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Regional intergovernmental knowledge centre working across 8 Hindu Kush Himalayan #HKH countries
Tweets on #HKH #MountainsMatter
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The annual global ranking of the world’s top scientists prepared by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier was released recently, featuring ICIMOD scientists, Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Senior Advisor, and Philippus (Flip) Wester, formerly Principal Investigator and Project Leader, HI-WISE.
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The annual global ranking of the world’s top scientists prepared by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier was released recently, featuring ICIMOD scientists, Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Senior Advisor, and Philippus (Flip) Wester, formerly Principal Investigator and Project Leader, HI-WISE.
Join ICIMOD as our Head of Communications
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Join ICIMOD as our Head of Communications
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
Changing climate, socioeconomics, and demographics are increasing competing demands on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)’s vast rangelands, traditionally focused on livestock production, from tourism, conservation, and mining.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Changing climate, socioeconomics, and demographics are increasing competing demands on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)’s vast rangelands, traditionally focused on livestock production, from tourism, conservation, and mining.
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ICIMOD is hiring an Energy Specialist to lead the renewable energy work of Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (HI-CAS) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
ICIMOD is hiring an Energy Specialist to lead the renewable energy work of Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (HI-CAS) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📢Readvertisement.
ICIMOD is hiring an Energy Specialist to lead the renewable energy work of Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (HI-CAS) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
ICIMOD is hiring an Energy Specialist to lead the renewable energy work of Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (HI-CAS) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is warming at twice the global average, while the Arctic is warming nearly four times faster – causing myriad disasters and impacts for the people and environment of these regions.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is warming at twice the global average, while the Arctic is warming nearly four times faster – causing myriad disasters and impacts for the people and environment of these regions.
Open call for research concept notes on environmental and resource economics in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
Learn more and submit your concept note here: www.icimod.org/sandee/sande...
Deadline: 31 December 2025.
#SANDEE #2026researchgrants
Learn more and submit your concept note here: www.icimod.org/sandee/sande...
Deadline: 31 December 2025.
#SANDEE #2026researchgrants
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Open call for research concept notes on environmental and resource economics in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
Learn more and submit your concept note here: www.icimod.org/sandee/sande...
Deadline: 31 December 2025.
#SANDEE #2026researchgrants
Learn more and submit your concept note here: www.icimod.org/sandee/sande...
Deadline: 31 December 2025.
#SANDEE #2026researchgrants
Rangelands in the spotlight.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (hashtag#IYRP2026).
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (hashtag#IYRP2026).
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Rangelands in the spotlight.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (hashtag#IYRP2026).
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (hashtag#IYRP2026).
ICIMOD is seeking a Safeguarding Specialist to champion safe, inclusive, and equitable practices across the HKH region. Lead initiatives, strengthen policies, and empower communities while ensuring safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do.
To apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
To apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICIMOD is seeking a Safeguarding Specialist to champion safe, inclusive, and equitable practices across the HKH region. Lead initiatives, strengthen policies, and empower communities while ensuring safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do.
To apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
To apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
Join ICIMOD as our Head of Communications
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
This role is a blend of strategy, leadership, and hands-on execution.
Learn more and apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
This role is a blend of strategy, leadership, and hands-on execution.
Learn more and apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Join ICIMOD as our Head of Communications
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
This role is a blend of strategy, leadership, and hands-on execution.
Learn more and apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
ICIMOD is looking for a senior leader to advance our communications strategy and global impact.
This role is a blend of strategy, leadership, and hands-on execution.
Learn more and apply: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
As leaders gather in Brazil for the global climate change conference, closer to home, it’s rising air pollution that is once again dominating news media.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
As leaders gather in Brazil for the global climate change conference, closer to home, it’s rising air pollution that is once again dominating news media.
What can we learn from high-altitude cryosphere adaptation and disaster risk reduction initiatives?
On 14 November, at COP30, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan and ICIMOD will hold a session on lessons learned from Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya.
On 14 November, at COP30, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan and ICIMOD will hold a session on lessons learned from Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya.
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
What can we learn from high-altitude cryosphere adaptation and disaster risk reduction initiatives?
On 14 November, at COP30, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan and ICIMOD will hold a session on lessons learned from Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya.
On 14 November, at COP30, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan and ICIMOD will hold a session on lessons learned from Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya.
ICIMOD is in Brazil for COP30—the world’s largest gathering of climate actors from government, academia, and civil society organisations from the 198 countries that are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ICIMOD is in Brazil for COP30—the world’s largest gathering of climate actors from government, academia, and civil society organisations from the 198 countries that are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
With climate-induced disasters increasing in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), regional coordination and knowledge-sharing are vital. Following Pakistan’s 2022 floods, the country overhauled its disaster response systems.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
With climate-induced disasters increasing in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), regional coordination and knowledge-sharing are vital. Following Pakistan’s 2022 floods, the country overhauled its disaster response systems.
