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25/09/2026

AI, Entrepreneurship, and Mountain Bioeconomy

What happens when artificial intelligence meets the unique opportunities and challenges of mountain economies?

From nature-based enterprises and traditional knowledge to new markets, resource efficiency and inclusive innovation, AI could reshape how entrepreneurs build, scale and create value from the bioeconomy.

We’re excited to bring together GIREE Alliance and CurveUp for a conversation exploring:
• How AI can enable mountain entrepreneurs
• Where AI can create practical value across bioeconomy businesses
• How technology can strengthen inclusive and resilient mountain economies
• What the future of entrepreneurship could look like at the intersection of AI, nature and innovation

🗓️Date: Friday, 09th October 2026
⏰ Time: 14:00 PM - 15:30 PM (Nepal Time)
🌐 Format: Virtual (Registration Link: https://webinar-kgs.curveuplab.app/ )

Join us as we explore the opportunities at the intersection of AI, entrepreneurship and the mountain bioeconomy.

Ahead of the Global Clean Air Dialogue in Istanbul, Türkiye, happening on 23-24 September, ICIMOD’s experience in action...
22/09/2026

Ahead of the Global Clean Air Dialogue in Istanbul, Türkiye, happening on 23-24 September, ICIMOD’s experience in actionable air quality management offers a practical perspective.

A country’s clean-air priorities are determined by shared science, policy exchange and financing – something that remains a challenge for countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

ICIMOD has worked with governments across the region to drive action on clean air. The Kathmandu Roadmap in 2022 and the Thimphu Outcome in 2024 have been crucial in giving shape and voice to regional air quality management.

While national priorities guide response, regional cooperation helps countries learn from one another.

As the Istanbul dialogue explores strong examples of cooperation worldwide, the experiences of air quality management in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothill region highlight how science, policy and finance, including national budgets, can work together to turn evidence into action.

Explore how Nepal is doing this:
https://thehimalayantimes.com/ampArticle/1040308

Protecting biodiversity is not only about what happens on the ground. It is also about ensuring that the realities of mo...
17/09/2026

Protecting biodiversity is not only about what happens on the ground. It is also about ensuring that the realities of mountain regions are reflected at the negotiating table.

Three decades have passed since the Convention on Biological Diversity (C*D) came into effect, yet biodiversity loss has not only persisted but intensified. The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region represents one of the most biodiverse and environmentally significant mountain regions in the world. The region consists of major ecoregions and four global biodiversity hotspots. Despite this, the specific vulnerabilities of mountain regions are not always comprehensively addressed or reflected in C*D negotiations and relevant implementation frameworks.

To address these challenges, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in collaboration with Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, UN Environment Programme and C*D Secretariat, has organised the “Regional training workshop for Conventional on Biological Diversity negotiators” from 16-17 September.

Over the two days, the workshop strengthened the strategic and technical capacities of HKH negotiators, with a particular focus on the C*D’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and preparations for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the C*D (COP-17) in October. Through a blend of practical exercises, and negotiation simulations, participants will enhance their skills to raise the profile of mountain biodiversity issues and the needs of the HKH region within the C*D and its related processes.

Read the full press release: https://www.icimod.org/press-release/strengthening-voices-for-mountain-biodiversity-enhancing-negotiation-work-for-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/

*D Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law United Nations Biodiversity UN Environment Programme in Asia Pacific

On 26 August 2026, a north-facing slope on the Langtang Lirung mountain in North-Central Nepal failed. Within minutes, b...
16/09/2026

On 26 August 2026, a north-facing slope on the Langtang Lirung mountain in North-Central Nepal failed. Within minutes, bedrock collapse triggered an ice-rock avalanche that swept down the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli valley and across an international border as a tsunami of floodwater.

How can this be avoided? What is needed in order to reduce the destructive scale of these disasters? Where are the next hotspots?

To address these questions and more, ICIMOD and the Government of Nepal - with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland - convened an international meeting consisting of senior disaster-management and cryosphere experts, aid agency representatives, and government officials from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan and Nepal, from 15–17 September in Kathmandu, Nepal.

They were joined by a cohort of Swiss experts who managed a similar ice-rock avalanche in Blatten, Switzerland in 2025

Read the full story: https://www.icimod.org/icimod-rasuwa-gyirong-flood-experts/

National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal National Planning Commission, Nepal

In solidarity with communities affected by the recent floods in Rasuwa, ICIMOD staff came together and collected NPR 5 m...
15/09/2026

In solidarity with communities affected by the recent floods in Rasuwa, ICIMOD staff came together and collected NPR 5 million among themselves in support of the Government of Nepal's ongoing relief efforts through a contribution to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund.

