Back to news
22 Aug 2024 | Press releases

ADA and ICIMOD Forge Strategic Partnership to Support Mountain Development Initiatives

1 min Read

70% Complete

Vienna, Austria – 22 Aug 2024 – The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have formally entered into a strategic partnership with the signing of an agreement yesterday (21 August 2024) in Vienna. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Ambassador Friedrich Stift, Managing Director of ADA, and Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMOD, in the presence of representatives from both organizations.

This collaboration underscores ADA’s commitment to supporting the goals outlined in ICIMOD’s Strategy 2030 and the Medium-Term Action Plan V (MTAP V) for the period 2023-2026. The agreement details the terms and conditions of ADA’s contribution to ICIMOD’s initiatives over the next four years, ensuring that all activities align with the agreed Strategy 2030, the Results Framework 2023-2026, and MTAP V. These documents, which are annexed to the contract, form an integral part of the partnership.

This agreement marks a significant step forward in the joint efforts to enhance sustainable development and resilience in mountain regions, reflecting the shared vision and commitment of both ADA and ICIMOD.

ICIMOD, a leading international research and development centre, works in and for the eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.


For media inquiries, please contact:

Neraz Tuladhar (Raz), Media Officer
Email: media@icimod.org

Stay current

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.

Sign Up
17 Apr 2025 Press releases
US$10 million awarded to enhance climate resilience in Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts

Kathmandu, 16 April 2025 – The Adaptation Fund Board has approved the Green, Resilient, and Adaptive CHT Economy (GRACE) – Local Climate Adaptive ...

20 May 2022 Press releases
Effects of melting glaciers on food production in South Asia

Millions of farmers in South Asia depend on meltwater from the Himalayas. Melting glaciers, rainwater and groundwater allow farmers downstream ...

27 Apr 2018 Press releases
Enhancing science-based regional cooperation through the transboundary upper Indus basin network

A two-day workshop at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu consolidated efforts to strengthen research and ...

5 Jul 2024 Press releases
Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences and ICIMOD partner to advance mountain agriculture

Kathmandu, Nepal – 4 July 2024 China’s Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), based in Kunming, today signed a long-term partnership ...

27 Mar 2016 Press releases
More power for women in water decisions needed

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Dr Tira Foran, CSIRO speaks at the opening of ...

12 Nov 2014 Press releases
Experts come together to find climate change adaptation solutions beyond boundaries in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Experts from the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region and around the world came together to map new ways forward for sharing ...

12 Jan 2021 Press releases
Global Landscapes Forum community urges seven ways to harness the power of landscapes to safeguard biodiversity

Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 January: As the world comes to terms with the effects of global environmental change on zoonotic disease ...

18 Jan 2015 Press releases
Symposium calls for transboundary cooperation in ‘Transforming Mountain Forestry’

‘Managing Himalayan forest ecosystems on a transboundary scale is critical for mitigating the impact of climate change for sustaining ecosystem ...