to calculate the glacier point Tatmospheric data from all stations Suskat - Sustainable Atmosphere for lite stations” (measuring rock tempe- energy budget, melt amount, and the and atmospheric observatories into the Kathmandu Valley - programme, of ratures and melt-water discharge) and permafrost behaviour respect to clima- SHARE network continued, and the a new permanent monitoring station the permafrost borehole at the Stel- te change. maintenance activities of equipments, at the Ev-K2-CNR Representative Office including calibration campaign at in Paknajol, Kathmandu; NCO-P, were guaranteed. Test in a cli- - the installation, in the framework of matic chamber installed at the Pyramid UNEP-ABC programme, of a transpor- Laboratory Observatory, for in-situ ca- table system for the measurements of libration of air temperature and atmo- atmospheric compounds and climate- In 2013 the three-year SHARE STELVIO real transition on the southern side of spheric pressure sensors, were perfor- environmental parameters in Pakistani project was concluded. This project, the European Alps; med. In 2013, the SHARE monitoring Deosai National Park at 4135 m a.s.l. in developed as part of the SHARE pro- - investigation of mountain perma- network was implemented through: collaboration with WAPDA and PMD. gram, was funded by the Lombardy frost features and conditions up to - the reestablishment of meteorologi- Moreover, modelling elaborations at Region and managed by Ev-K2-CNR 235 m of depth by a deep boreho- cal measurements in Uganda through Numerical Modelling and Earth Obser- and FLA (Fondazione Lombardia le drilled into the rock at the Stelvio a new AWS in the western part of the vation Laboratory, in Kathmandu, con- per l’Ambiente). During the project Pass (3000 m a.s.l.); Stanley Plateau (Rwenzori Mountain tinued in 2013, with the involvement many scientists from CNR and Lom- - verification of the shifting upwards National Park), at 4750 m asl; of NAST’s researchers. bardy universities worked together of High Alpine ponds due to the ave- to describe climate change impacts rage temperature increases in the on cryosphere, water resources and 1954-2007 time windows; atmosphere of the Stelvio National - detection of Black Carbon and Sa- Park (ca. 600 km2), the largest natural haran dust presence on the Lom- protected area of Lombardy. bardy Alps and description OF their impacts on ice and snow albedo and The main research activities concer- melt rates; ned: - forecasting ofthe Lombardy gla- - study of glacier shrinkage, driven by ciers’ evolution through some mo- climate change over half a century delling approaches; (1954-2007) in the Ortles-Cevedale - evaluation tourists’ perception of group (Stelvio national park, Lombar- environmental changes as contribu- dy, Italian Alps); tion to manage natural resources in - collection of new data about subbo- glaciarized areas. a) Automatic Weather Station installed in Rwenzori Mountain National Park (4750 m); b) Trend of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity data recorded by AWS Regularly maintenance activities carried out near Rwenzori in 2013. the AWS Forni, in Stelvio National Park. 12 13 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Franco Rolfo and Pietro Mosca during hydrological research activity, in Pakistan. Rocks sampling in the framework of geological activity, in Nepal.

WP 1.2.2 Geology/Natural Risk (Ref. Prof. Franco Rolfo, University of Turin; Prof. Giorgio Poretti, University of Trieste)

June 2013 saw the end of the three- balance and flow estimates; hydro- uring the year continued both the of the GNSS Permanent Station, instal- year research project SHARE-PAPRI- logical observations, including water Dstudies on metamorphic CO2 de- led last year at the Pyramid Internatio- KA, devoted to determining the state quantity and quality, in the two stu- gassing from the Himalayan orogen nal Laboratory, as part of the Himalay- of glaciers and water resources in the dy areas, with an enhanced obser- and its influence on long-term global an GNSS network. Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya re- vational effort in the Baltoro glacier climate changes, and the data analysis gion (HKKH) and to estimating their region; conditions in the coming decades in - Development of an ensemble of in- different climate change scenarios. tegrated modeling tools, based and In particular in the framework of the validated on field and remotely sen- WP 1.3 Water Resources PARPIKA – ITALY project (primarily sed data, to obtain quantitative and (Ref. Dr. Riccardo de Bernardi, Ev-K2-CNR; Dr. Andrea Lami, ISE-CNR; Dr. Franco Salerno, IRSA-CNR). focused on the Hind-Kush Karako- reliable estimates of water availabili- rum region in Pakistan and on the ty and of climate change impacts on Changri Nup Glacier region in Nepal) agriculture, environment and ecosy- he activities to improve knowledge submission of data to ILTER program many scientists from National and stems in the coming decades (2010- Tof climate change impacts on wa- (on High Altitude Lakes and) and to International Research Centers and 2050); ter quality and quantity in Sagarmatha GAW - WMO database (on chemical Universities worked together achie- - Promotion of strategies for capacity National Park continued. In particular, composition of precipitation) was gua- Cover of the book “Un Mondo D’acqua” the collection of data to guarantee the ranteed. first volume of a trilogy, summarizing ving the following results: building, dissemination and informa- all information about lakes of Stelvio National tion transfer to policy makers, in col- Park. - Realization of a glacier inventory for laboration with the SEED (Social, Eco- the Central Karakoram National Park nomic, Environmental Development (CKNP); of Central Karakorum National Park - Quantitative assessment of the cur- (CKNP) and Buffer Zone) project. rent state of the atmospheric compo- sition and circulation; aerosol load, SHARE PAPRIKA – Italy outcomes deposition and chemical properties; are reported in the final report of the study of glacier status, mass/energy project (ISBN: 9788890539848)

Snow sampling activity carried out by American Researchers in Khumbu Valley. Cover of SHARE PAPRIKA – Italy final report 14 15 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Germination experiment set up in 2013, at Pyramid (5050 m asl). Italian Researcher, Maria Teresa Melis, presents of SHARE Geonetwork at International Conference High Summit, Lecco, October 2013.

WP 1.4 Biodiversity and Natural Resources Scientific andT echnological Research (Ref. Prof. Sandro Lovari, University of Siena; Prof. Graziano Rossi, University of Pavia) WP2 (Ref. Mr. Gian Pietro Verza, Ev-K2-CNR) esearch study on mammals and set up in Khumbu Valley. n the framework of technological re- Carbon emissions from the cooking Rplants biodiversity continued. In In 2013 the Himalayan Seed Bank Isearch, a mobile system able to mea- stoves was realized by Italian resear- particular, in Dachigam National Park project continued and was carried sure indoor pollution emissions in the chers and used at Chaurikarka village, was carried out to deep knowledge out in strong synergy with the project local houses, and, in particular, Black in Nepal. on deers’ abundance. While, in the “Conservation of plant biodiversity of framework of plant biodiversity, an wildlife species in Himalaya (Nepal)” experiment to understand whether co-funded by the Municipality of Mi- the alpine species currently growing in lan (see section “Conservation of wild Information System subalpine areas are able to germinate plant biodiversity in the Himalaya (Ne- (Ref. Dr. Maria Teresa Melis, University of Cagliari) and establish at higher altitude, was pal)”). WP3 n 2013 SHARE Geonetwork was publi- In this framework Ev-K2-CNR has joi- Ished and were presented to interna- ned the project DataCite and has beco- WP 1.5 Environmental Medicine tional scientific community during the me autonomous ”Data Center” under (Ref. Prof. Annalisa Cogo, University of Ferrrara) International Conference “High Sum- the CRUI member for the assignment mit – Lecco 2013”. of an unlimited number of DOI throu- SHARE data were uploaded into the gh the DataCite platform. In this way he analysis of the effects of indo- During 2013, the Word COPD - Chro- database that can be downloaded by it is possible to assign the DOI to the Tor pollution on human health at nic obstructive pulmonary disease users both as table or graph formats data acquired by the high-altitude sta- Chaurikarka Village continued in 2013. Day was organized at the Tribhuvan (official web page: http://geonetwork. tions and distribute it with the service- For this purpose, further to spirome- University Teaching Hospital in Kath- evk2cnr.org/ ). SHARE GeoNetwork. try tests, blood samples from local mandu, in collaboration with Chiesi subjects were collected too. In addi- Foundation and in that occasion GOLD tion, study of local houses continued Guidelines for the diagnosis and tre- to improve the knowledge on typical atment of COPD were illustrated by ventilation system. Prof. Annalisa Cogo.

Performing of blood sampling on local people in Chaurikarka Village, Nepal. 16 17 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Nepalese Students visit the Pyramid in the framework of Word Environmental Day Celebration. Traditional cooking stoves in a local house in Chaurikarka Village, Nepal.

Capacity Building In the context of SERA - Smart Ecosu- batteries that power the International stainable Residential Area - project a Laboratory-Observatory with the new (Ref. Dr. Stefania Proietti, University of Perugia) WP4 field mission was carried out in the last ones technologically more advanced autumn, in Chaurikarka village – Ne- (Vipiemme Solar photovoltaic modu- raining activities were carried out the Center of Mountain Medicine – Ao- pal, in order to make a preliminary sur- les and Fiamm batteries). Tin Nepal, Pakistan and Uganda sta Hospital, permitting to Italian Doc- vey and promote efficiency solutions A portion of the still functional photo- in order to guarantee the transfer of tors to make remote consultations, on and renewable energies, concerning voltaic modules and batteries repla- knowledge to local staff and allow medical and physiological parameters. the building sector. ced were donated to two Dinboche them to become more and more inde- The World Environmental Day, in col- Between the end of September and cooperatives sitting at an altitude of pendent in the management of scien- laboration with Sagarmatha Pollution mid-October, COBAT, the National Col- 4,200 meters, in the Khumbu Valley. tific monitoring systems.M oreover, Control Committee, was celebrated in lection and Recycling Consortium and The “Community Solar Station” will during the year Pyramid staff was pro- Nepal. In this occasion the book “What Ev-K2-CNR , participated in the “COBAT provide electricity to the residents of perly trained for carrying out diagno- is Global Warming?” was presented in a Ev-K2-CNR - Top Recycling Mission” to the town for at least 10 years. sis test and transmit data to USL Valle few school of Khumbu Valley. replace the photovoltaic modules and D’Aosta, promoting telemedicine acti- The waste management systems, in- vities. In fact, in this way a communica- stalled in Namche in 2012, continued tion network was established between to work in 2013, burning approxima- Pyramid Laboratory-Observatory and tely 18,390 kgs of garbage.

