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SUMMARY:Meeting between the USDA delegation from Michigan State University and the HUC at the ICIMOD
DESCRIPTION:About the meeting\nA delegation of four distinguished scholars in the fields of agriculture sciences from Michigan State University (MSU) and Kathmandu University (KU) colleagues will meet with colleagues from the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to understand the mutual interests\, strengths\, and needs in capacity development and bridging science-policy-practice for climate resilient agriculture and water-energy-food-ecology nexus in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH). It is part of an exploration of the potential to host a Node in Bhutan and Nepal of the USDA Asia Hub\, or to collaborate with the Node. \nObjectives\n\nBuild mutual understanding of common interests\, strengths\, and needs in capacity development and bridging science-policy-practice for climate-resilient agriculture and water-energy-food-ecology nexus in the HKH.\nIt is part of an exploration of the potential to host a Node in Bhutan and Nepal of the USDA Asia Hub or to collaborate with that Node.\n\nParticipants\nUSDA Michigan State University \n\nDr Yadu Pokhrel\, Associate Professor\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nDr Steven Pueppke\, Professor and Senior Scientist\, Asia Hub\nDr Jiaguo Qi\, Professor and Director\, Asia Hub\nTitus Awokuse\, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships\, International Studies and Programs\n\nKathmandu University \n\nProfessor Dr Bim Prasad Shrestha\, Department of Mechanical Engineering\, School of Engineering\n\nHimalayan University Consortium \n\nDr Chi H Truong (Shachi)\, Secretariat Lead\, Ex-officio Steering Committee Member\nDr Chubbamenla Jamir\, Co-Lead\, Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture (virtual participation)\nDr Graham (Grady) Walker\, University of Reading\, Co-Lead\, TWG on Mountain Agriculture (virtual participation)\nDr Christina Justice\, University of Maryland\, Understanding Risk Himalayan Climate Data Field Lab\, Kathmandu\, 13 May – 7 June\n\nInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development \n\nDr Pema Gyamtsho\, Director General\, ICIMOD\nDr Babar Khan\, Action Area Coordinator\, Building Institutions for Regional Cooperation and Collaboration\nDr Rajesh Bahadur Thapa\, Senior Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Specialist\, SERVIR\, ICIMOD\nSravan Shrestha\, Senior Associate\, SERVIR\, ICIMOD\n\nBackground\nThis meeting is a follow-up to a meeting on 14 February 2024\, when a delegation of three USDA fellows and other KU colleagues\, headed by the Chief of Scientific advisory committee to the Prime Minister of Nepal\, visited ICIMOD. \nAbout the organiser\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (est. 2007) has its mandate to develop an effective\, sustainable network of universities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya\, in collaboration with academic research and knowledge-generating and exchange institutions both within and outside the region.  This network engages top-notch professional women and men capable of undertaking high-quality research\, education\, teaching\, and knowledge dissemination in service of a mountain-specific\, sustainable\, fair and inclusive development for HKH communities and adjoining mountainous areas. The Consortium’s eleven-member Steering Committee and a Secretariat coordinate with member institutions in network building\, partnership enhancing\, collaboration promoting\, resource sharing and fundraising activities.  The Secretariat is hosted by the ICIMOD and funded through the generous support of ICIMOD’s core donors: the Governments of Afghanistan\, Australia\, Austria\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, China\, India\, Myanmar\, Nepal\, Norway\, Pakistan\, Switzerland\, and the United Kingdom.
URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/meeting-between-the-usda-delegation-from-michigan-state-university-and-the-huc-at-the-icimod/
LOCATION:Kathmandu\, Nepal\, Nepal
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