I’m thrilled to be at the Bhutan Agrifood Trade and Investment Forum 2024, promoting bioprospecting as a nature-based solution. The forum brought together policymakers, entrepreneurs, and investors to explore investment opportunities in Bhutan’s agri-food sector till May 19.

HAPPENING NOW: INTERNATIONAL EXPERT DIALOGUE ON #MountainClimatePeople Keynotes this morning from: Right Honorable Prime Minister of Nepal Dr Baikuntha Aryal, Chief Secretary, the Government of Nepal H. E. Lynopo Younten Phuntsho, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, the

In Kathmandu this afternoon Director General of ICIMOD Pema Gyamtsho and his team met with SBSTA Chair Harry Vreuls on the margins of the International Experts Dialogue on Mountains, People and Climate Change. The dialogue was timed to take place on the eve of the annual meeting

🌟 Home-based workers are the unsung heroes of our economy! 💪🏡 They work tirelessly behind the scenes, yet their contributions often go unnoticed, uncounted, and under-remunerated. It's time to shine a light on their incredible efforts and demand the recognition they deserve!

Happy to have organized the first-ever mango symposium 2024 in Nepal organized by ICIMOD together with MOALD and R&D Innovative Solutions under HIGRID initiative supported by Australian Government arthadabali.com/2024/07/22/631…

📢Vacancy Announcement: Join ICIMOD as a Strategic Group Lead We are inviting applications for the position of Strategic Group Lead in our initiative to reduce climate and environmental risks. This senior leadership role involves managing a diverse team, overseeing strategic

📢DEADLINE EXTENDED: Could a green gold-rush help protect nature, and nature-protectors? Almost half of all pharmaceuticals we use today were first derived from nature -including aspirin, and treatments for malaria and tuberculosis. Bioprospecting, tapping the plant-world for

ICIMOD is hosting a 3-day training for women with disabilities in incense production in partnership with PhoolParsad & Women-Can, we aim to empower these women, transforming used temple flowers into value-added products! #EmpowerWomen #IncenseProduction #HIGRID #Circulareconomy

There’s a need for a complete reinvention of the systems that surround us and to support those leading game-changing disruption! Startup Nation 2030 is an important signal for partners and aspiring entrepreneurs that this sector is a priority for Nepal’s development.

Excited to share our journey towards making Nepal a startup-friendly nation by 2030 through the #HIGRID project, supported by the #AustralianGovernment, starting with #MadeshPradesh to create 10,000 startups and 100,000 green jobs. 🌱🚀 Watch more: facebook.com/10008333923088…

🇸🇪 🇳🇵 We hosted the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Stockholm to strengthen collaboration on climate adaptation for #Nomadic communities, including yak herders in the #HKH and reindeer herders in Sweden. 🧵 1/2

Together, we are addressing climate risk, air pollution, and #mountain livelihoods. 🏔️ 🤝 2/2

NPR1BN pledged for start-ups in Nepal in bid to incubate 10,000 new enterprises and 100,000 jobs Last week, entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators from all over Nepal and the HKH gathered for the third edition of Startup Nation 2030 – an initiative that aims to make Nepal one of

On this International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, ICIMOD publishes the THIMPU OUTCOME. The document reflects a major stepping-up of collective ambition to tackle soaring pollution in one of the most densely populated and toxic airsheds on Earth. Key stakeholders from

The HKH is suffering disproportionate economic losses from climate impacts. The region needs urgent investment to build resilience and help communities. Join us at #ClimateWeekNYC as ICIMOD Deputy Director General Izabella Koziell argues for urgent action to address the Hindu

📄📌 PRESS RELEASE: South Asian countries trial digital tool to streamline and strengthen biodiversity reporting National biodiversity experts and officials from Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Cambodia have gathered in Kathmandu to explore new ways to

Thrilled to have delivered welcome remarks at today's meeting with our esteemed awardees! 🌟 The positive responses from our management heroes about this very important courtesy meeting were heartwarming. Grateful for their time and support! 🙏✨ #Fellowship

#Extreme_Precipitation_record_break_on_28th_September 25 stations of 14 districts have made the new record of precipitation on 28th September (details in image). For more info, please visit dhm.gov.np/climate-servic…

📰 In the News Reuters reports on the crisis in Nepal as the official death toll rises to 151, and on how haphazard development is amplifying climate change risks in Nepal. Journalist Gopal Sharma quotes ICIMOD, and the centre's call for government and city planners to

Last week, Kathmandu received 1/5th of its average annual rainfall in the space of two days. The unprecedented rain fell on soil already saturated following a monsoon that was 25% above normal. Planet-warming emissions from fossil fuels are driving more extreme rainfall around