This site uses cookies, as explained in our terms of use. If you consent, please close this message and continue to use this site.
The Director General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), David Molden, paid a courtesy call to Yu Hong, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, at the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu, the Nepali capital, on 6 March 2018.
0 mins Read
During the visit, Molden introduced ICIMOD as a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), and emphasized that China has been an important regional member country for ICIMOD. He also expressed the organization’s appreciation for the Chinese Embassy’s support of its work.
Ambassador Yu Hong briefed Molden about China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the progress made in China-Nepal relations in recent years. She expressed appreciation for the role ICIMOD is playing to promote sustainable and resilient mountain development in the HKH region.
Molden and Hong discussed and exchanged views on major issues of mutual concern, such as the development of mountain agriculture in Nepal, transboundary river management, conservation and development in transboundary landscapes, poverty alleviation in the mountains, mountain hazards along the Sino-Nepal Highway, and infrastructure development in Nepal. Both sides agreed to develop cooperation for conservation and sustainable development in Nepal and the HKH region.
Yu Hong arrived in Kathmandu as Chinese Ambassador to Nepal in November 2016.
Share
Stay up to date on what’s happening around the HKH with our most recent publications and find out how you can help by subscribing to our mailing list.
Related content
Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir Landscape (HKPL) Birds Species of Wakhan Corridor Birds Species of Wakhan and Big Pamir Vegetation ...
As part of its mission to reduce poverty in the world through development cooperation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ...
Discussions during a consultation meeting among Upper Koshi Basin stakeholders focused around understanding different types of hazards; exploring various measures ...
The air in Kathmandu is extremely polluted, with fine particles (PM2.5) being the major cause of concern. If you ask ...
On Thursday in New Delhi, India’s Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and […]
In a bid to address these very regional issues, provide solutions to policy and decision makers, and further encourage collaborative ...
The project seeks to enable sub-national bodies to make informed decisions for developing an appropriate strategy for implementing ...
Many experts and researches have claimed that women suffer the impacts of climate change more than men do. This is ...