The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is an independent regional knowledge, learning and enabling centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – and the global mountain community. Founded in 1983, ICIMOD is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, and brings together a partnership of regional member countries, partner institutions, and donors with a commitment for development action to secure a better future for the people and environment of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas.
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ICIMOD Strategic Framework
The Board of Governors of ICIMOD approved the new
five-year Strategic Framework and Medium Term Action Plan for 2008-2012 at a
meeting held in Dhulikhel near Kathmandu,
Nepal, from 26 to 28 November 2007. The new strategy foresees three strategic
programmes – Integrated Water and Hazard Management, Environmental Change and
Ecosystem Services, and Sustainable Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction –
supported by a strong knowledge management group and specialists in gender,
equity, governance, and economics, and working together on programmes designed
to help people adapt to climate change and improve their livelihoods while
protecting the environment. download the strategic framework: pdf version (260kb)
ICIMOD and the Himalayan Region - Responding to Emerging Challenges: Commemorating 25 years In 2008, ICIMOD celebrated its 25th anniversary, providing an opportunity both to look back and reflect, and to look forward and redefine the Centre’s role, responsibilities, and orientation. Selected scholars, development practitioners, and scientists from the region and beyond were invited to provide... more
Satellite Rainfall Estimation in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region Recently, it has become possible to make more accurate estimates of rainfall using observations from satellites to enhance ground-based data. This publication presents the findings of a project in which representatives of the hydrometeorological services of six Himalayan countries carried out quantitative... more
The Next Five Years: Changes and Challenges in the Himalayan Region This issue of Sustainable Mountain Development is dedicated to the new Strategic Framework and how ICIMOD is preparing itself to meet the changes and challenges by working together with regional and global partners. It contains an Overview on Changes and Challenges in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas, a discussion... more
Greater Voice for All Mountian Peoples In this issue of Sustainable Mountain Development we focus on how ICIMOD and its partners try to contribute to a more equitable society in which the voices of all mountain people are heard.... more
Annual Report 2007 The Annual Report 2007 provides a brief overview of the year 2007, accomplishments of the last five years, and outlines the guiding principles and the roadmap for the next five years... more