While there is growing awareness of deadly or dangerous conflict between humans and megafauna in the Hindu Kush Himalayan midhills, less is known and being done to mitigate the often very severe economic impact of conflict with smaller animals – monkeys, porcupines, rodents or wild boars.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
While there is growing awareness of deadly or dangerous conflict between humans and megafauna in the Hindu Kush Himalayan midhills, less is known and being done to mitigate the often very severe economic impact of conflict with smaller animals – monkeys, porcupines, rodents or wild boars.
Rangelands in the spotlight.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rangelands in the spotlight.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (#IYRP2026). This presents an incredible opportunity for us to capture and showcase the incredible diversity, beauty, and the challenges characterising the HKH rangelands.
📢 Vacancy announcements:
ICIMOD is actively hiring for three roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
💼Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development
ICIMOD is actively hiring for three roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
💼Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📢 Vacancy announcements:
ICIMOD is actively hiring for three roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
💼Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development
ICIMOD is actively hiring for three roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
💼Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development
Are marmots key engineers of permafrost landscapes, or do they destabilise slopes, accelerate thaw, and alter local hydrology?
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Are marmots key engineers of permafrost landscapes, or do they destabilise slopes, accelerate thaw, and alter local hydrology?
Are you an interior designer or architect with experience creating soundproof media spaces?
ICIMOD is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the design and construction of multimedia recording studios, including a podcast studio and AV room at our headquarters in Khumaltar, Lalitpur.
ICIMOD is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the design and construction of multimedia recording studios, including a podcast studio and AV room at our headquarters in Khumaltar, Lalitpur.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Are you an interior designer or architect with experience creating soundproof media spaces?
ICIMOD is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the design and construction of multimedia recording studios, including a podcast studio and AV room at our headquarters in Khumaltar, Lalitpur.
ICIMOD is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the design and construction of multimedia recording studios, including a podcast studio and AV room at our headquarters in Khumaltar, Lalitpur.
Climate change is compounding existing challenges faced by pastoralist women, despite their roles as lynchpins of high-altitude communities, cultures, and nature stewardship.
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Climate change is compounding existing challenges faced by pastoralist women, despite their roles as lynchpins of high-altitude communities, cultures, and nature stewardship.
Women are disproportionately vulnerable to disasters, yet their needs are often overlooked in planning, warning systems, shelters, and post-disaster reconstruction.
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Women are disproportionately vulnerable to disasters, yet their needs are often overlooked in planning, warning systems, shelters, and post-disaster reconstruction.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is the UNFCC’s negotiation-based framework and collection of projects for low- and middle-income countries.
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is the UNFCC’s negotiation-based framework and collection of projects for low- and middle-income countries.
📢 Vacancy announcement:
ICIMOD is hiring a Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development to support us with high-quality project design and proposal development to support our internal efforts.
Apply here: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
#ICIMODJobs #WeAreHiring #ClimateAction
ICIMOD is hiring a Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development to support us with high-quality project design and proposal development to support our internal efforts.
Apply here: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
#ICIMODJobs #WeAreHiring #ClimateAction
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
📢 Vacancy announcement:
ICIMOD is hiring a Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development to support us with high-quality project design and proposal development to support our internal efforts.
Apply here: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
#ICIMODJobs #WeAreHiring #ClimateAction
ICIMOD is hiring a Consultant for Project Design and Proposal Development to support us with high-quality project design and proposal development to support our internal efforts.
Apply here: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
#ICIMODJobs #WeAreHiring #ClimateAction
In the Hindu Kush Himalaya, communities are facing increasing extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, extreme temperatures, and strong winds. These escalating risks affect lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In the Hindu Kush Himalaya, communities are facing increasing extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, extreme temperatures, and strong winds. These escalating risks affect lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
A recent paper on brick kiln workers found that 60% of brick kiln workers were from the most marginalised ethnic groups (Magar and Tharu) and 24% were dalits. Many reported being forced to migrate for work due to lack of livelihood options in home districts.
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A recent paper on brick kiln workers found that 60% of brick kiln workers were from the most marginalised ethnic groups (Magar and Tharu) and 24% were dalits. Many reported being forced to migrate for work due to lack of livelihood options in home districts.
📢 Vacancy announcement:
ICIMOD is actively hiring for two roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
Apply now: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
ICIMOD is actively hiring for two roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
Apply now: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
📢 Vacancy announcement:
ICIMOD is actively hiring for two roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
Apply now: www.icimod.org/get-involved...
ICIMOD is actively hiring for two roles within our Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development Unit.
💼Senior MEL Specialist (Project Position)
💼Senior Project Management Specialist (Project Position)
Apply now: www.icimod.org/get-involved...