2013

AWS Rwenzori (4750 m a.s.l., 0° 22’ 34.55’’ (Lat N) and 29° 52’ 43.24’’ (Long E), Uganda - Africa) REPORT,HIGHLIGHTS,FOCUS

for more information the whole Share Project Report 2013 is available at http://www. evk2cnr.org/cms/it/share/progetto/intro/ NAST’s staff at Pyramid Italian research shows to Pyramidstaff technicians the main techniques to carry out diagnosis test. Pyramidstaff during the installation of the new solar panels at Pyramid. 18 19 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

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Research activities at water quality laboratory (KIU, Gilgit) performed by Italian Technician, Mario Contesini and KIU Water Lab Staff

chieving poverty alleviation, PROJECT AREA 2013 RESULTS Acommunity development, Central Karakorum National Park livelihood improvement (Pakistan) Component: important conservation-relevant and conservation through non farm income activities supported PROJECT OBJECTIVES an integration of intrinsic, scientific, Capacity building for local gemstone cutting and polishing (KIU) • To built a strong, intrinsically scien- AA1c ecosystem-management oriented tific CKNP management through the s part of the activity a collabora- During last year 10 people have been research, indigenous practices finalization and implementation of a Ation with Pakistan Gems, Jewellery trained, reaching the number of 40. of natural resource management management plan; Development Company (PGJDC) and The Display center at KIU campus Gil- and eco tourism principles to support • To improve livelihoods and well- Karakoram Area Development Organi- git has been established and is ready zation (KADO), and Rupani Foundation for operation. the development and implementation being of local communities within and around the park; have been established with the Kara- A job fair for successful trainees was of the CKNP and its surrounding areas. korum International University for the also organized during the Silk Route •To support eco-sustainable tourism training of 50 people. Festival celebration. sector and economic development improving the quality of visitor services, promoting ecologically sustainable visitor facilities and developing systems Component: community organization to allow a better management of visitor and local people’s access to important flow. livelihood-assets improved AA2a Improvement/installation of water supply schemes for communities (AKRSP) n the current reviewed year impro- seholds and four irrigation channels Ivement work completed on a water benefiting 150 households. supply scheme benefiting 42 hou-

AA2b Implementation of measures to improve water quality (Ev-K2-CNR) n collaboration with ISE-CNR, a water ples. Water samples from the different Iquality lab has been setup at the KIU. valleys of CKNP have been collected During the year tasks related to Labo- (Bagrot, Haramosh, Astak, Braldo, ratory inventory/tagging/labeling of Basha, Minapin, Pisan, Hoper, Sikan- respective items and Lab equipment darabad , and Rondo valleys) and tests maintenance and calibration were performed in the Lab. CKNP staff was Project Director: completed. One technician and a field trained on water samples picking tech- Raffaele del Cima (Ev-K2-CNR) assistant have been hired for the col- niques through a mutual collaboration Web site: www.projectseed.net lection and processing of water sam- of Ev-K2-CNR, WWF and AKPBSP. 22 23 ANNUALANNUAL REPORT REPORT 2013 2013

A plot of energy plantation in Basha

Provision of capacity building for local community administrations and CKNP Component: local-level natural resource AA2c management in water quality sanitation control (Ev-K2-CNR) management improved he activity focuses on provision nity Reps held in Skardu and Gilgit. Tof training and capacity building Eighteen participants were trained in Training in natural resource management best management practices at of the CKNP staff and community Skardu and fourteen participants in AA3c community level (WWF) representatives on the water qua- Gilgit were trained on the water sam- lity analysis. Training for the game ples picking techniques. n the current year WWF trained 54 people the SEED Project for CKNP. The resource watchers, staff of WWF and commu- Ifrom CKNP area (Community members, persons from the Wildlife, Agriculture and CKNP and WWF staff) in natural resources Livestock Departments of Gilgit-Baltistan management through two trainings. The provided an opportunity for participants trainings covered topics on pasture im- to interact with officials of line departments Improvement of access ways for the villages of the CKNP (buffer zone) region provement techniques, improved animal and several mutual collaboration oppor- (AKRSP) husbandry, monthly wildlife monitoring, tunities were highlighted, e.g. provision of AA2e proven techniques of social forestry, sustai- fodder seed by Agriculture department wo link roads (Sarfakhore and 175 households. Completion of these nable horticulture and livestock insurance and medicine by Livestock department, TBandegon) have been completed. access ways have improved access of schemes. The trainees will work as resource to enhance implementation of trainings Completion of Sarfakhore link road the villagers to the market and provi- persons or extension workers among the by participants. VCCs have been asked to has benefited 72 households and ded them easier transportation of agri- local communities around CKNP to imple- benefit from the trainees’ knowledge and Toqmalakore link road has benefited cultural products to the market. ment pasture and livestock management skills by engaging them in various activities related initiatives of WWF – Pakistan under concerning NRM. Engage local media in mass awareness and sensitization for conservation AA3d (WWF) n year 2013, Six radio programs on lists and environmental specialist parti- I“importance of forests in maintaining cipated in the event and expressed their healthy ecosystem, Biological diversity views on the importance of environment threats, protection and environmental and environmental challenges. The issues in GB and CKNP area including CKNP documentary developed by WWF activities of SEED in GB” were organized. – Pakistan is also aired from local cable The radio programs were broadcasted in networks in Baltistan and Gilgit. The do- local language in order to educate pe- cumentary is appreciated by different ople living in the remote areas. Two fact walks of life to boost their knowledge on sheets were developed on mammals of natural resources of the area and objec- CKNP and on trees of CKNP and publi- tives of CKNP. A table calendar on pro- shed. Coupled with that the World Envi- tected areas of HKH mountain ranges ronment Day was celebrated jointly with of Pakistan has also been developed to CKNP partners and Local CSOs. Students, highlight CKNP among other protected community activists, politicians, journa- areas of the region.

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Raffaele del Cima (SEED project director) of CKNP maps to Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan. Fruit nursery

Mobilizing communities for participation in conservation and sustainable Component: local agricultural production AA3e use of Park resources (WWF)) improved in accordance with cknp vision nder this activity in year 2013 Par- in the Himalayan ibex population in objectives and regulations Uticipatory Assessment of 10 VCCs all valleys compared to previous ye- were carried out, 3 DCC meeting held ars, which is attributed to CKNP and Access Potential for Increased Production and Marketing of Local Agricultu- in Ghanche, Gilgit and Hunza-Nagar community-led watch and ward activi- AA4a ral Products (KIU) and DCC Hunza-Nagar was notified. ties by the local community. Through uring 2013 KIU Agricultural De- cultural products have been gathered A total of seven Village Conservation a two-days training on governance, partment held two workshops and the manual development is un- Plans were approved. management and leadership skills D with local farmers in Bagrot and Hara- der-process. Agreements with four VCCs have been of community-based organizations mosh on pest management and food A research on Value Addition and signed and endowment funds establi- (VCCs/LSOs) 16 participants were trai- processing. Fifty farmers have been Phytochemical Analysis of Fruits & Ve- shed to help the VCCs’ miscellaneous ned. trained (25 in each valley). Farmers getables including Mountain Herbal expenses on conservation related acti- That help the Local institution ma- follow-up meetings were held in both Berries (Ribes Alpestre, Ribes Orientale vities from the interest amount of the nagement in improving governan- valleys and as a result farmers have and Prunus Avium) in CKNP region of fund. ce, policies, communication systems, started processing units on a small Gilgit-Baltistan was also carried which Seasonal wildlife surveys conducted thinking of the organizational sustai- scale. Moreover, data for manual de- focused on breakthrough for Income in four valleys, as result of the surveys nability and resource mobilization and velopment on marketing of local agri- Generation and Poverty Alleviation. an increasing trend has been observed strategic planning. Devise and Install systems and provide training for environmentally sound, Raising community awareness about their role in CKNP management (CKNP) safe and hygienic production and processing of agricultural products AA3f AA4b (Ev-K2-CNR) nder this activity, 35 consultative awareness in the youth who will prove Umeetings /gatherings conducted instrumental in raising awareness at ood processing factory has already tion process. After equipment installa- with Community Based Organiza- house level. Fbeen established and running in tion at factory production process has tions of CKNP, government line de- With aim to raise awareness about Skardu. BCDF staff was trained to ope- been started and procurement of 48.5 partments and field interventions and CKNP and preservation of natural re- rate provided machinery and trained kg Cherry, 4376 kg apricot, 587 kg Mul- related issues were discussed. World sources, awareness material concer- 5 women workers in whole dehydra- berry, 889 kg kernal, 925kg completed. Environment Day and International ning CKNP developed and distribu- mountain days celebrated. ted to 8 local schools and 5 CBOs. Six Enable market access for local agricultural products (Ev-K2-CNR) Awareness in the community throu- dustbins with logos of SEED and CKNP AA4c gh a cleanup campaign conducted at have also been developed and distri- n order to market the products of the international markets; for that an campsites. Four Environment Clubs buted among six local schools where Ithe food processing factory (activity international marketing strategy is in established at School level to raise CKNP environment clubs established. AA4b) in Skardu, marketing strategy process. In 2013, the ToRs have been for the domestic market at local and developed and mutually agreed with national level has been developed and all stakeholders for hiring a consultant. shared with the BCDF. However, the A firm has been selected for develo- products also needs to be marketed in ping the international strategy.

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Camp Site on Deosai Plaetau.

Establishment of fruit nurseries and training for improved productivity and Component: local awareness, quality and AA4d marketing for local farmers (AKRSP) extent of health services improved n year 2013, one Model Fruit Nursery up kept the nurseries and sold out Iestablished, which consists of 4 ka- 158 fruit plants to the farmers in the Establishment of a health-service network for Braldo-Shigar (Ev-K2-CNR) nals and 737 root stock of apricot, 100 village. AA5b improved Cherry plants, 150 root stock Buckwheat Processing Unit has been ive dispensaries supported with practices among the students has im- of cherry, 220 improved plants and 220 established /upgraded to support the Fmedical equipment under this acti- proved reported by teachers. Doctor root stock of Mulberry. Five Star Flour Mill . vity. The refurbishment is in progress, organized medical camps in Biano, Si- In addition, to this improved varieties The up- graded buckwheat processing including water supply and electrifica- dar, Konar, Chaqpo, Siasko. This year a of apples (50 sus polo, 100 golden and unit produces quality buckwheat pro- tion in the existing buildings. Medicine disease Measle outburst in Biano was 110 five star) have also been planted in ducts and by-products, the demand and vaccination provided in the targe- experienced, the doctor immediately the nursery. Follow up and monitoring of buckwheat products is increasing. ted valley, awareness sessions held in provided basic vaccination against the of fruit nurseries were conducted. Product promotional materials were 3 schools in Braldo and Bhasha valleys, epidemic and controlled the disease. The owners of fruit nurseries have well developed and disseminated. as result, improved health and hygiene

AA4f Improve livestock and pasture management (WWF) AA5c Raise awareness for hygiene and health issues at community-level (AKRSP) n 2013, Watch and Ward activities VCCs, follow-up visits to 10 valleys to n 2013, 8 health & hygiene workshops mach and kidney problems in adults. Iremained continued through the asses fodder cultivation also carried Ihave been conducted in CKNP val- Moreover, through these health and (VWGs) in the seven targeted valleys out. Follow-up visits to Basha valley leys. These health and hygiene wor- hygiene workshops personal, dome- to stop illegal hunting and 252 man to asses energy plantation conducted kshops have proved vital to add to the stic and environmental hygiene prac- months of watch and ward activities and finalized sites in Basha valley for knowledge of resident of CKNP villa- tices among community people have completed. Fodder Sites finalized and energy plantation. ges, especially women and children improved. agreements signed with the targeted regarding common diseases, like diarrhea diseases in children, and sto-

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Going north along the river Home page : http://www.cknp.org/cms/

Component: quality of lower education system improved AB2f Installation of a water supply scheme for KIU Campus Improve facilities/infrastructure of local school buildings (AKRSP) he construction work of a water of two water reservoirs and the lay- AB1c Tsupply scheme for KIU campus has down pipelines towards the main Gil- ield staff carried out monitoring could prove life threaten to students been completed with the installation git water supply. Fvisits of the schools repairing acti- and immediate repair was imperati- vities in Union council Tisar; all visited ve. Through SEED fund, those scho- schools have been repaired properly. ols have been repaired and provided Installation of a renewable energy supply scheme for KIU campus These schools were found vulnera- structural safety. AB2g (Ev-K2-CNR) ble in terms of structural safety which he solar system at KIU has been backup of solar energy. In 2013, co-ge- Tsuccessfully installed in previous nerator has been procured , foundation year which supplys almost 35 KVA to for the installation of the co-generator the server room and exchange which, constructed at installation completed. Component: intrinsic development running round the clock with 72 hours of northern areas and cknp initiated through the consolidation of kiu as a vibrant centre Development of an interactive Web Portal for CKNP and Northern Areas for applied sciences and hub for knowledge AB2h (Ev-K2-CNR) transfer ithin the framework of Kara- version) and to transfer the format and Wkorum Trust II project, ICIMOD the useful information from the web- already developed a brief web site site previously developed by ICIMOD Establishment of a new faculty for integrated mountain area development for CKNP having the domain of www. (which instead was developed on a AB2a studies and applied research (Ev-K2-CNR & KIU) cknp.org.pk. static platform). n the framework of the activity se- forth batch have successfully conclu- This web-site also contained data un- This was considered to be the best op- Iveral accomplishment were achie- ded their course work and they are der the activity Decision Support Tools tion also taking into consideration that ved during 2013. IMARC - Integrated working on their thesis through di- (DST) for CKNP. only one unique web-site for CKNP can Mountain Research Center - is establi- rect filed data collection and analysis However, the information contained in exist. The existing ICIMOD web-site shed as office for the 15 PhD students within the premises of KIU. the web-site were not in line with the structure has been completely revised currently enrolled in the SEED pro- One student of the first batch has CKNP Management Plan , therefore it in order to give back a dynamic plat- gramme. spent two months for training in Italy, was decided both by Ev-K2-CNR and form able to attract visitors, not only The students of the first and third and at the University of Padova. CKNP to keep the CKNP Web-Portal by describing the Park characteristics, developed by Ev-K2-CNR (which is ba- but also by being a promotional tool sed on a dynamic platform, Wordpress for the Park.

