BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HUC-HKH - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://huc-hkh.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for HUC-HKH REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kathmandu BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0545 TZOFFSETTO:+0545 TZNAME:+0545 DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240614 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240910T083905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240915T042700Z UID:2546-1718064000-1718323199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Promoting sustainable mountain tourism for climate–resilient future and green circular economy DESCRIPTION:About the writeshop\nThis 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 Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake 2023) conducted by in Nepal and Pakistan by ICIMOD. \nICIMOD is also collaborating with country–based partners in translating research findings on mountain tourism and climate change into information/documents relevant to decision–makers. In line with this\, the writeshop will engage in a focused yet interactively designed consultation\, discussion\, and writing process to come up with relevant policy documents. \nThe policy writeshop will also focus on these key questions: \n\nWhat is mountain tourism and what sensitivities does it carry to climate change?\nWhat is green tourism and how does it respond to climate change impacts\, the net carbon emissions and resilience building agenda? What policies can promote it?\nWhat characterises the circular economy and what policy measures should be implemented to encourage its adoption?\nWhat are the essential guidelines for promoting climate–resilient and low–carbon mountain tourism?\n\n \nThese questions were derived from a review of mountain tourism in the policy documents of the federal and regional governments of the HKH countries and Pakistan specifically\, which highlighted a significant gap in areas related to mountain tourism and its interface with climate resilience\, low carbon tourism and circular economy.\n  \nObjectives\n\nBuild the capacity of selected country representatives to develop concrete\, policymaker–focused recommendations relevant to the national or sub–national contexts\nProvide support to develop policy briefs highlighting policy\, research\, and knowledge gaps\, as well as barriers and bottlenecks to promote mountain destination sites that are climate–resilient and low carbon in their footprint\nBring together academics\, policymakers\, and relevant stakeholders to facilitate knowledge exchange\, establish a common understanding around climate change and mountain tourism and circular mountain economies\, and produce sector–specific\, regional–specific\, and destination–specific policy briefs\nBuild political awareness on the importance of sustainable mountain tourism that is green\, inclusive\, and climate–resilient and sensitize relevant stakeholders for effective policy brief design and their implementation.\n\n  \nExpected outcomes\n\nEstablishment and capacity building of the core team on green\, inclusive\, and climate–resilient mountain tourism\nProvision of policy guidelines for different regions of Pakistan (Gilgit Baltistan\, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province\, and Punjab Province) and Nepal – for sustainable mountain tourism. All regions are autonomous in policymaking and implementation.\nThree region–specific\, concise\, and action–oriented policy briefs for Pakistan\n\n  \nBackground\nWhile tourism suffers from and contributes to climate change\, accounting for 8–10% of global emissions. In HKH region\, countries such as Pakistan and Nepal\, are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts\, faces challenges with hazards and increased carbon emissions from its tourism\, particularly in mountain regions. In Pakistan\, despite government’s commitments to international agreements\, tourism lacks priority in climate action plans. There is a huge gap in tourism planning and policy\, and effective implementation mechanisms to make mountain tourism green\, inclusive\, and climate resilient. This calls for urgent action by key mountain tourism stakeholders at all levels of decision–making – regional\, provincial\, and national levels. Creating an enabling environment\, especially through the provision of need based\, contextualized and collaborative policy decisions is an important step in this direction. URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/promoting-sustainable-mountain-tourism-for-climate-resilient-future-and-green-circular-economy/ LOCATION:Kohsar University Murree\, Pakistan\, Pakistan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240607 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240910T084628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T094619Z UID:2556-1717372800-1717718399@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Inception meeting of the HUC Thematic Working Group on Mountain Food Systems DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe 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.\n  \nBackground\nThe 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 in the region. The TWGs work together to promote regional collaboration in research and training for sustainable mountain development by enhancing the networking and partnership amongst institutions and providing the opportunity for joint research activities\, curriculum development\, training\, and capacity building. \nIn the Himalayan region\, food production and consumption are intertwined with culture\, livelihood and the environment. Local food systems are critical in sustaining the communities in the region due to poor mobility and limited market access arising from topographic limitations. Studies have shown that the region faces food insecurity. Further\, the difficult mountainous terrain and poor access to basic amenities make the food system vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change. Research and development on agriculture and the entire food system in the region are often based on the mainstream knowledge which is often built upon experience from the plains. Thus\, there is a need to develop the knowledge base on mountain food systems and develop curriculum in higher studies that is sensitive to the needs of the mountain food system. \nMountain Food Systems is one of the newest TWG of the HUC is set up to serve as a platform for collaborating on research\, capacity building and training on food systems in the region. URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/inception-meeting-of-the-huc-thematic-working-group-on-mountain-food-systems/ LOCATION:BRAC\, Savar\, Bangladesh\, Bangladesh