About ICIMOD
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, is a regional
knowledge development and learning centre serving the eight regional member countries
of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar,
Nepal, and Pakistan – and based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Globalisation 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. We support regional transboundary programmes through
partnership with regional partner institutions, facilitate the exchange of experience, and
serve as a regional knowledge hub. We strengthen networking among regional and
global centres of excellence. Overall, we are working to develop an economically and
environmentally sound mountain ecosystem to improve the living standards of mountain
populations and to sustain vital ecosystem services for the billions of people living
downstream – now, and for the future.