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Khoburtse Glacier Concordia Rescue Team with Mr. Syed Mehdi Shah, Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan, Mr. Agostino Da Polenza, Ev-K2-CNR President and Mr. Maurizio Gallo, Project Manager Ev-K2-CNR SEED Activities

Component: integrated research program Afforestation and social forestry interventions carried out in vulnerable to support cknp development AB3i watershed areas (WWF & CKNP) and management implemented nder this activity plantation of digging of pits, channels to 41 planta- U87000 plants has been made in tion area and regular monitoring and Conducting management-oriented environmental research and monitoring 200 acres of land in 41 communities liaison kept continued. Follow-up vi- AB3b (Ev-K2-CNR & KIU) and post care requirements provided. sits of 12 valleys to assess plantation Agreement signed with local people progress and post-care and plantation ll the researches groups worked The seven Italian Universities have for collection of pine seed, assistance success rate found 80%, showing a Aaccording to their ToRs, and most concluded their researches in Decem- provide to purchase of plants/ poles, good progress rate. of them produced preliminary results ber 2013. as well as management indications Their results and management indica- that have been shared with CKNP Di- tions have been included in the CKNP rectorate during the numerous field Management Plan, provisionally ap- missions organized as well as included proved by the Government of Gilgit- in the management plan. Baltistan in March.

AB3h Installation and operation of AWSs (Ev-K2-CNR) WSs network installed along Bal- as well as for downloading data has Atoro Glacier have been constantly been arranged. In this occasion an Air check by local staff. Quality Monitoring system has been During an international mission of two tested in Skardu and subsequently in- Ev-K2-CNR Technicians, a field cam- stalled at Deosai. paign for conducting running and ex- 3 local staff have also been trained du- traordinary maintenance on the AWSs ring this mission.

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Scientific Operational Meeting participants, April 29th-30th, 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan. Central Karakorum National Park

Component: capacity of cknp management Capacity building for key stakeholder involved in CKNP management improved AC1d (Ev-K2-CNR & CKNP) uring the year targets were to en- Security Risk Assessment. A training on AC1a Recruitment of new staff and salaries for existing CKNP staff secured (CKNP) Dhance the capacity of CKNP staff wildlife and livestock management for through short training courses and all the CKNP gamewatchers has been alaries of the Central Karakuram ring of integrated management plan workshops and participation of staff in held in March. CKNP and Ev-K2-CNR National Park staff have been paid of CKNP and capacity building of staff S research meetings and field missions of completed along the year a massive regularly during the reporting period, in wildlife, livestock assessments and the partner organizations. CKNP staff campaign within all the CKNP Valleys Watch and ward practices performed pastures management with the help participated in the trainings and wor- for sharing the CKNP Management in different areas of CKNP to control of partner organizations. Awareness kshops organized by different partners Plan prescriptions, rules and bounda- illegal hunting. Monthly and seasonal campaigns were carried out to better during the period, such as on Glaciers ries. wildlife assessments have been done explain the conservation agenda. As Lakes Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and on and data shared with Ev-K2-CNR wildli- result, changes observed in the com- fe research group. Consultative mee- munities perception as they favour the tings hold with communities for sha- CKNP and its interventions in the area.

AC1b Establishment of an ecologically sustainable CKNP headquarter (Ev-K2-CNR) n 2013 the first block of CKNP head tion of Italian Science and Cooperation Iquarter building has been completed at the Shadow Of K2 in the presences and inaugurated by the Chief Minister of many government representati- Gilgit-Baltistan. ves, politicians and a large number of Inauguration of CKNP Headquarter guests from different walks of life. took place during the event celebra-

Inauguration of CKNP head quarter building with Mr. Syed Mehdi Shah, Chief Minister Gilgit - Baltistan, Mr. Agostino Da Polenza, Ev-K2-CNR President and Ms. Stefania Mondini, Executive Coordinator.

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Concordia Rescue Team training. Italian People, Agostino Da Polenza and Franco Mari, meet Ms. Sadia Danish, Minister for Tourism, Sports, Culture, Youth Affairs & Women Gilgit Baltistan and Prof. Najma Najam, KIU Vice Chancellor. to show the CKNP map.

Component: visitor facilities in cknp AD1c Establishment of tree plantations in Hisper campsite (WWF) and bufferzone and visitor management isper campsite plantation has been Gurbon may be due to high altitude. established or improved Hcarried out at two sites namely A meeting also held with VCCs during Gurbon and Riverbed in the previous the visit on effective protection of the Establishment and implementation of sanitation maintenance- and waste years. In the current year 1000 additio- plantations and the community has management schemes for existing campsites along major trekking routes nal plants are planted and follow-up assured replacement of dried plants in AD1a (MGPO) visits conducted to the plantation sites the following season. to assess progress and post-care. It was assessed during the visit that nder this activity efforts have been to campsite management. Refresher Plant survival was assessed and found about 80% of plants planted in spring Umade to improve existing toilet sy- training conducted for the campsite that success rate in riverbed area is 2013 are surviving in the river bed area. stem at campsites, streamlining camp supervisors and staff for upkeeping very good which is relatively low at management and repair and main- of the campsite and waste manage- tenance work at the campsites in the ment. Garbage Bags supplied and at Establishment and improvement of Park Entrance Points including camping, CKNP controlled tourist area. In the the end of the tourist season garbage CKNP field office and visitor registration facilities (MGPO) reviewed period transparent central collected, segregated and disposed. AD1d fee collection mechanism implemen- The tourist expressed their satisfaction n the current reporting period under pleted and handed over to the CKNP ted for all three campsites(Jhula, Payu on this initiative and considered it an Ithis activity the construction of Asko- Directorate for use with all its fittings and Urdukas) with mutual agreement effective step to up keep the natural le entry point building has been com- and fixtures and other allied facilities. and consent of the stakeholder and beautify of the area, captured through communities. Stakeholder meetings closure season performances reviewed Establish visitor information and registration for CKNP (Ev-K2-CNR & CNKP) conducted to streamline issues related assessment. AD1e nder this activity visitors registra- tion works at Hushey Entry point has Ution process remained continue in reached up to roof level and the entry Development of arable land in Askole in relation to and infrastructural the current reporting year. All three en- process for the summer season carried AD1b improvements of existing campsites (MGPO) try points(Askole, Hushey and Hisper) out and collected data analyzed. have been put on running, construc- n 2013, plans and estimations com- facilities at other campsites are also Ipleted for all campsites. plans for im- finalized for Jhula and Payu, Korofong Improvement of Park signage (CKNP) provement of campsite at Askole entry and Bardumal and work on water sup- AD1f list of suitable sites was developed 48 sign boards have been manufactu- point is finalized and physical work has ply improvement initiated. by park staff for fixing of sign/ in- red and fixed at appropriate places. A been initiated. Plans to enhance the A formation boards at different locations. total of 28 damaged signage in diffe- The designs have been developed and rent locations were also repaired. AD1g Carry out trail upkeep and maintenance services (CKNP) nder this activity 9 tracks, having struction and repair of 3 foot bridges at Ua cumulative 51 kilometer length, Siacho nullah, Dumsum and Humrog were repaired and maintained. Con- viewpoints and also completed. 36 37 ANNUALANNUAL REPORT REPORT 2013 2013

A Pakistani man realizing a wicker basket in a traditional way Maurizio Gallo, Project Manager Ev-K2-CNR SEED Activities, meets with local people about CKNP management.

Component: cknp waste management Component: quality of tourism services improved improved

Establishment of two ecological platforms at Concordia on the Baltoro Carry out training courses for trekking leaders and guides (Ev-K2-CNR & ACP) AD2a Glacier for the sustainable management human waste (Ev-K2-CNR) AD3b new initiative has been launched with the 1122 Pakistan Emergency Ser- In 2013, 4 new ecological platforms managed during the tourist season. Ain 2012 by Ev-K2-CNR in the fra- vice. Starting from 2012, the training Ihave been built and now a total 15 3750 kgs of human waste collected mework of this activity: the “Concor- courses under this activity are carried ecological platforms are available. All and transported from the glaciers by dia Rescue Team”. The rescue service is out specifically for rescue team staff. the platforms have been installed and seasonal staff based in Concordia. made up entirely by qualified Pakistani A 10 days refresher training course for staff: mountain rescue technicians and the Concordia Rescue Team held in Carry out solid waste cleanup campaigns on major trekking routes paramedics, all experienced, acclimati- April 2013 for 8 climbers and trekking AD2b (Ev-K2-CNR & ACP) zed and specifically trained.T he emer- guides and 10 rescuers of rescue 1122. gency service has two tasks: helping In Autumn 2013, a training course for 8 leanup campaign carried out and glaciers by restricting climbers and in case of accidents on the mountains staff members of 1122 Emergency Ser- C3.200 kgs of garbage and waste trekkers. Three different colors printed and maintaining safe the trekking ro- vice Skardu and 12 staff of Gilgit has collected, transported in the down waste collection bags handed over to utes on the gla¬cier and providing been arranged in collaboration with area and disposed. Burnable waste clean up team and tourist to collect medical assistan¬ce to tourists, clim- the Italian Corpo Nazionale Soccorso burned in the incinerator at Askole sel- waste and take it down. In 2013 a po- bers and porters. For the first aid and Alpino (Mountain Rescue Organiza- lable waste sold out. Carcasses of de- sitive initiative was taken by tour ope- treatment at high altitude, the team tion). ath animals removed from the glaciers rators to collect the waste from Base operates in the Park in partnership and properly disposed in safe places. A camps and deposited to the cleaning mechanism is initiated in collaboration team in Concordia, which reflects sen- with the local government to avoid the sitization of the local concerns as result waste spreading on mountains and of SEED’s effort. Component: traditional wood craftsmanship and cultural heritage and of cknp and bufferzone preserved and promoted AD4c Renovate traditional architecture and village-layouts in Askole (Ev-K2-CNR) nder this activity the Askole Mo- nated and organized by international Usque Renovation works started architects. Wooden works conserved in early spring. Local workers coordi- and restoration works completed.

