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KU Letter of Intent Sep 2025
DG ICIMOD’s Communication on the status on HUC Aug 2025
PAC Final Decision Aug 2025
Independent review of HUC Jul, 2025
Progress Report First phase of transition Jan – Jun 2025
PAC Recommendation Dec 2024
External Evaluation Mar 2024
What we do
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Water
Himalayan Environmental Humanities
Energy
Mountain Agriculture
Himalayan Food Systems
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Resilience Curriculum Cluster
Cryosphere and Society
Mountain Tourism & Cultural Heritage
Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
Traditional, Indigenous, and local knowledge system
for Locally Led Adaptation
High Mountain Data
Collaborative Learning
HUC Academy 2018
HUC Academy 2019
Springshed Management Training 2019
Lumbini to LoManthang Fieldschool 2025
HUC Academy 2025 – Climate Change and Migration
Remote Sensing for Hazard Monitoring and Modelling 2025
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KU Letter of Intent Sep 2025
DG ICIMOD’s Communication on the status on HUC Aug 2025
PAC Final Decision Aug 2025
Independent review of HUC Jul, 2025
Progress Report First phase of transition Jan – Jun 2025
PAC Recommendation Dec 2024
External Evaluation Mar 2024
What we do
Working Groups
Water
Himalayan Environmental Humanities
Energy
Mountain Agriculture
Himalayan Food Systems
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Resilience Curriculum Cluster
Cryosphere and Society
Mountain Tourism & Cultural Heritage
Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
Traditional, Indigenous, and local knowledge system
for Locally Led Adaptation
High Mountain Data
Collaborative Learning
HUC Academy 2018
HUC Academy 2019
Springshed Management Training 2019
Lumbini to LoManthang Fieldschool 2025
HUC Academy 2025 – Climate Change and Migration
Remote Sensing for Hazard Monitoring and Modelling 2025
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Past Steering Committee Members
Visiting Scholars
Attaullah Shah, PhD
Vice Chancellor
Karakoram International University
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Habibullah Habib, PhD
Former Vice Chancellor
Kabul University
Afghanistan
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Sara Nowreen, PhD
Professor
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Bangladesh
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Nidup Dorji, PhD
Former Vice Chancellor
The Royal University of Bhutan
Bhutan
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Liu Peng, PhD
Director
International Cooperation
Yunnan University
China
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Sumit Sen, PhD
Professor & Head, Department of Hydrology
Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee
India
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Khin Maung Sint, PhD
Rector, University of Forestry and Environmental Science
Myanmar
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Tri Ratna Bajracharya, PhD
Former Dean
Institute of Engineering – Pulchowk, TU
Nepal
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Syed Habib Bokhari, PhD
Chairperson
Pakistan
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Nichole Georgeou, PhD
Director
Humanitarian and Development Initiative
Western Sydney University
Australia
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Rosalind Cornforth, PhD
Director
The Walker Institute, University of Reading
United Kingdom
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Pema Gyamtsho, PhD
Chair
Director General
ICIMOD
2021 – 2025
Bhutan
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Mohammad Rezaur Rehman, PhD
Member
Professor
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
2020 – 2024
Bangladesh
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Tahira Jasmin, PhD
Member
Principal Scientific Officer
National Agricultural Research Centre
2021 – 2024
Pakistan
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Xu Jun, PhD
Member
Professor and PhD Advisor
Sichuan University
2016 – 2023
China
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Ranbeer S Rawal, PhD
Director
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development
2020-2021
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Bim Prasad Shrestha, PhD
Professor/Department Head
Kathmandu University
2016-2021
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Bahadar Nawab Khattak, PhD
Chairman/Department Head
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI)
2016-2021
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Ashok Gurung, PhD
Director
India China Institue, The New School
2016-2021
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David James Molden, PhD
Director General
ICIMOD
2014-2020
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Eklabya Sharma, PhD
Deputy Director General
ICIMOD
2014-2018
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Pitamber Prasad Dhyani, PhD
Director
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development
2016-2019
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Ruijun Long, PhD
Professor
Lanzhou University
2014-2016
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Srishti Mandal
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Feb – Apr 2024
India
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Gao Liang
Sichuan University
Jun 2019 – Jan 2020
China
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Teng Geer
Sichuan University
Jun 2018 – May 2019
China
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Su Nan
Sichuan University
Apr 2017 – Aug 2018
China
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Linghua Zhang
Sichuan University
Oct 2016 – Mar 2017
China
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Wang JuanJuan
Sichuan University
Apr 2016 – May 2016
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Secretariat & Supporting Team
Secretariat
Past Secretariat
David Thomas Potter
Head of Regional Action and Global Advocacy
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Babar Khan
Regional Lead
Interim HUC Secretariat Lead
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Aruna Koju
Special Service Agreement (SSA)
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Achala Sharma
Programme Associate
Jan 2016 – Sep 2023
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Alina Shrestha
Special Service Agreement (SSA)
Feb 2017 – Aug 2019
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Anja Moller Rasmussen
Senior Manager
Knowledge Management and Communications (KMC)
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Ayush Sharma
Special Service Agreement (SSA)
Nov 2018 – May 2019
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Bhawana Syangden
Programme Officer
Mountain Knowledge and Action Networks
Jan 2018 – Dec 2024
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Chi Huyen Truong, PhD
Programme Coordinator
(Mar 2016 – Jun 2024)
HUC Senior Consultatnt
(Jul 2024 – Jun 2025)
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Dipshikha Gurung
Communications Associate
Mar 2012
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Himaa Rai
Programme Associate
Jan – Dec 2024
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Kritika Sharma
Senior Web Associate
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Mona Sharma
Communication Officer
Jan 2023 – Aug 2024
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Monshe Rahman
Special Service Agreement (SSA)
Sep 2015 – Jun 2016
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Sanhita Sahasrabudhe
Communication Officer
Jan 2018 – Dec 2022
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Placement Students/Interns
Caleb West
Western Sydney University
Aug 2018 – Nov 18
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Ella Rowe
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2018
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Eden Conway
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2019
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Henry Trevallion
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2019
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Michael Puntillo
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2019
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Saief Hoque
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2019
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Nat Harsh Deep Kaur
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2020
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Amy Hughes
Western Sydney University
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Louise Nurthen
Western Sydney University
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Matthew Dunn
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2022
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Jennifer Selth
Western Sydney University
Aug – Nov 2022
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Sristi Mandal
TISS
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Yizhou Wang
Yunnan University
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Sanskriti Pokharel
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