END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240604 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T054257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T094649Z UID:2135-1717200000-1717459199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:HUC Members’ Day in Bangladesh DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is organising an HUC Members’ Day in Bangladesh\, with the aim of enhancing HUC membership in the country by: \n\nApprising 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 research and education on mountain and upstream-downstream climate\, environmental\, and socio-economic issues in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)\nReconnecting with HUC fellows\, updating them about innovative modalities for individual researchers and scholars to lead HUC activities\, understanding their capacity needs\, and scoping the resources they can contribute to building the network\nReviewing the implementation status of the HUC Strategy 2018-2025 and preparing for the transition to the 2026-2030 period\nDiscussing practical pathways to expand membership\, enhance its quality membership\, and mobilise in-country\, regional\, and international resources for scientific cooperation and education collaboration\n\n  \nThe HUC Members’ Day will be hosted by the University of Chittagong and chaired by Professor Md Rezaur Rahman\, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)\, who is also the HUC Steering Committee Member representing Bangladesh. \n  \nBackground\nAmong the 163 universities in Bangladesh\, seven are HUC members\, with BUET and Chittagong University being the most active. Meanwhile\, approximately 30 Bangladeshi fellows have been grant recipients and participants in HUC capacity-building activities to date. Some of the fellows\, such as Dr Sara Nowreen (BUET)\, have played leading roles in HUC activities and represented the HKH community in global forums. Active Thematic and Cross-cutting Working Groups involve Bangladesh-based scholars and conduct activities in Bangladesh-based platforms\, such as the Gobeshona Conference. However\, the impact of these activities on the membership in the country remains limited. The most recent member engagement mission of the then HUC Steering Group and Secretariat took place at Chittagong University in April 2017. \nOn average\, the Secretariat receives one or two applications for full membership from Bangladesh annually\, mostly recommended by the HUC Steering Committee Member representing or the focal person for Bangladesh at ICIMOD. Individual responses to HUC open calls for participation remain from medium to high as a result of the extensive mailing list the Secretariat maintains. Overall\, knowledge about HUC\, its mandates\, activities\, and mode of operation\, and the impact and outreach of the HUC activities\, among higher education institutions in Bangladesh remain limited. \nThe current size of the HUC membership is disproportionate to the scale of climate change\, environmental\, and socio-economic issues faced by the upstream and downstream communities in Bangladesh and the potential of research expertise and resources the country can offer. Furthermore\, the country hosts important regional and international high-level bodies on climate change such as the Climate Vulnerable Forum. It is a home of significant south-led initiatives\, most notably the International Centre for Climate Change and Development and BRAC. These organizations and societal forces in Bangladesh present an important opportunity for the HUC community to learn from and build on for its productivity and sustainability.\n \nPROPOSED AGENDA\nSPEAKER PROFILE URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/huc-members-day-in-bangladesh/ LOCATION:University of Chittagong\, Bangladesh\, Bangladesh END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240521 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240719T043535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T060125Z UID:1318-1716163200-1716249599@huc-hkh.org 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240608 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240711T234617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T094952Z UID:1050-1715558400-1717804799@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:UR Field Lab on Himalayan Climate Data DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe 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 Field Lab organising team includes researchers and practitioners affiliated with the Toronto Climate Observatory at the University of Toronto\, the University of Michigan\, the United Nations University\, and Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore working in coordination with collaborators from the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) and Social Science Baha in Kathmandu. \nOver 120 participants from 17 different countries will be participating in this conference. Organising their work around a set of key themes\, Field Lab participants will co-design\, test and produce new ideas\, analytic tools\, maps and models\, sensing technologies\, syllabi and training materials\, data protocols\, artistic pieces and communication products that address climate change and its impacts. The unconference aims to develop new and effective ways of working with climate change data\, while also working to create a more equitable and pluralistic data landscape in the Himalayan region. \nTo introduce the HKH region and ICIMOD to the global participants of the Field Lab\, HUC is hosting an ICIMOD Day on 17 May 2024. \n  \nObjectives\n\nDesign and co-create new approaches to data and information management that improve processes of decision-making and policy formation in the region\nShare knowledge about the diverse ways people make\, use\, and mobilise climate change data in the Himalayan region\nCreate resources\, curricula\, and training materials that will help create more space for critical and pluralistic studies of data within institutions across the Himalayan region\nEncourage new forms of collaboration across disciplines\, sectors\, and geographies focused on exploring new practices and processes of working with climate change data\nDevelop and test new methods for engaging differently positioned groups in the co-production of climate change data and knowledge\nBuild an international interdisciplinary network of scholars and practitioners that can facilitate long-term dialogue\, knowledge exchange\, and collaboration to support future climate change-oriented projects\, research\, or advocacy efforts.