Duration: 2013 – 2015 Project goal: Sustainable Utilisation of Natural Resources for improved earnings through Value Addition & Increased Agricultural Productivity. Project Funder: The project is supported by R D Tata Trust, India Aims and Objectives: Augmentation of Income sources through Sustainable & Efficient utilisation of Indigenous Resources. Like any other mountain community, agriculture in Ladakh […]
Read More...Duration: April 2013 – December 2015 Project area: Ladakh province Partner: GIZ, MNRE, BMU, LREDA (Leh) and KREDA (Kargil). Context: The extreme living conditions for about 270,000 residents in the province Ladakh are marked by cold and arid alpine climate, and the population is exposed for more than 7 month of the year to sub-zero […]
Read More...Project period: 08/2012 – 04/2015 Project area: Leh Funding agencies: European Commission German Research Foundation Project partners: Ladakh Ecological Development Group, India (LEDeG), Bonn Asia Center (BAZ) at University of Bonn, ZEF Water Pollution and Health Initiative Context: This interdisciplinary study analyses towns facing large-scale transformation due to rapid economic growth (e.g. through tourism) against […]
Read More...This 3-year project, lasting from 2009 to 2012, was implemented by scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Humanity and Research (NIHR), Japan, in close collaboration with Ladakh Institute of Prevention (LIP) and LEDeG. The project examined how humans have adapted to high-altitude environments physiologically, ecologically and culturally. Project researchers documented the health status […]
Read More...On the 2nd of September, 2009, the 30kW capacity Udmaroo MHPU in Nubra block was jointly inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Jenab Omar Abdullah. Also present on the occasion were Mr. S S Kapoor, […]
Read More...Project Location: Palam, Leh Funding Agencies: LEDeG and HFH Project Partner: Habitat for Humanity (HFH), India and SEEDS Total Budget: 75,65,455 Rs. Duration: 2-year (2011-12) Context Ladakh experienced massive flash floods on 5 August 2010 because of sudden cloudbursts and extreme rainfalls. The new settlements in Choglamsar were the worst hit in terms of loss […]
Read More...Heavy rainfall across the Ladakh region and cloudbursts in some areas including Leh town, on August 5th and 6th 2010 resulted in large scale floods and landslides in the town and 52 villages across Leh district. The migrant settlements near Choglamsar and parts of Leh town were the worst hit in terms of loss of human life […]
Read More...Ladakh, particularly Leh and Kargil town, is presently facing a problem of Solid Waste Management and if not addressed immediately, it might result in a major problem for the administration as well as the local residents. Ladakh receives approximately around 30,000 tourists from all over the world. In order to cater to the needs of […]
Read More...Mr. Stefan Reuter, Deputy Director of Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA), Germany visited Ladakh on August 16th to September 5th, 2009. The purpose of the visit was to review the project sites, funded by BORDA, which was implemented by LEDeG from the year 2000 onwards. Mr. Reuter visited Fanjilla, Udmaroo, Purkitshey and Pangbar […]
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