The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Globalization and climate change have an increasing influence on the stability of fragile mountain ecosystems and the livelihoods of mountain people. ICIMOD aims to assist mountain people to understand these changes, adapt to them, and make the most of new opportunities, while addressing upstream-downstream issues.
Fact sheet on the brick sector in Bangladesh that includes: a sector overview, policy overview, technology overview, good practies, and issues and opportunities.
Fact sheet on the brick sector in Nepal that includes: a sector overview, policy overview, technology overview, good practies, and issues and opportunities.
Fact sheet on the brick sector in Pakistan that includes: a sector overview, policy overview, technology overview, good practies, and issues and opportunities.
Fact sheet on the burnt clay brick sector in India that includes: a sector overview, policy overview, technology overview, good practies, and issues and opportunities.
Operation manual on zigzag firing practice in Urdu
Coal-burning brick kilns are a major source of pollution in Nepal. After a devastating earthquake in 2015, ICIMOD, with support from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, rebuilt some of the kilns...
Brick, a commonly applied conventional construction material, is produced in about 1,000 kilns in Nepal, attracting approximately $37 million investment in the sector. Brick kilns, mostly adopting...
A national consultation workshop on ‘Brick Sector in Nepal - National Strategic Policy Actions’ was jointly organized by ICIMOD, FNBI, and MinErgy on 26th May 2017 at Hotel Radisson,...
The website - openburningcryosphere.org - provides detailed information on the Climate and Clean Air Coalition's (CCAC...
ICIMOD with the National Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (NEECA) and Environmental Protection Agency Pakistan (PAK-EPA) conducted a stakeholder consultation workshop in Islamabad,...
This document presents results from the Climate & Clean Air Coalition’s Urban Health Initiative reported between July 2016 and June 2017. These results were recorded using the...
A construction drawing and guideline for the structural designs of Natural and Induced Draught Zig-Zag kilns proposed therein. The aim of this document is to provide step by step guidance in...
Produced as part of the CCAC Bricks Initiative, this factsheet/poster provides an overview of how to:
Federation of Nepal Brick Industries (FNBI) in association with MinErgy Pvt. Ltd. Nepal, with support from Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain...
The training programmes are part of the ‘Training and Technology Delivery’ component of the brick initiative of CCAC which envisages establishment of several training and technology delivery nodes...
Federation of Nepal Brick Industries (FNBI) in association with MinErgy Pvt. Ltd. Nepal, with support from Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain...
Federation of Nepal Brick Industries (FNBI) in association with MinErgy Pvt. Ltd. Nepal, with support from Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain...
The manual was prepared with input from local brick experts and entrepreneurs, national engineers, scientists, and architects, with external reviews from international experts, and is the first of...
In several of the developing countries, fired-clay bricks are the prevalent building materials and are still produced through traditional technologies and practices. Some of these practices have...
In several of the developing countries, fired-clay bricks are the prevalent building materials and are still produced through traditional technologies and practices. Some of these practices have...
In several of the developing countries, fired-clay bricks are the prevalent building materials and are still produced through traditional technologies and practices. Some of these practices have...
In several of the developing countries, fired-clay bricks are the prevalent building materials and are still produced through traditional technologies and practices. Some of these practices have...
Flyer for the conference.
In most of the developing countries, bricks are mainly produced using traditional technologies and it has severe impacts on climate, agriculture and land use, and health. Efforts are being made in...
The first workshop of Global & Asia Policy and Advocacy Network (PAN) was held on 18 – 20 February 2015 at Kathmandu, Nepal. The main objectives of the workshop were to:
The first edition of the training manual on natural draught zigzag kiln was prepared under the project supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation.