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Pakistani children. Central Karakorum National Park landscape

AD4d Establishment of a cultural/historical museum in Askole (Ev-K2-CNR) nder this activity Askole Museum is visited the museum and expressed indications contained in the Mana- for activities to be carried out within Ubeing run and maintained perma- their admiration and applauded the gement Plan have been shared and the Park. nently. In the current year as recorded effort of setting up a museum in Asko- discussed with both the competent The process of consultation has at the end of the season,389 tourists le on the way to mighty K2 and Baltoro. institutional bodies, following up been also carried out at levels of on the requirements recommended local Government and stakehol- by the Government of Gilgit Bal- ders, as described in the following tistan in the provisional approval, diagram and table. During the AD4f Support (traditional) wood working craftsmanship (KIU) and local communities living in the meetings with relevant local go- vicinity of the Park. vernment’s representatives, dif- Ten people from CKNP region Skar- ducts were already displayed during With regard to local communities, ferent priority issues have been du have received successful trainings different local events, and visitors took this significant consultation phase discussed, particularly: Entry Fee through BCDF. The number of total interest in the products, which reflects took place between March 14 and proposal; - cknP Directorate trained people has become 40. Trai- a positive image of SEED’s effort on the July 2, 2013. responsibility for Campsites mana- ning will carry on during next year to skill development of local craftsmen. gement; Institutional and Financial reach the target of 84 people. The trai- Furthermore, two display centers are The process involved the entire future of the CKNP Directorate (PC nees have produce wooden products being constructed at Gilgit and Skardu CKNP area while allowing to obtain IV; PC1-Phase 2). which will be displayed in the display respectively. important data on the use of tra- This process led to the drafting of centers in Gilgit and Skardu. The pro- ditional natural resources, on the Management Plan for CKNP – Inte- villages having use rights within gration, Maps, Operational Plans) the CKNP boundaries. Consequen- which complements the version 1.1 tly, following public meetings with of the Management Plan of CKNP communities and institutions held with the information agreed with CKNP MANAGEMENT PLAN BufferZ one internal zonation; Mana- during the implementation phase the institutional bodies and local In October 2012, the draft of the first gement indications within the diffe- of the Management Plan planning communities, thereby leading to version of the Management Plan for rent identified areas.T his version was process, different advices, com- a version of the Management Plan the CKNP and related research pro- provisionally approved by the Gilgit ments, feedbacks emerged and al- which makes the CKNP operating. tocols (Version 1.0), was presented Baltistan Chief Secretary on Novem- lowed the updating of some Park The CKNP Management Plan and to the stakeholders and then imple- ber 6, 2013, subject to incorporation management rules with regards to its Integration and Operational Do- mented, arriving in March 2013 to the of comments put forth by the rele- the following topics: zones, admis- cument has been approved in April Integrated Park Management Plan for vant Departments. sion (including the admission for re- 2014 by the local Government of CKNP - Version 1.1, which allowed the search purposes), fees, rules (move- Gilgit Baltistan. real structuring of the CKNP through Taking into consideration the appli- ment and stay), specific indications the definition of: Park’s boundaries; A cation of a “Participatory Approach”, Core Zone and a BufferZ one inside CKNP boundaries and internal zona- the Park boundaries; Core Zone and tion and the related management

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2013 RESULTS he project, co-funded PROJECT AREA From limitative Tby Fondazione Cariplo, aims Central Karakorum National Park n order to promote the efficient ma- techniques. component to at providing concrete and enduring (Pakistan) Inagement of freshwater biodiversity Food processing factory has already resource for support for primary needs of local and eventually inverse its decline, the been established and running in Skar- populations living in Basha Valley PROJECT OBJECTIVES project activities aimed at improving du in collaboration with SEED Project. • To improve water resources a socio-economic (Central Karakorum National Park) water quality in the area through two After equipment installation at factory in the Gilgit-Baltistan Region in Pakistan steps: an assessment (and tracking) production process has been started sustainable by transforming water resources • To improve socio-economic conditions of the situation and problem areas and procurement of 48.5 kg Cherry, development from a limitative factor into a primary in the area through sustainable agricultural through the establishment of a water 4376 kg apricot, 587 kg Mulberry, 889 and essential resource for a sustainable development, generated by the valorisation quality monitoring scheme and bu- kg kernal , 925kg completed. socio-economic development, which, of water resource. ilding of capacity to implement it in Under the framework of the initiatives

IN PAKISTAN in these areas, is principally related conjunction with water quality rese- related to the global awareness two to agriculture. arch; based on this assessment and on spread interrelated means dedicated the analysis of the data: identification to the relations among water cycle, and establishment of effective means pollution and climate change have to address water quality-related pro- been produced. Particularly: blems in the CKNP region. - a guide book for teachers and stu- In April through field works expedi- dents. It consists of six chapters prece- tion in Basha Valley, water samples for ded by an introduction describing the chemical and microbiological analysis Water For Life Project; have been collected. - a videogame for students mainly ai- Samples have been collected from med at assisting learning through inte- water tanks, water taps, streams and ractive activities. springs. The video game is composed by six le- 6 sites have been sampled (Dogoro vels, which take up the guide chapters, Gone, Dogoro Lul, Dogoro Hango, each one with some quiz and some Basha River, Hemisil Tank and Hemisil proof aimed at helping the Yeti Alfred Tap). One Researcher of Karakorum In- K. Everest to accumulate snow or close ternational University, Mr. Azhar Hus- ozone hole, etc. sain, visited Italy in October for a trai- Both the above mentioned global ning course, at Padua University. awareness products are divulgated on During the time in Italy the researcher the ANSA web site. has been trained on soils analysis me- The project successfully concluded on thods with particular regard to physi- November 30, 2013 by concluding all Project coordinator: cal parameters and GHG measures the planned project activities. Franco Mari (Ev-K2-CNR) Web Site: http://evk2cnr.org/cms/it/ ricerca/programmi_integrati/fondazio- ne_cariplo 44 45 ANNUALANNUAL REPORT REPORT 2013 2013 IN PAKISTAN IN PAKISTAN

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Sameer Akbar, Senior Environmental Specialist expert in climate change of the Word Bank Headquater in Washington DC, visits the Suskat station, Kathmandu.

extData is a four year project, availability of water resources and on PROJECT AREA continental regions Ncoordinated by the Italian National the effects of atmospheric aerosols on Italy with a special focus in the WP 1.7 Mountain ecosystems Research Council - Department of Earth high-altitude environments, as well as worldwide mountain regions too and biodiversity System Sciences and Technologies for new assessments of the impact of Sub-project 2: Long-term system of the Environment and funded by the climate change on ecosystems, health PROJECT OBJECTIVES digital data on climate and envi- ronment, and pilot studies on data Ministry of Education, University and and societies in mountain regions. • To favour new and ongoing experi- use Research (MIUR) in the framework of the The system of archives and the scientific mental measurements, observational campaigns and numerical simula- WP 2.1 Archive of high-altitude 2011-2013 National Research results produced by the NextData observation networks Programme (Programma Nazionale della project will provide a unique data tions on the present climate in high altitude regions, with special focus on WP 2.2 Archive of marine Ricerca PNR 2011-2013). The NextData base for research, for environmental Italian mountains and the Himalaya- observation networks and Project is a national system for the retrie- management and for the estimate of Karakoram regions; climate reconstructions val, storage, access and climate change impacts, allowing for • To develop new climatic reconstruc- WP 2.3 Archive of data from diffusion of environmental and climate the development of knowledge-based tions for Italy and for Mediterranean non-polar ice cores data from mountain and marine areas environmental and climate adaptation region; WP 2.4 Archive and its central goal is to create a system policies. • To produce climatic projections of paleoclimatic data from of archives and thematic portals which for the next decades in the Alps and sediment cores will make environmental and climate Apennines, for the whole Italian terri- WP 2.5 Archive of numerical simulations and projections data and scientific results openly tory and for the other mountain areas WP 2.6 Pilot studies on data available. And pilot studies will be carried of interest. use, dissemination and project out for obtaining new estimates on the coordination PROJECT STRUCTURE WP 2.7 General Portal for data Sub-project 1: Integrated observation access system for environment and climate monitoring In this context, Ev-K2-CNR, on WP 1.1 High-altitude climate observa- behalf of URT Ev-K2-CNR, a third tion system Parties Unit of Research of the WP 1.2 GAW-WMO climate Italian National Research Council, observatories is responsible of two of the main WP 1.3 Marine observation project activities concernig the systems and climate climate ground based monitoring NextData reconstructions and the implementation of ground un sistema nazionale per WP 1.4 Environment and climate based data portal through Geonet- la raccolta, conservazione, accessibilità e diffusione data from ice cores work Platform. dei dati ambientali e climatici in aree Project Coordinator: WP 1.5 Paleoclimate data In particular Ev-K2-CNR plays an montane e Antonello Provenzale (ISAC-CNR) marine from marine sediments active role in the following WPs 1.1, Website: www.nextdataproject.it WP 1.6 Paleoclimatic data from 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4. www.nextdataproject.eu

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Colle del Lys ice core field camp

2013 RESULTS

n 2013 Ev-K2-CNR has carried out all Data pilot project through the Uni- Ithe activities planned in executive versity of Pavia which performed the program and foreseen results, delive- monitoring of climate change effects rables and milestones were achieved. on plant biodiversity in the Stelvio Na- Biodiversity Ev-K2-CNR in collaboration with ISAC- tional Park. CNR prosecuted the maintenance Focuses of the research were the ef- in the Himalaya and the strengthening of the meteo- fect of temperature and water availa- Conservation of wild plant rological network in HKKH, Rwenzori bility variations on plant reproductive and Italian Alps and of the WMO-GAW performance, seed germination, seed observatory at the Pyramid. Data pro- longevity and viability, seedling recru- cessing, quality control and validation itment and survival. has been also carried out and valida- ted data have been submitted to the The implementation of project archi- general portal. ves for ground data were pursued and the system was strengthened to im- In the framework of glaciological ac- prove the facility for data and metada- tivities lead by University of Milan- ta accessibility for monitoring station Bicocca, Ev-K2-CNR -performed a field data, and it was started the designing geophysics survey in summer 2013 in of two archives dedicated to Ice cores

Pakistan Gasherbrum area to identify and marine sediment cores from the a proper site for the drilling of an ice Mediterranean area. Geonetwork plat- core in the Karakorum area. form is also used for the archive of data Ev-K2-CNR also contributed to Next- from glacier features and snow cover. Himalaya in the Biodiversity

Hierarchical levels of metadata associated with glacial and marine cores.

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Nepalese researcher, Dhital Deepa, at Himalayan Seed Bank, Nepal, at work, for seed identification.

his is a biannual project promoted by topics by local scientific institutions PROJECT AREA Relatives CWR) and landraces. Tthe Ev-K2-CNR Committee and co- (NAST, TU) and local communities. Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu • To increase and improve the conserva- funded by the Municipality of Milan in The project focused the attention Valley, Kathmandu (Nepal) tion of the seeds used in farming actions the framework of the call “Milano per la on the conservation of those species by local people through the promotion difesa, incremento e valorizzazione della that will also ensure greater food of community seed bank. biodiversità. security and human health for future PROJECT OBJECTIVES • To promote capacity building actions Contributi a favore della solidarietà e local generations, while protecting • To conserve the plant biodiversity in Ne- for local researchers, technician and pe- della cooperazione internazionale - anno biodiversity, and with the prospect pal, through ex situ conservation actions, ople, increasing their knowledge about with particular focus on wild medicinal, the sustainable management of natural 2010.” of achieving an eco-sustainable alpine, subalpine plants and spontaneous resources. In synergy with SHARE project, development. relatives of cultivated species (Crop Wild this initiative aimed to start and make This aspect is also in line with one independent over the long period, of the main themes of EXPO2015. plant biodiversity conservation in Nepal, through ex situ conservation actions of

Himalayan wild plants in the first Seed Bank dedicated to them (hosted in NAST laboratory, at Laliptur, Kathmandu), and to improve the knowledge of these Himalaya

Project Coordinator: Graziano Rossi (University of Pavia) Web Site: http://www.evk2cnr.org/cms/

onservation of wild plant en/research/integrated_programs/ conservation C in the Biodiversity Traditional vegetables cultivated in Chaurikharka Village 52 53 Biodiversity Biodiversityin the Himalaya ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Conservation of wild plant ANNUAL REPORT 2013 in the Himalaya Conservation of wild plant

Setting of the experiment at Pyramid Laboratory Observatory to study the regeneration from seeds of Himalayan alpine plant in relation to climate change

2013 RESULTS

• Seed banking conservation activities storage, according to the ENSCONET (cleaning, characterization, dehydra- conservation standard protocol con- publications tion and freezing) continued at Hi- cerning the germination tests and the malayan Seed Bank, according to the subsequent monitoring of germinated and visibilitY international standards requested by seeds with partial and final scoring, cut Millenium Seed Bank (UK). In particu- test and seed counter in order to quan- lar, 200 samples of seeds of endemic tify the size of each sample both in situ species and medicinal plants, with re- and from remote (e-learning) and by lative herbarium and leave samples, study trips at the University of Pavia. were collected during the project and •Training courses were organised du- ex situ conservation actions were pro- ring the field missions were knowled- moted. ge on local flora, on seed collecting • The training activities were organized techniques and the necessary informa- for HSB researchers, in order to transfer tion for using the equipments on the the techniques of seed cleaning and field G( PS, altimeter, Himalayan flora handbook etc..) where transferred from Italian researchers to Nepalese people involved in the project.