On behalf of ICIMOD staff, Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, accompanied by Shekhar Ghimire, Director, Administration, Finance and Operations, and Anu Joshi Shrestha, Rural Enterprise & Value Chain Development Specialist and Country Focal Person for Nepal, handed over this ICIMOD staff contribution to the Honourable Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle at the Ministry of Finance on 14 September 2026.

ICIMOD Director General Dr Pema Gyamtsho led a delegation to meet Ambassador Zhang Maoming of the People's Republic of C...
14/09/2026

ICIMOD Director General Dr Pema Gyamtsho led a delegation to meet Ambassador Zhang Maoming of the People's Republic of China to Nepal on 11 September. During the visit, ICIMOD offered heartfelt condolences for the lives lost and the destruction caused by the Rasuwa-Gyirong disaster, and thanked China for its continued support to our work. The meeting also focused on strengthening regional cooperation, in particular in managing transboundary disaster risks. Ambassador Zhang offered valuable insights and reaffirmed China's continued support for ICIMOD's mission in the region.

To learn more: https://np.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/News/202609/t20260911_12020946.htm

Chinese Embassy in Nepal

We are hiring a Climate Finance and Investment Specialist to help drive climate-resilient and green investment across th...
14/09/2026

We are hiring a Climate Finance and Investment Specialist to help drive climate-resilient and green investment across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.

This role will lead ICIMOD's climate finance and investment work, engage with international funders and development partners, develop bankable investment opportunities, and strengthen partnerships that support climate adaptation, biodiversity, and sustainable development.

If you have experience in climate finance, sustainable investment, international development, or environmental economics, we'd love to hear from you.

Kathmandu, Nepal
Application deadline: 27 September 2026 (11:59 PM NST)

Apply now through the ICIMOD Vacancy Portal. https://apply.workable.com/icimod/

Call for papersClimate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshap...
10/09/2026

Call for papers

Climate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshaping risk landscapes and exposing gaps in how societies forecast, communicate, and prepare.

A new Call for Papers for the nature partner journal Natural Hazards special collection ‘Weather and Climate-Induced Multi-Hazard Futures: Forecast, Communication, and Preparedness for Society’ invites interdisciplinary research that advances people-centred, inclusive early warning systems, preparedness, and risk-informed decision-making.

The focus is on the social dimensions of compounding and cascading weather- and climate-related hazards in an interconnected multi-hazard world, exploring actionable science that links interacting extremes and risk management to societal outcomes, particularly for vulnerable regions and communities.

This Collection is a joint effort by npj Natural Hazards Nature Portfolio; the Societal and Economic Research Applications (SERA) Working Group of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP); the WWRP Progressing Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Oriented to Partnerships and Local Engagement (PEOPLE) project; the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Regional Information for Society (RIfS) core project; the UNESCO- and WMO WWRP- endorsed Seamless Prediction and Services for Promoting Environmental and Societal Sustainability (SEPRESS) programme led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

Submission deadline: 30 September 2026.

For more information: https://www.nature.com/collections/facabjihee

Queries may be addressed to Rongkun Liu - Guest Editor of this special collection - at [email protected]

A Letter of Agreement was formally exchanged in Islamabad this week, marking the official launch of SAFER (Sustainable A...
08/09/2026

A Letter of Agreement was formally exchanged in Islamabad this week, marking the official launch of SAFER (Sustainable Actions for Ecosystems Restoration in Pakistan).

The exchange took place on the second day of a two-day inception workshop, jointly organised by Pakistan's Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, ICIMOD, UNICEF, and UN Women. Backed by the Adaptation Fund, SAFER will strengthen climate resilience across the Indus Basin, with a focus on nature-based solutions and the inclusion of women, youth, and children.

Shekhar Ghimire, Director of Administration, Finance and Operations, ICIMOD and Larissa Bruun, Chief Partnership and Resource Mobilisation, UNICEF Pakistan, exchanged the agreement on behalf of their organisations. UNICEF Pakistan

A US$10 million Adaptation Fund project just got its official start in Pakistan.The inception workshop for SAFER ( Susta...
08/09/2026

A US$10 million Adaptation Fund project just got its official start in Pakistan.

The inception workshop for SAFER ( Sustainable Actions for Ecosystems Restoration in Pakistan ) was inaugurated in Islamabad on 7 August 2026 by Mr. Muhammad Ijaz Ghani, Sr. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Pakistan.

Led by Pakistan's Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, with ICIMOD as regional implementing entity and UNICEF and UN Women as executing partners, SAFER will strengthen climate resilience across the Indus Basin, home to 90% of Pakistan's population and three-quarters of its economy, with a focus on nature-based solutions and the participation of women, youth, and children.

Ministry of Climate Change, Govt of Pakistan UN Women Pakistan UNICEF Pakistan

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