International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Formation5 December 1983 (40 years ago) (1983-12-05)
TypeIntergovernmental organisation
HeadquartersLalitpur, Nepal
Membership
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
Director General
Pema Gyamtsho[1]
Websiteicimod.org

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre founded in 1981, serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. The HKH region is a vast area, encompassing mountain ranges stretching from the Hindu Kush range in northern Afghanistan to the Arakan range in Myanmar, with the Himalayan range as its spine, and also includes the Tibetan Plateau.[2] ICIMOD mission is to promote partnerships amongst the regional member countries to secure a better future for the people and environment of the region.

ICIMOD is headquartered at Khumaltar in the city of Lalitpur, located in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal.[3] At Godavari in Lalitpur, ICIMOD has a Knowledge Park which exhibits some applications of ICIMOD's theoretical and field research.[4] In addition, ICIMOD has country offices in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[5] ICIMOD's partner organisations include national and international scientific institutions, government agencies, donor agencies, and the private sector, both within the region and outside.[6][5]

  1. ^ "Pema Gyamtsho". ICIMOD. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ Sharma, Eklabya; Molden, David; Rahman, Atiq; Khatiwada, Yuba Raj; Zhang, Linxiu; Singh, Surendra Pratap; Yao, Tandong; Wester, Philippus (2019), Wester, Philippus; Mishra, Arabinda; Mukherji, Aditi; Shrestha, Arun Bhakta (eds.), "Introduction to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment", The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–16, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92288-1_1, ISBN 978-3-319-92288-1, S2CID 134820965
  3. ^ "Contact Us". ICIMOD. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari". ICIMOD. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Regional cooperation". ICIMOD. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Strategic cooperation". ICIMOD. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.