•An experiment, in the field, near the Pyramid Laboratory Observatory was set up in order to study the regene- ration from seeds of Himalayan alpine plant in relation to climate change.

• Promotion and dissemination activi- ties at national and international levels (organization of events, participation at conferences and institutional mee- tings, realization of informative mate- rial, publication of scientific papers…) were guaranteed. ns ti o ns At the end of this project, the activities a regarding the plant biodiversity conser- vation in Nepal will continue in the fra- p ublic visibilità a nd Brochure realised in the framework of “Conservation of wild plant biodiversity in the Himalaya (Nepal).” mework of SHARE project. 54 55 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Workshop on Atmospheric Composition and the Asian Summer Monsoon Ev-K2-CNR events: the year in review (ACAM) Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9th - 12th

Ev-K2-CNR – NAST Bilateral Technical Committee Meeting This workshop was organized by ICIMOD and NCAR aimed to facilitate the de- Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13rd -14th velopment of collaboration across a broad range of scientific research related to the Asian summer monsoon. Dr. Elisa Vuillermoz, Dr. Paolo Cristofanelli and On February 13rd-14th, 2013, BTC members met to approve the joint scientific Dr. Bhupesh Adhikary took part in the meeting, showing the results achieved in activities to be carried out in Nepal in 2013. In total, 24 research projects were the framework of SuSKAT and Pyramid Laboratory – Observatory by EV-K2-CNR. presented (8 proposed by NAST and 16 by Ev-K2-CNR). The meeting was co- chaired by Prof. Surendra Raj Kafle, NAST Vice Chancellor, and Dr. Enrico Brugno- li, Director of Department of Earth System Science and Environmental Techno- Special Lecture on High Altitude Physiology logies – CNR. Kathmandu, Nepal, September 29th

Ev-K2-CNR in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in New Delhi, organized in CCAC Working Group Kathmandu, at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, a Special Lecture on Paris, France, March 7th - 8th High Altitude Physiology made by Prof. Paolo Cerretelli and a short presentation of SHARE’s results achieved in the framework of Environmental Medicine made During the meeting, thanks to the participation of Dr. Elisa Vuillermoz, the Ev- by Prof.ssa Annalisa Cogo. The Italian Ambassador, Daniele Mancini, participa- K2-CNR’s activities for studying Short-Lived Climate Pollutants were illustrated ted at the event with NAST’s and Ev-K2-CNR’s delegations. to all CACC working group participants.

Event: “The Italian science and cooperation at the shadow of K2” Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Council Meeting Islamabad, Pakistan, September 9th-13rd Bergamo, Italy, June 3rd The event aimed at presenting the state of art of current knowledge on Karaku- Ev-K2-CNR ScientificC ouncil members met to discuss about the research and ram mountains ecosystem from a scientific point of view and at illustrating miti- cooperation activities promoted in the framework of Ev-K2-CNR Program and gation actions to contrast the climate change effects. National and international the activities carried out at Pyramid International Laboratory-Observatory. high-level speakers took part in the conference. Ev-K2-CNR arranged events in collaboration with KIU from September 9 till September 13 in Islamabad and Lecco, Italy, October 22th Skardu. The celebration included following areas:

Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Council members met for the first time, Pakistan and Nepa- • Scientific conference on glacier, water and ecosystem in Karakorum area; lese Scientific Boards, in order to discuss about the new research and coopera- • Photo exhibition to celebrate the Filippo De Filippi Scientific expedition; tion strategies to be followed in the Pakistan and Nepal, and better reply to real • Mountain Film Festival dedicated to mountaineering and exploration; needs of local communities. • An exhibition to illustrate through banners and posters the results of the rese- arch. This set of initiatives proved concrete opportunity to share and spread efforts Workshop: The changing mountains of Europe: water resources and ecosy- and achievements of Ev-K2-CNR Committee and SEED Project for sustainable stems at risk development of the Central Karakorum National Park.To ensure role of partners Brussels, Belgio ,October 15th and stakeholders in the process all partners and stakeholders were taken on board to executed the activities. The event has been jointly arranged by Ev-K2- At Parliament of European Union was organized this workshop, where Ev-K2- CNR in collaboration with KIU under the project activity AB2e Establishment of CNR delegates took part, showing the main activities carried out in mountain an International panel of natural resource experts at KIU aimed at supporting W ecosystems, in the framework of climate change. CKNP management (Ev-K2-CNR & KIU). CN R EVENTS : Summer school Course XXI (Course 2013) “Climate Change and the E AR IN R EVIE Mountain Environment” - K 2- Y THE Valsavarenche, Italy, June 18th -28th EV

During the summer school, organized by ISAC-CNR, University of Grenoble, LGGE, IPEV and Ev-K2-CNR, 15 lecturers of international standard and 7 special sessions were organized. Many students worldwide took part at the course.

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International Conference on “Mountains and Climate Change High Summit – Lecco 2013” Scientific Publications Lecco, Italy, October 23th-25th

Ev-K2-CNR, in collaborations with the Polytechnic of Milan, the Territorial Pole and the Chamber of Commerce of Lecco, organized the International Conferen- 60 ce “High Summit - Lecco 2013 , Mountain and Climate Change”, at the Polytech- nic of Milan – Territorial Pole of Lecco, Italy. The High Summit Conference 2013 aimed at presenting the state of the art of 50 current knowledge on the mountain ecosystem from a scientific and socio-eco- nomic point of view. The participation of high-level speakers moderating the various round tables facilitated the discussions among the experts and the conference audience. At 40 the end of the two working days, a document was produced, summarizing the main outcomes of the meeting. During the event, a poster session for students and young researchers was or- 30 ganized too.

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UN Climate Change Conference COP 19 Azzoni R.S., A. Senese, A. Zerboni, M. Maugeri, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti. (submitted). Warsaw, Poland, November 11th-22 th Papers published in A pilot study to evaluate sparse supraglacial debris and dust and their influence on ice journals with editorial albedo of Alpine glaciers: the case study of the Forni Glacier (Italy). International Cryosphere Climate Initiative in collaboration with Clean Air Task policy Force (CATF) and Ev-K2-CNR organized the side event “Cryosphere and Deve- Balestrini, R, S. Polesello & E. Sacchi. (submitted). Chemistry and isotopic composition lopment: Rapid Climate Change in Polar and Mountain Regions - What It Means of precipitations and running waters in the Khumbu Valley (Nepal Himalaya): insights on and What We Can Do About It?” on November 16 and the event “The Day of the N dynamics at high elevation basins. Science of the Total environment.. Cryosphere” on November 17 in the framework of COP 19. Ev-K2-CNR’s delega- ti o ns

tion was represented by Mr. Agostino Da Polenza, Mrs. Stefania Mondini, Dr. Ric- Bocchiola, D. & G. Diolaiuti. 2013. Recent (1980-2009) evidence of climate change in a cardo de Bernardi, Dr. Bhupesh Adhikary, Dr. Antonello Provenzale, Dr. Sandro the upper Karakoram, Pakistan. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 113(3-4), 611-641. Fuzzi, Dr. Mauro Guglielmin and Prof. Claudio Smiraglia. During this occasion the key results of the International Conference “High Sum- Bocchiola, D., E. Nana & A. Soncini. 2013. Impact of climate change scenarios on crop S cientific p ublic yield and water footprint of maize in the Po valley of Italy. Agricultural Water Manage- mi – Lecco 2013” were presented. ment, 116, 50-61, 2013, doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.10.009.

Bucci, S., Cagnazzo, C., Cairo, F., Di Liberto, L., & F. Fierli. Aerosol variability and atmo- Breathing Himalaya – learn to breath (Impariamo a Respirare) spheric transport in the Himalayan region from CALIOP 2007–2010 observations, At- mos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 15271-15299, doi:10.5194/acpd-13-15271-2013, 2013. During 2013, seminars and a travelling exhibition, were organized in a few city Calligaris C., G. Poretti, S. Tariq & M.T. Melis. 2013. First steps towards a landslide inven- of the world, in order to increase knowledge on respiratory diseases and their tory map of the Central Karakoram National Park. European Journal of Remote Sensing prevention, with particular focus on Himalayan regions. This programme is or- 46: 272-287. DOI:10.5721/EuJRS20134615. ganized by Ev-K2-CNR and Interactivecom in collaboration with the University of Ferrara. Carbone C., S. Decesari, M. Paglione, L. Giulianelli, M. Rinaldi, A. Marinoni, P. Cristo- fanelli, P. Bonasoni, S. Fuzzi & M.C. Facchini. 3-year chemical composition of free tro- pospheric PM1 at the Mt. Cimone GAW Global Station – South Europe – 2165m a.s.l.. Atmospheric Environment, under revision.

Cinnirella, S., F. D’Amore, M. Bencardino, F. Sprovieri & N. Pirrone. 2013. The GMOS cyber(e)-infrastructure: advanced services for supporting science and policy. Environtal Science Pollution Research doi:10.1007/s11356-013-2308-3.

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Confortola, G., A. Soncini, & D. Bocchiola. (in press). Climate change will affect water Putero D., P. Cristofanelli, P. Laj, A. Marinoni, P. Villani, A. Broquet, M. Alborghetti, U. resources in the Alps: a case study in Italy, Journal of Alpine Research, RGA/JAR, Janua- Bonafè, F. Calzolari, R. Duchi, T.C. Landi, G.P. Verza, E. Vuillermoz & P. Bonasoni. New ry 2014. Selected among the final six papers for the Young Alpine Research Award of atmospheric composition observations in the Karakorum region: influence of local RGA/JAR, edition 2013 emissions and large-scale circulation during a summer field campaign. Submitted to Atmospheric Environment. Cristofanelli P., P. Di Carlo, A. D’ Altorio, C. Dari Salisburgo, P. Tuccella, F. Biancofiore, P. Stocchi, G. P. Verza, T. C. Landi, A. Marinoni, F. Calzolari, R. Duchi & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Putero D., T.C. Landi, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, P. Laj, R. Duchi, F. Calzolari, G.P. Verza & P. Analysis of Summer Ozone Observations at a High Mountain Site in Central Italy (Cam- Bonasoni. 2013. Influence of open vegetation fires on black carbon and ozone variability po Imperatore, 2388 m a.s.l.), Pure Appl. Geophys, 170, 1985-1999. in the southern Himalayas (NCO-P, 5079 m a.s.l.). Environmental Pollution, 184, 597-604, 2013. D’agata, C., D. Bocchiola, D. Maragno, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti. 2013. Glacier shrin- kage driven by climate change during half century (1954-2007) in the Ortles-Cevedale Salerno, F., G. Viviano, E.C. Manfredi, P. Caroli, S. Thakuri & G. Tartari. 2013. Multiple group (Stelvio national park, Lombardy, Italian Alps), Theor. Appl. Climatology, 10.1007/ Carrying Capacities from a management-oriented perspective to operationalize sustai- s00704-013-0938-5. nable tourism in protected areas. Journal of Environmental Management 128: 116-125.

