The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows mean temperature of wettest quarter for the period of 1950-2000.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows maximum temperature of warmest month for the period of 1950-2000.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows annual precipitation, for the period of 1950-2000.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows seasonality precipitation, for the period of 1950-2000.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows annual temperature range for the period of 1950-2000.

Digital polygon dataset of Major spoken Languages of Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region. This dataset is basic vector layer derived from ESRI Map & Data in 2001 and language data acquired from CEGG/ICIMOD.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows mean temperature of coldest quarter for the period of 1950-2000.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows mean temperature of driest quarter for the period of 1950-2000.

Digital polygon dataset of Geographic regions of Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region. This dataset is basic vector layer derived from ESRI Map & Data in 2001.

The HKH Region Climate data were derived from WorldClim(http://www.worldclim.org/), This map layer shows precipitation of driest month for the period of 1950-2000.