The mountain population of the greater Himalayas enjoys improved well-being in a sustainable global environment.

To enable and facilitate the equitable and sustainable well-being of the people of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas by supporting sustainable mountain development through active regional cooperation.

ICIMOD is the originator of the exhibition Himalaya – Changing Landscapes. 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.

ICIMOD’s activities are supported by its core programme donors – the Governments of Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and its regional member countries – along with programme co-financing donors. The primary objective of the Centre is to promote the development of an economically and environmentally sound mountain ecosystem and to improve the living standards of mountain populations.

ICIMOD believes in a future where the region’s mountain people can experience enhanced livelihoods and increased social and environmental security; where they can adapt to environmental and climate change; and where future generations can enjoy the benefits and opportunities afforded the region by nature. ICIMOD foresees a future in which the role of the HKH as the ‘third pole’, a significant ecological buffer zone, is globally recognised while its role as a unique ecological region of exchange and enrichment for the HKH peoples and visitors from the rest of the world is recognised and enhanced.

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