Gambelli S., A. Senese, C. D’Agata, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti. (under revision): Prelimi- Salerno F., S. Gambelli, G. Viviano, S. Thakuri, N. Guyennon, C. D’Agata, G. Diolaiuti, nary analysis for distribution of the surface energy budget of the Forni Glacier, Valtellina C. Smiraglia, F. Stefani, D. Bocchiola & G. Tartari. (submitted). High alpine ponds shift (Ortles-Cevedale Group, Italy). Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria. upwards as average peratures increase: a case study of the Ortles-Cevedale mountain group (southern Alps, Italy) over the last 50 years. Groppo, C., F., Rolfo, D. Castelli & J.A.D. Connolly. 2013. Metamorphic CO2 production from calc-silicate rocks via garnet-forming reactions in the CFAS–H2O–CO2 system. Senese A., M. Maugeri, E. Vuillermoz, C. Smiraglia & G.Diolaiuti (submitted). Air tempe- Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, 166, 1655–1675. rature thresholds to evaluate snow melting at the surface of Alpine glaciers by degree- day models: the study case of Forni Glacier (Italy). Groppo C., F. Rolfo & P. Mosca. 2013. The cordierite-bearing anatectic rocks of the Hi- gher Himalayan Crystallines (eastern Nepal): low-pressure anatexis, melt-productivity, Senese A., S. Ferrari, M. Maugeri, G. Confortola, D. Bocchiola, C. Smiraglia & G. Diola- melt loss and the preservation of cordierite. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 31: 187- iuti. (submitted). An enhanced T-index model including solar and infrared radiation to 204. evaluate distributed ice melt at the Forni Glacier tongue (Italian Alps).

Locci, F., M. T. Melis, F. Dessì, P. Stocchi , M. Akinde, V. Bønes, P. Bonasoni & E. Vuiller- Terzago, S., J. von Hardenberg, E. Palazzi & A. Provenzale. Snow depth changes in the moz. “Implementation of a webGIS service platform for high mountain climate rese- Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya from CMIP5 Global Climate Models, submitted to the arch: the SHARE GeoNetwork project”. Geosciences Data Journal, submitted. Journal of Hydrometeorology.

Lovari, S., I. Minder, F. Ferretti, N. Mucci, E. Randi & B. Pellizzi. 2013. Common and Thakuri, S., F. Salerno, C. Smiraglia, T. Bolch, C.D’Agata, G.Viviano, G. Tartari, 2013. Tra- snow leopards share prey, but not habitats: competition avoidance by large predators? cing glacier changes since the 1960s on the south slope of Mt. Everest (central Southern Journal of Zoology, 291 (2013): 127-135. Himalaya) using optical satellite imagery. The Cryosphere Discuss. 7: 5389-5432.

Lovari, S., M. Ventimiglia & I. Minder. 2013. Food habits of two leopard species, com- Yasunari T. J., Q. Tan, K.-M. Lau, P.Bonasoni, A. Marinoni, P. Laj, M. Ménégoz, T. Take- petition, climate change and upper treeline: a way to the decrease of an endangered mura & M. Chin. 2013. Estimated range of black carbon dry deposition and the related species? Ethology, Ecology and Evolution, 25: 305-318. snow albedo reduction over Himalayan glaciers during dry pre-monsoon. Atmospheric Environment, 78, 259-267, 2013 Marinoni A., P. Cristofanelli, P. Laj, R. Duchi, D. Putero, F. Calzolari, T.C. Landi, E. Vuil- lermoz, M. Maione, P. Bonasoni. 2013. High black carbon and ozone concentrations during pollution transport in the Himalayas: Five years of continuous observations at NCO-P global GAW station. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 25, 8, 1618-1625, 2013. Books Vuillermoz E., P. Cristofanelli, D. Putero, G. Verza, M. Alborgetti, M.T. Melis, G.,Rasul, L. Listo & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Air-quality measurements at Multan – Pakistan. In: Sustaina- Minora U., D. Bocchiola, C. D’Agata, D. Maragno, C. Mayer, A. Lambrecht, B. Mosconi, ble Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in Multan City. Series: Research E. Vuillermoz, A. Senese, C. Compostella, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti (on line on TCD for Development. Del Bo, Adalberto; Bignami, Daniele Fabrizio (Eds.), 289 pp, SBN 978-3- and submitted to TC) - 2001-2010 glacier changes in the Central Karakoram National 319-02116-4 2014. Park: a contribution to evaluate the magnitude and rate of the “Karakoram anomaly”. The Cryosphere discussion, 2013. Bonasoni, P., E. Vuillermoz, R. Toffolon, V. Carminati, G.P. Verza, R. de Bernardi, B. Adhi- kary, P. Cristofanelli, C. Smiraglia, G. Diolaiuti, A. Provenzale, E. Palazzi, V. Maggi, A. Mosca P., C. Groppo & F. Rolfo. 2013. Main geological features of the Rolwaling-Khum- Lami, F. Salerno, S. Lovari, G. Rossi, A. Cogo, P. Laj & M.T. Melis. 2013. SHARE 2012: Re- bu Himal between the Khimti Khola and Dudh Khosi valleys (eastern-central Nepal Hi- port, Highlights, Focus. Ev-K2-CNR Committee, Bergamo, Italy. 82 pp. malaya). Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 29, 112-115.

Palazzi, E., J. Von Hardenberg & A. Provenzale. 2013. Precipitation in the Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya: Observations and future scenarios. Journal of Geophisical Rese- arch, 118(1): 85-100.

Pelfini M., G. Leonelli, L. Trombino, A. Zerboni, I. Bollati, A. Merlini, C. Smiraglia, G. Diolaiuti. (submitted). The Subboreal transition in the Forni Glacier forefield: new data from the southern side of the European Alps.

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Proceedings Bourcier, L., G. Zaccaria, A. Marinoni, P. Cristofanelli, R. Duchi, D. Putero, T.C. Landi, F. Sprovieri F., N. Pirrone, I. Ammoscato, P. Artaxo, E.G. Brunke, W. Cairns, S. De Pieri, M. Calzolari & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Climatology of dust events at Mt. Cimone (2165 m a.s.l.), Diéguez, A. Dommergue, R. Ebinghaus, G. Esposito, X. Feng, P.E. Garcia, B.M. Gaw- Italy. Proceeding of the European Aerosol Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-6 Sep- lik, L.E. Gratz, M. Horvat, Z. Hui, T. Khodzher, J. Kotnik, O. Magand, N. Marusczak, N. tember 2013. Mashyanov, F. Morais, L.M. Neves, R. Ramachandran, K. Read, F. Sena, I. Wängberg, A. Weigelt & D. Wip. 2013. The Global Mercury Observation System: Preliminary results Bourcier, L., A. Marinoni, P. Cristofanelli, R. Duchi, D. Putero, T.C. Landi, F. Calzolari, from the ground-based monitoring network. Proceedings of the 11th International M. Busetto, U. Bonafè & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Optical properties of atmospheric Saharan Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 28th – August dust particles at the Mount Cimone GAW Global Station, Italy (2165 m a.s.l.). Proceedings 2nd 2013. of Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and associated dustfall, Frascati, Italy, 3-4 December 2013. Vuillermoz E., A. Senese, G. Diolaiuti, C. Smiraglia, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, G.P. Verza & P. Bonasoni (submitted). The case study of the Changri Nup glacier (Nepal, Hi- Cinnirella S., F. D’Amore, M. Bencardino, V. De Santis, F. Sprovieri & N. Pirrone. 2013. malaya) to understand atmospheric dynamics and ongoing cryosphere variations . IAEG Metadata management in the Global Mercury Observation System Cyber(e)-Infrastruc- Proceeding, Beijing, China, 24th - 25th September, 2013. ture. Proceedings of the INSPIRE 2013 Conference: The Green Renaissance, Florence, Italy, 25-28 June 2013.

D’Amore, F., M. Bencardino, S. Cinnirella, F. Sprovieri & N. Pirrone. 2013. Data Quality Management in GMOS: a QA/QC framework based on a Service Approach. Proceedings Abstracts, Posters Adhikary, B., P. Bonasoni, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, R. Duchi, F. Calzolari,T. C. Lan- of the ESA Conference: Big Data from Space, Frascati (Rome), Italy, 5-7 June 2013. di, D. Putero, S. Fuzzi, E. Vuillermoz, G.P. Verza & H. Kafle. 2013. Air pollution in Nepal: and Communications Short Lived Climate Pollutants/Forcers observations in the Kathmandu Valley and in the D’Amore, F., M. Bencardino, S. Cinnirella, F. Sprovieri & N. Pirrone. 2013. Data Quality presented at National Himalayas. BC Consultation Workshop, WorldBank Country Office, Kathmandu Nepal, Management in GMOS: An Enterprise Approach to QA/QC. Proceedings of the 11th In- December 5, 2013. ternational Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, July 28th – August 2nd 2013. and International Congresses Adhikary, B., P. Bonasoni, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, R. Duchi, F. Calzolari, T. C. Landi, Duchi, R., A. Marinoni, P. Cristofanelli, D. Putero, F. Calzolari, T. C. Landi, L. Bourcier & P. D. Putero, S. Fuzzi, E. Vuillermoz, G.P. Verza & S. Kulkarni. Atmospheric Aerosols: Obser- Bonasoni. 2013. Five years of synoptic-scale dust transport events in the southern Hima- vations at a high altitude station and a chemical transport modeling analysis from the layas. Proceedings of Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and associated dustfall, Frascati, Nepal Himalayas. Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists (SOHAM), Babarmahal Italy, 3-4 December 2013. Kathmandu, Nepal, February 19, 2013.

Gratz, L.E., G. Esposito, , S. Dalla Torre, F. Cofone, N. Pirrone & F. Sprovieri. 2013. First Adhikary, B, P. Bonasoni, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, R. Duchi, F. Calzolari, T. C. Lan- Measurements of Ambient Total Gaseous Mercury (TGM) at the EvK2CNR Pyramid di, D. Putero, S. Fuzzi, S.Decesari, E. Vuillermoz, P. Stocchi, G.P. Verza, Sarika Kulkarni, Observatory in Nepal. In proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Heavy Aerosols over Nepal Himalayas: A regional chemical transport modeling analysis. Wor- Metals in the Environment, Rome, 23-27 September 2012. E3S Web of Conferences. DOI: kshop on atmospheric composition and the Asian summer monsoon, Kathmandu, Ne- 10.1051/e3sconf/20130127004. pal, 9-12 June 2013.

