Partners and Supports

Strategic and Policy Partner

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) – Nodal Agency
• Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)/ CAS
• China -ICIMOD Committee
• China Metrological Administration (CMA)
• Cold & Arid Regions Environmental & Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI)/CAS
• Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
• Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE)
• Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP)
• Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
• Lanzhou University
• National Natural Science Foundation of China
• Third Pole Environment (TPE)
• Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (TAAAS)
• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
• University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Implementation Partner

• Asian International Rivers Center Yunnan University (AIRC)
• Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)/ CAS
• Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR)
• Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE)/CAS
• Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
• Sichuan University
• Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (YASS)
• Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (YIES)
• Yunnan University

Knowledge Partners and Network

• Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)/ CAS
• Cold & Arid Regions Environmental & Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI)/ CAS
• Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR)
• Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE)
• Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP)
• Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
• Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ)
• Lanzhou University
• Sichuan Grassland Sciences Academy (SGSA)
• Sichuan University
• Southwest Jiaotong University
• Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG)
• Yunnan  Agriculture University
• Yunnan  Normal University
• Yunnan Academy of Forestry Sciences (YAFS)
• Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (YIES)
• Yunnan University

Partners in this category support development and formulation of mountain-specific development strategies, policies and legislation. These key partners include focal ministries, national and regional organisations, and global partners, and the partnerships are usually formalized through a MoU.

Partners in this category include operational partners and research partners. They support regional programme implementation either individually in the RMCs or through the consortium of partners, usually formalized through a LoA with financial obligations.

Partners in this category include universities and academic institutions; regional and global network organisations; science partners and thematic networks; institutions engaged in advocacy, outreach, knowledge sharing and exchange and dissemination including media organisations and publication houses.