ICIMOD researchers build capacity in landslide science through field visit at iRALL School 2025 in Chengdu, focusing on multi-hazard mountain risks.
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ICIMOD researchers build capacity in landslide science through field visit at iRALL School 2025 in Chengdu, focusing on multi-hazard mountain risks.
Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region abound with bioeconomy solutions for climate resilience and sustainable development, but these remain restricted to the local level. ICIMOD leveraged the platform of IV Mountain Futures Conference to stimulate regional consensus for knowledge and technology exchange pathways to break the silos and amplify these solutions across the region.
Less than a year ago, what began as a promising dialogue between the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES) has grown into a strategic partnership built on shared ambition, scientific priorities, and broader cooperation.
Mountain biodiversity and human life are inextricably intertwined. Biodiversity directly supports ecosystem resilience, sustainable development, and human well-being, especially through critical services, including water, food, medicine, and climate regulation. Human activity has a clear and significant impact on mountain biodiversity in manifold ways.
The impact of the powerful earthquake in Xizang, China and the rescue efforts, government responses, and the role of scientific institutions in disaster recovery in this high-altitude Himalayan region
Balancing protection and development Mountains are crucial for ecological protection, serving as vital reservoirs of […]
In the midst of a peak climbing season, a host of cryosphere policymakers, scientists, researchers, students, media personnel, and other stakeholders convened in Chengdu and Sichuan for open conversations and examination of a pressing global issue: climate change and its impact on the Earth’s cryosphere.
A high-level delegation led by the Vice-Governor of Yunnan province of China met with ICIMOD officials to explore opportunities for collaboration with ICIMOD on 5 January.
Between 12 and 20th September, I had the honour of leading a high-level delegation to China. While China has been a founding member of ICIMOD, with the Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences represented on our Board of Governors, this trip marked a significant step forward in our relations, including ICIMOD’s first in-person meeting with officials in Beijing.