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87th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Mammalogy, Prague (Czech Republic), Pomidori, L., M. Bartesaghi, E. Duo, B. Basnyat, R.M. Bruno, L. Pratali, R. Sharma, M. September 8-12, 2013. Neupane, K. Tapa, G. Miserocchi & A. Cogo. 2013. Impaired lung function due to bio- mass smoke exposure in non smokers high altitude dwellers. 18TH International Hypo- Marinoni A., P. Cristofanelli, D. Putero, R. Duchi, M. Alborghetti, U. Bonafè, F. Calzolari, xia Symposia 2013, Lake Louise Alberta, Canada, February 26 – March 2, 2013. G.P. Verza & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Summer variability of Saharan dust transport events in mountain areas north and south of Po basin. EGU General Assembly 2013, Wien, Austria, Poretti, G. & J. Fabbri. 2013. The Himalayan GNSS Network for the Detection of the Tec- 7 – 12 April 2013. tonic Movements of the Karakorum Mountains. Conference in Muzaffarabad at AJKU, 12 July 2013. Melis, M.T., F. Dessì, F. Locci, P. Bonasoni & E. Vuiellrmoz. 2013. SHARE Geonetwork: a web-service platform for environmental data sharing. First International Conference on Poretti, G. & C. Calligaris. 2013. Realisation of a Geomatics Laboratory at the Azad Jam- Remote Sensing and Geoinfromation of Environment RSCy2013, Paphos, Cyprus, 8-10 mu and Kashmir University (AJKU) for the Management of the Hydro-Geologic and Sei- April 2013. smic Risk. III Congresso Cucs Immaginare culture della cooperazione: le università in rete per le nuove sfide dello sviluppoT orino, Italy 19-21 September 2013. Melis M.T. 2013. SHARE GN2: The new system of data sharing. High Summit Internatio- nal Conference on Mountain and Climate Change, Lecco, Italy 22-25 Ottobre 2013. Poretti, G., C. Calligaris, S.Tariq, H. Khan, G. De Min & F. Zubair. 2013. Monitoring the Tectonic Movements of the Nanga Parbat – Haramosh Massif. III Congresso Cucs Imma- Minora U., D. Bocchiola, C. D’Agata,C. Mayer, A. Lambrecht, D. Maragno, B. Mosconi, E. ginare culture della cooperazione: le università in rete per le nuove sfide dello sviluppo Vuillermoz, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti . 2013. 2001-2012 Glacier changes in the Central Torino, Italy, 19-21 September 2013. Karakoram National Park: A contribution to evaluate magnitude and rate of the “Karako- ram anomaly”.17th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Grenoble, France, February 14-15, 2013. Pratali, L., R.M. Bruno, E. Duo, K. Thapa, M. Bartesaghi, R. Sharma, L. Pomidori, B. Ba- snyat & A. Cogo. 2013. Exposure to indoor air pollution induces endothelial dysfunction Minora, U., C. Mayer, D. Bocchiola, C. D’Agata, D. Maragno, A. Lambrecht, B. Mosconi, in Nepalese high-altitude dwellers. 18TH International Hypoxia Symposia 2013, Lake E. Vuillermoz, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti. 2013. The recent changes of the supra-glacial Louise Alberta, Canada, February 26 – March 2, 2013. debris covered in the Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP, Pakistan). European Gene- ral Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria, April 07-12, 2013. Provenzale, A., S. Imperio & R. Viterbi. 2013. Mountain ecosystems. High Summit 2013. International Conference on Mountain and Climate Change, Lecco, Italy, October 23-25, Minora, U., D. Bocchiola, C. D’Agata, D. Maragno, C. Mayer, A. Lambrecht, B. Mosconi, 2013. E. Vuillermoz, A. Senese, C. Compostella, C. Smiraglia & G. Diolaiuti. 2013. 2001-2010 glacier changes in the Central Karakoram National Park: a contribution to evaluate the Putero, D., T.C. Landi, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, P. Laj, R. Duchi, B. Adhikary, F. Cal- magnitude and rate of the “Karakoram anomaly”. European General Assembly 2013, zolari, U. Bonafè, P. Stocchi, E. Vuillermoz & P. Bonasoni. Influence of biomass burning Vienna, Austria, April 07-12, 2013. emissions on black carbon and ozone variability in the Southern Himalayas (NCO-P, 5079 m a.s.l.). EGU 2013, Vienna, Austria, April 7-12, 2013. Mondoni A., S. Orsenigo, G. Bernareggi, R.J. Probert, C. Bonomi, T. Abeli, G. Rossi. “Effects of climate warming on seed germination and seedling establishment in alpine Putero, D., E. Vuillermoz, B. Adhikary, A. Marinoni, P. Cristofanelli, R. Duchi, F. Calzolari, plants”. The 4th International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Envi- S. Fuzzi, T.C. Landi, G. P. Verza, M. Alborghetti & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Aerosol and ozone ronment, 22-26 June 2013, Shenyang (China). observations at Pakanajol, Kathmandu, and NCO-P, Himalaya, during the SusKAT-ABC field campaign. SusKat-ABC Data Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal August 27-29, 2013. Orsenigo S., A. Mondoni, T. Abeli, P. Bonasoni, G. Rossi. “Effects of heat waves on seed germination in 55 high montane plants from the Northern Apennines (Italy)”, The 4th Rogora M., Lami A., Marchetto A., Tartari G.A. 2013. Increasing solute contents in high International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Environment, 22-26 altitude lakes as an effect of climate warming. Mountain Under Watch, Forte di Bard (AO) June 2013, Shenyang, China. 21-22Febbraio 2013.

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Paramithiotti V., B. Bookhagen, A. Soncini, G. Confortola, E. Vuillermoz, G. Diolaiuti & Rossi G., Mondoni A., Orsenigo S. “Climate and mountain vegetation”, Climate change D. Bocchiola. 2013. Assessing hydrologic components of a glaciated catchment in the in alpine environment Summer school, 21 June 2013, Valsavaranche, Italy. central Himalaya, EGU 2013, Vienna, Austria, 07-12 April 2013. Salerno F., Thakuri S., Viviano G., Guyennon N., D’Agata C., Smiraglia C., Tartari G., Paramithiotti, V., B. Bookhagen, A. Soncini, G. Confortola, E. Vuillermoz, G. Diolaiuti & 2013. Oral: Climate change impact on cryosphere in central southern Himalaya (Nepal). D. Bocchiola. 2013. Assessing hydrologic components of a glaciated catchment in the Mountain Under Watch, Forte di Bard (AO) 21/22-2-2013. central Himalaya. High Summit 2013. International Conference on Mountain and Clima- te Change, Lecco, Italy, October 23-25, 2013.

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Ev-K2-CNR organization Salerno F., Balestrini R., Guzzella L., Freppaz M., Viviano G., Thakuri S., Tartari G., 2013. Poster: Hydro-climatological and biogeochemical research project on high mountain Updated May 2014 regions: SHARE – Water Resources. Mountain Under Watch, Forte di Bard (AO) 21/22-2- 2013. Members: Sandro Lovari Smiraglia, C., G. Diolaiuti, C. D’Agata, D. Maragno, C. Baroni, G. Mortara , L. Perotti, Giorgio Poretti A. Bondesan, C. Salvatore, M. Vagliasindi & E. Vuillermoz. 2013. The new Inventory of Agostino Da Polenza -President Ennio Marsella Italian Glaciers: Present knowledge, applied methods and preliminary results. European Antonio Ciaschi - Vice President General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria, April 07-12, 2013. Comitato Ev-K2-CNR Board of Director: Smiraglia, C. 2013. Where are the cryospheric sciences going? Where should they go? Riccardo de Bernardi High Summit 2013. International Conference on Mountain and Climate Change, Lecco, Paolo Bonasoni Agostino Da Polenza – President Italy, October 23-25, 2013. Anna Milvia Boselli Riccardo De Bernardi Paolo Cerretelli Francesco Fumagalli Soncini, A., D. Bocchiola, G. Confortola, E. Nana, A. Bianchi, R. Rosso, G. Diolaiuti, C. Giuseppe Covelli Antonio Ciaschi Smiraglia, von H. Jost, E. Palazzi, A. Provenzale & E. Vuillermoz. 2013. Future hydrolo- Riazul Hassan Gian Pietro Verza gical regimes under climate change scenarios in the Upper Indus Basin: the case study of Giulio Marchesi the Shigar river. High Summit 2013. International Conference on Mountain and Climate Elisa Maria Vuillermoz Auditors: Change, Lecco, Italy, October 23-25, 2013. Daniele Bocchiola Claudio Smiraglia Marcello Mora Thakuri S., Salerno F., Viviano G., Guyennon N., D’Agata C., Smiraglia C., Tartari G., 2013. Poster: Climate and glacier changes in Mt. Everest region in Central Southern Hi- Gianni Tartari Paolo Moro malaya (Nepal). European Geosciences Union (EGU), Vienna, 07 – 12 April 2013. Annaluisa Cogo Enrico Fornito Hildelgard Diemberger Thakuri S., Salerno F., Viviano G., Guyennon N., D’Agata C., Smiraglia C., Tartari G., 2013. Oral: Glaciers Response to Climatic Trend and Climate Variability in Mt Everest Re- gion (Nepal). American Geophisical Union (AGU), Cancun, 14-17 May 2013. Terzago et al., “Current snow depth and expected changes in the Hindu-Kush Karako- ram Himalaya mountains from CMIP5 Global Climate Models at the “28th Himalayan Karakorum Tibet Workshop & 6th International Symposium on Tibetan Plateau 2013

(HKT-ISTP-2013)”, Tübingen, Germany, 22-24 August 2013. ti o n

Vuillermoz, E., B. Adhikary, D. Putero, A. Marinoni, P. Cristofanelli, R. Duchi, F. Calzolari, CN R 2-

S. Fuzzi,T. Landi, G. Verza, M. Alborghetti, A. K. Panday, M. Rupakheti, M. Lawrence g a niz

and P. Bonasoni, First black carbon and ozone observations at Pakanajol, Kathmandu, v- K during the SusKAT - ABC field campaign, Workshop on atmospheric composition and E or the Asian summer monsoon, Kathmandu, Nepal, 9-12 June 2013.

Vuillermoz, E., A. Senese, G. Diolaiuti, C. Smiraglia, P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni, D. Bocchiola, GP Verza & P. Bonasoni. 2013. Studying Himalayan Glacier to understand atmospheric dynamics and ongoing cryosphere variations. Data and finding from the Changri Nup Glacier (Nepal, Himalaya). European General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Au- stria, April 07-12, 2013.

Zaupa, S., A. Boggero, M. Rogora, S. Musazzi & A. Lami. 2013. Climate change impacts: hypothesis on the role of mountain lakes biology. Climate change impacts: hypothesis on the role of mountain lakes biology. High Summit 2013. International Conference on Mountain and Climate Change, Lecco, Italy, October 23-25, 2013.

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NEPAL Equipe) Ev-K2-CNR Representative Office Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa (Mountain Riccardo de Bernardi Ev-K2-CNR Equipe) Hari Kumar Shrestha (Mountain Equipe) Lakpa Tenzi Sherpa (Mountain Equipe) Scientific Council Ev-K2-CNR Staff Krishna Das Shrestha (Mountain Equipe) Sarki Dorjee Tamang Sunil Das Shrestha(Mountain Equipe) (Mountain Equipe) Chair: President’s Secretariat Tshering Dorjee Sherpa Press and Communications (Mountain Equipe) Riccardo de Bernardi Stefania Mondini (Ev-K2-CNR) Sonam Tharkey (Mountain Equipe) Valerio Carne (Mountain Equipe) Members: Suvash Sharma (Mountain Equipe) Dawa Tshering Sherpa (Mountain Equipe) Logistics Management Thomas Hofer Pyramid International Laboratory-Observatory General staff: Aziz Ali Najam Alberto Cortinovis (Mountain Equipe) Roland Psenner Elena Vismara (Mountain Equipe) Claudio Tomasi Technical Staff: Kesar Bahadur (8000 Inn) Raj Bahadur Rai (8000 Inn) Bruno D’Argenio Administration and Accountancy Laxman Adhikari (Mountain Equipe) Vesh Magar (8000 Inn) Kaji Bista (Mountain Equipe) Manoj Kathet (8000 Inn) Ev-K2-CNR Regional Scientific Angela Milesi (Mountain Equipe) Pema Sherpa (Mountain Equipe) Sunil Khadga (8000 Inn) Boards Monica Da Polenza (Mountain Equipe) Tenzing Chhottar Sherpa (Mountain Roberto Ferraris (Ev-K2-CNR) For Pakistan: Press and Communications Aziz Ali Najam Ashiq Ahmad Khan Francesca Steffanoni Muhammad Akram Kahlown (Mountain Equipe) PAKISTAN Shezada Maqboon Hussain Qamar-Uz-Zaman Chaudhry Pietro Coerezza (Mountnet) Ev-K2-CNR Representative Office (Ev-K2-CNR) Sara Sottocornola (Ev-K2-CNR) Riaz Ul Hassan (Ev-K2-CNR) Muhammad Raza (Ev-K2-CNR) For Nepal: Valentina D’Angella (Mountnet) Nadeem Nazar (Ev-K2-CNR) Asif Ali Khan (Ev-K2-CNR) Raffaele Parma C( onsultant) Aurang Zaib (Ev-K2-CNR) Bhupesh Adhikary Sergio Nessi (Mountain Equipe) Ashiq Ahmad Khan (Ev-K2-CNR) Ev-K2-CNR Field Unit Dinesh Bhuju Arif Hussain (Ev-K2-CNR) Muhammad Raza (Ev-K2-CNR) Yasir Abbas (Ev-K2-CNR) Jabir Ansari (Ev-K2-CNR) Ev-K2-CNR Institutional Ev-K2-CNR Scientific Research Rubina Payara (Ev-K2-CNR) Ramzan & Mahdi (Ev-K2-CNR) Relationship Responsible Development Cooperation Muhammad Ismail (Ev-K2-CNR) Mehdi & Sattar (Ev-K2-CNR)

