About the event The meeting between the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and the leadership of the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) will focus on exchanging knowledge and experience in institution-building, governance, and strategies for organizational transformation toward greater independence and sustainability. Objectives Identify potential areas of synergy and […]

About the event An inception meeting of a new Thematic Working Group on Sustainable Mountain Settlement of the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is being organized in Yunan, China aligning closely with the ICIMOD’s intervention on Sustainable Mountain Settlement. The event will gather altogether 20 academia and researchers in the fields of spatial planning, architecture, landscaping, […]

Background The Steering Committee is the Himalayan University Consortium’s (HUC) highest governing body. The committee’s meetings set the course of action for the consortium for the calendar year and track the progress of the implementation of HUC Strategy 2018–2025. The second meeting of HUC SC for 2024, convened on an exceptional basis, is critical for […]

About the event The Meeting in Kathmandu on 8-11 September is the only in-person meeting of the Joint Task Force (JTF), aiming to produce the first draft of the four documents as key JTF deliverables, to be reviewed by the HUC Steering Committee in its second (e)-Meeting in 19-20 September.   Objectives Discuss and draft […]

About the event The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), under the aegis of the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) and Rangeland Management Intervention, is working with Lanzhou University and the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), to organise a series of activities in the rangeland and pastoral areas of China as […]

About the writeshop This policy writeshop brings together relevant stakeholders representing governments, private sectors, researchers, civil society organisations, and community members from Pakistan, China, and Nepal to brainstorm and formulate policy briefs. This activity builds on the 2023 stock take exercise on mountain tourism and climate change, (aligned with the UNFCCC’s 2023 Synthesis Report on GST and TPCC’s […]

About the event The inception meeting will identify priority areas of the Thematic Working Group (TWG) on on Mountain Food Systems and will develop a work plan for the TWG.   Background The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)  Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) are member-led, self-funded and self-organising clusters working on specific thematic areas that are significant […]

About the event The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is organising an HUC Members’ Day in Bangladesh, with the aim of enhancing HUC membership in the country by: Apprising the leadership of current HUC members about the development of the HUC, its Thematic and Cross-cutting Workgroups, and soliciting their input on regional and international cooperation in […]

About the meeting A 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 […]

About the event The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) Academy is tying up with the Himalayan Climate Data Field Lab,  ‘UR Field Lab’ , for a month-long, participant-led unconference bringing together scholars, practitioners, activists, and storytellers to collaboratively examine and remake the ways climate change data is used in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. The […]

About the meeting The Steering Committee is the HUC’s highest governing body. The committee’s meetings set the course of action for the Consortium for the calendar year and track the progress of the implementation of the HUC Strategy 2018–2025. The committee will discuss the Evaluation Report of the HUC by an independent reviewing team, commissioned […]