{"id":20185,"date":"2025-09-06T08:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20185"},"modified":"2025-09-06T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:18:42","slug":"international-centre-for-integrated-mountain-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-centre-for-integrated-mountain-development\/","title":{"rendered":"International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in its report said that the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region is tapping only 6.1% of its vast renewable energy potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> working on behalf of the people of the <\/span><b>Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was formally established and inaugurated <\/span><b>on 5 December 1983.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To build and <\/span><b>share knowledge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that drives regional policy and action and attracts investment that enables the diverse countries and communities of the HKH to <\/span><b>transition to greener, more inclusive, and climate resilient development.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, <\/span><b>India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kathmandu, Nepal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves the <\/span><b>region through information and knowledge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generation and sharing to find innovative solutions to critical mountain problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>bridges science with policies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and on-the-ground practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides a regional platform where experts, planners, <\/span><b>policymakers, and practitioners can exchange ideas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and perspectives towards the achievement of sustainable mountain development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Hindu Kush Himalaya<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It extends around 3,500 km over <\/span><b>eight countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered <\/span><b>the Third Pole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (after the North and South Poles) and has significant implications for climate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forms the <\/span><b>largest area of permanent ice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cover outside of the North and South Poles and is home to <\/span><b>4 global biodiversity hotspots.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of ten <\/span><b>large Asian river systems: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Yangtse, Yellow River, and Tarim.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/energy\/himalayan-nations-tapping-just-6-of-vast-clean-energy-potential-icimod-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DTE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development is an intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre working on behalf of the people of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). 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