Antonio Ciaschi Elisa Vuillermoz (Ev-K2-CNR) Anna Milvia Boselli Chiara Belotti (Mountain Equipe) Roberta Toffolon (Mountain Equipe) CNR External Research Unit “URT Valentina Carminati (Ev-K2-CNR) Ev-K2-CNR” Daniela Milanesi (Mountain Equipe) Luca Listo (Mountain Equipe) Responsible External Research Unit: Efrem Ferrari (Ev-K2-CNR) SEED Project Hafeez ur Rehman Gian Pietro Verza (Consultant) Amman Ullah Khan Andrea Lami Management Unit (PMU) Marcello Alborghetti (Ev-K2-CNR) Hira Khaled Maurizio Gallo (Consultant) Azhar Ayoub Members: Raffaele del Cima Franco Mari (Consultant) Daniela Giardina Sahib Alam Michele Locatelli (Consultant) Javed Ullah Enrico Brugnoli Yasser Sajjad Ali Mohammad Franco Prodi Iqbal Karim

Agostino Da Polenza Ahmer Mujtaba

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Balance Sheet 2013

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

ASSETS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES EXPENSES

Intangible fixed assets 8.950 Operating Charges for Projects 2.476.117

Participations 6.450 Staff and Collaborations Operating Charges 381.722

Sundry credits 3.528.182 Amortisations 350 Various management burdens 46.010 Accrued income and deferred expenses 79.063 Financial Operating Charges 725 Cash balance 1.050

Fiscal burdens 15.015 heet 2013 Investment Fund 60.000 Ba l a nce S Provisions for risks and charges 463.492 Total Assets 3.683.695 TOTAL EXPENSES 3.383.431

Tied surplus for projects 198.755 LIABILITIES OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES TOTAL BALANCE 3.582.186 Devaluation fund / intangible fixed assets 2.645

Banks current accounts 43.768 INCOME Capital and reserves 71.948 Contribution from Italian Organizations Debts to suppliers 1.894.622 CNR NextData project 3.309.585 Sundry debts 725.343 Contributions from International Organizations Funds for risks and charges 479.038 EURAMET (European Metrology Research Programme) 41.923 Accrued expenses and deferred income 267.576 Contribution from Private Donors 220.000 Total Liabilities 3.484.940 Financial income 5.603 Tied Surplus for project 198.755 Varius income 5.075 Subtotal 3.683.695 TOTAL INCOME 3.582.186

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Our websites

www.evk2cnr.org www.highsummit.org The official web site of EV-K2-CNR The web site has been realized in oc- describes all information concerning casion of the International Conference the association, its staff and its scienti- High Summit, held in October 2013, fic research programmes and coope- in Lecco, Italy. During the conference ration initiatives. days, and for different weeks before and eb w eb sites This web site offers also news in- after the international event, this web volving Ev-K2-CNR and regarding site has been regularly updated with o u r mountain, climate change, envi- information concerning the scientific ronment and sustainable deve- conference and all correlated events. lopment. Moreover, videos with mountain and climate changes topics and inter- views with the conference speakers are available too.

www.montagna.tv www.projectseed.net The Italian web-TV dedicated to the The official web site of SEED project world of mountains. It provides news, shows through pictures and papers information and videos covering the outcomes that periodically are everything from mountaineering achieved in the framework of SEED. expeditions to mountain-related The web side shows also news and politics. events related to the project.

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Partners and collaborations

CNR - Institute for Atmospheric National Institute of Geophysics and Karakoram International University Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Sciences and Climate - Italy Volcanology –Italy Pakistan Rescue 1122 CNR - Water Research Institute - Italy CNRS - Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Aga Khan Rural Support Programme CNR - Institute for Atmospheric and Géophysique de l’Enviroment – France Pakistan Climate Sciences – Italy ti o ns CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study - Italy CNRS - Laboratoire de Météorologie Alpine Club of Pakistan – Pakistan CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Physique - Clermont-Ferrand - France Italy a ndtne r s IN THE CENTRAL KARAKORUM NATIONAL PARK REGION, Government of Pakistan - Pakistan

CNR - Institute of Atmospheric o ll a b ora PAKISTAN ar Pollutant - Italy Bavarian Academy of Sciences and University of Padua – Department of P c Meteorological Department Earth Land, Environment, Agricolture Humanity – Germany Pakistan Department of Earth Sciences and Forestry -Italy “Ardito Desio” Universidad Mayor de San Andres - Bolivia Directorate of Central Karakorum University of Milan - Italy National Park, Forest, Wildlife and Milan Polytechnic – Department of Nepal Academy of Science Environment Department – Environmental, Hydraulic, Centro studi biomedici & Technology – Nepal Government of Gilgit Baltistan Infrastructures and Surveying applicati allo sport Engineering -Italy University of Ferrara - Italy Department of Hydrology Mountain Glacier Protection Organisation – Pakistan University of Siena - Department of and Meteorology – Nepal Environmental Sciences – Italy Department of Earth WWF – Pakistan and Environmental Sciences Sagarmatha Pollution Control University of Trieste - Department University of Pavia - Italy Committee - Nepal Baltistan Culture and Development of Mathematics and Informatics and Foundation , Skardu – Pakistan Department of Geosciences – Italy Department of Chemical Sciences Eco Himal Society for Cooperation Alps University of Urbino - Italy Himalaya – Nepal Aga Khan Cultural Service University of Torino, Department of Programme – Pakistan Veterinary Sciences – Italy Department of Life Sciences International Centre for Integrated University of Siena - Italy Mountain Development – Nepal Karakoram International University Center of Excellence for the integration Nepal International Clinic – Nepal Pakistan of remote sensing Techniques and numerical Modelling for the Pakistan Meteorological Department – Prediction of Severe weather Pakistan University of L’Aquila - Italy IN PAKISTAN Water and Power Development Department of Structural Authority - Pakistan and Functional Biology CNR - DTA, Department of Earth University of Milan Bicocca - University of Insubria - Italy Global Change Impact Studies Centre - System Science and Environmental Department of Land end Pakistan Technologies - Italy Environmental Sciences – Italy Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, TeleGIS Department of Meteorology – Ministry CNR - Institute for Atmospheric University of Turin, Italy Laboratory, University of Cagliari - Italy of Water and Environment – Uganda Sciences and Climate – Italy Italian National Agency for New Department of Mathematics and College of Architecture & Engineering, CNR – Institute for coastal marine Technologies, Energy and Geosciences, University of Trieste - Italy Institute of Nuclear Science NextData un sistema nazionale per environment – Italy Sustainable Economic Development & Technology, University of Nairobi - la raccolta, conservazione, accessibilità e diffusione - Italy Department of Industrial Engineering, Kenya dei dati ambientali e climatici in aree CNR - Institute for atmospheric University of Perugia - Italy montane e marine pollution - Italy CINECA – Italy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – USA National Institute of Oceanography and CNR – Research Institute Arpa Valle d’Aosta – Italy Experimental Geophysics - Italy NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory – USA for Geo-hydrological Protection International Centre for Theoretical Department of Civil and Environmental Scripps Institution of Oceanography – USA CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study Physics – Italy Engineering, Milan Polytechnic – Italy – Italy World Meteorological Organization CIMA Foundation, Italy Department of Earth Science, CNR – Institute for the Dynamics of University of Turin - Italy United Nations Environment Environmental Processes - Italy Italian Glaciological Committee, Italy Programme Arpa Valle D’Aosta – Italy CNR – Institute of Methodologies for Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy Institute for Advanced Sustainability Environmental Analysis - Italy The Abdus Salam International Centre Studies - Germany URT Ev-K2-CNR - Italy for Theoretical Physics - Italy

Italian National Agency for New Department of Earth Central Department of Botany, Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences Tribhuvan University - Nepal Economic Development- Italy University of Pavia - Italy Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate in the Himalaya Chaurikharka Village Development Changes – Italy Conservation of wild plant Nepal Academy of Science Committee, Solukhumbu District and Technology - Nepal Nepal 78 79 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 g r eements

New agreements a w

INSTITUTE OBJECT AGREEMENT PERIOD N e

CNR - Institute of Atmospheric Sciences Collaboration in the framework of WPs Operational Multi- year and Climate, Italy 1.1 High-altitude climate observation agreement system and 1.2 GAW-WMO climate observatories (NextData)

University of Cagliari - Department of Chemical Database creation in the framework Operational Multi- year and Geological Sciences, Italy of NextData agreement

Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Radiometric measurements of Agreement One year Energy and Sustainable Economic Deve- monitoring stations in Nepal (NextData) lopment, Italy University of Pavia - Department of Earth and Pilot Project study: effect of climate Agreement Multi- year Environmental Sciences, Italy change on Alpine Plants (NextData)

University of Milan – GESDIMONT, Italy General collaboration in common General Multi-year research fields Cooperation Agreement

University of Insubria - Department Permafrost studies in Karakorum Collaborating Multi- year of Structural and Functional Biology, Italy and Himalaya agreement

University of Perugia - Department of Industrial Experimental development General Multi-year Engineering, Italy of sustainable energetic and Cooperation environmental solutions in the Khumbu Agreement Valley (SHARE Capacity Building) and Operative Protocol

ARPA Valle D’Aosta, Italy Data and metadata of ARPA station Agreement Multi- year transmission to Geonetwork portal, permafrost group support

National Institute of Oceanography Geophysical research activities Scientific Multi- year and Experimental Geophysics, Italy in Karakorum and Himalaya collaboration agreement

Global Change Impact Studies Centre, Pakistan Climate change research activities Memorandum of Multi-year in Pakistan Understanding

Pakistan Water and Power Development Research activities in the framework Memorandum of Multi-year Authority (WAPDA), Pakistan of SHARE and SEED projects Understanding

Gilgit-Baltistan Emergency Service Rescue 1122, Support activities for rescue team Memorandum of Multi- year Pakistan (SEED Project) Understanding

Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Department Implementation of projects related Memorandum of Multi-year of Tourism, Youth Affairs, Sports and Culture, to tourism development of the region Understanding Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan Forests, Wildlife and Environment Projects on climate change adaptations Memorandum of Multi-year Department (Government of Gilgit-Baltistan), and mitigation, creation of Biosphere Understanding Pakistan reserves in Pakistan Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Atmospheric and meteorological studies Memorandum of Multi-year (IASS), Germany in Himalaya Understanding

City of San Carlos, Brazil Activities to promote socio-economical Memorandum of Multi-year development in San Carlo City Understanding

University of Nairobi - College of Architecture & Research activities to study atmosphere, Memorandum of Multi- year Engineering, Institute of Nuclear Science meteorological and glaciology in Africa Understanding & Technology, Kenya 80 81 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013

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