International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

The centre's mission is 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 cooperation among the eight countries in the region that also serve as the centre's partners. In furtherance of this mission, the centre is a regional knowledge development and learning center where policymakers, experts, planners, and practioners can meet and exchange ideas and perspectives for the benefit of the centre's partners and mountain people and communities. The centre performs a number of activities in connection with its role as knowledge development and learning center, including training and applied research and consulting on scientific and technical matters.