\n\n  \nBackground\nThe HUC enables young researchers to engage in cross-disciplinary scholarships to foster a new generation of transformational leaders committed to mountain research capable of producing consequential knowledge\, innovate and effective policies\, and environmentally responsible business practices to address mountain challenges in the HKH from transboundary perspectives. HUC’s Academies extend this commitment through four signature features: mountain focus\, inter- and trans-disciplinarity\, field research\, and leadership. \nThe HUC Academy\, the Consortium’s flagship programme\, caters to early- and mid-career researchers\, practitioners\, and government officials\, aiming to impart an inter- and trans-disciplinary approach to research mountain issues and co-create solutions. The Academy is making transition toward a collaborative learning space where members shape and lead the process to achieve individual and collective learning outcomes. The HUC community embraces digital learning as a powerful pathway to equitable and inclusive capacity development for all. From 2017-2019\, the HUC Academies have focused on varying aspects of research in the HKH from disaster risk and water management to economic opportunities for transformative change and climate science and adaptation. In 2018\, we conducted a ‘HUC – IHCAP glacier monitoring training’\, and ‘Regional training on springshed management for socio-ecological resilience in the HKH’ in 2019. During the mobility restrictions imposed by the Covid-19\, the HUC embraced e-learning as an opportunity to continue capacity development and engagement with fellows in the region. An online course on Water–energy–food nexus\, led by Prof Dr Christopher A Scott\, catered to 25 synchronous and 107 asynchronous participants from across the Hindu Kush Himalaya and outside of the region. Another intensive virtual programme\, ‘Teaching sustainability and localising the Sustainable Development Goals in the Hindu Kush Himalaya’ was organised in collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Hybrid courses include ‘Bringing meaning to statistical practice in climate science using R’ by Prof Theodore G Shepherd and a masterclass on food security assessment\, by Dr Chubbamenla Jamir. URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/ur-field-lab-on-himalayan-climate-data/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240420 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240719T042517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095137Z UID:1315-1713398400-1713571199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Himalayan University Consortium Steering Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:About the meeting\nThe 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. \nThe committee will discuss the Evaluation Report of the HUC by an independent reviewing team\, commissioned by ICIMOD and the draft of the Position Paper on the HUC Governance prepared by the HUC Task Force on Sustainability and Resource Mobilization. Apart from members’ business agenda items and welcoming a new member representing China\, the Committee will discuss HUC-specific queries raised by the ICIMOD Programme Advisory Committee at the network-focused session during its meeting in Kathmandu on 19 January 2024. \nObjectives\n\nHUC Steering Committee members to provide updates on the state of higher education for sustainability and the HUC Country Chapter formation process in their home country\nThe HUC Secretariat will provide updates on the Consortium’s collaborative capacity building\, research\, publication\, as well as budget and staffing of the Secretariat and member-led resource mobilization in 2023\nThe Steering Committee will discuss the independent evaluation report\nThe Steering Committee  will discuss the draft of the Position Paper on HUC Governance\n\n  \nKEYNOTE AND PANEL DISCUSSION I\nThe role of higher education institutions in climate decision-making in the Hindu Kush Himalaya\n18 April 2024 | 11:00–12:30 (NPT) | Kailash Hall\, ICIMOD and online \nPANELLISTS PROFILE \n  \nICIMOD Keynote Address\n\n\n\nAranico Kumar Panday\nHonourable Member of National Planning Commission\, Government of Nepal \nDr Arnico Panday’s portfolio at the Government of Nepal’s National Planning Commission include the Ministry of Forest and Environment\, the Ministry of Culture\, Tourism and Civil Aviation\, as well as disaster risk reduction\, climate change\, climate finance\, SDG’s 13 and 15. \nHis expertise and experiences include atmospheric science research\, air pollution and climate policy\, sustainable development planning\, institution building\, cross-border collaborations\, as well as teaching and mentoring. He has previously served in pivotal positions in local to international bodies\, including here at ICIMOD! \n\n\n\n\nPANEL DISCUSSION II\nFrom policy translation and science-policy dialogue to evidence-informed policy formulation for climate change mitigation and adaptation\n19 April 2024 | 09:30–10:30 (NPT) | Online and Kailash Hall\, ICIMOD \nPANELLISTS PROFILE \n  \nFacilitator: Babar Khan\, Enabling Regional and Global Mechanisms for Sustainable Action ICIMOD \n\nPolicy pathway in ICIMOD’s Strategy 2030 and Medium-Term Action Plan V 2023-2026 – Izabella Koziell\, Deputy Director General\, ICIMOD\nRosalind Cornforth\, the Walker Institute\, University of Reading (pre-recorded video)\nChristopher A Scott\, Pennsylvania State University\, ICIMOD Mountain Chair 2020-2022 (pre-recorded video)\nGuy Howard\, Cabot Institute of Environment\, Bristol University (pre-recorded video) URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/himalayan-university-consortium-steering-committee-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231228 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240721T035224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095102Z UID:1414-1703548800-1703721599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Himalayan University Consortium Pakistan Members’ Meet DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: The Higher Education Commission – Pakistan (HEC) \nCo-organised by: Karakorum International University\, PARC Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture\, and HUC-ICIMOD \n  \nAbout the meeting\nKarakorum International University and Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) are organising a two-day meeting to bring together the Consortium’s members from across the country and update and deliberate on its activities for 2022–2023 and plans for 2024–2025. HUC members\, Thematic Working Groups\, Cross-cutting Workgroups\, and fellows in Pakistan will debrief the HUC leadership on current activities during the event. It will also feature a debriefing of the work of the HUC Task Force on Sustainability and Resource Mobilization and a visioning exercise for the post-2025 outlook of the Consortium upon the completion of the HUC Strategy 2018-2025. Vice Chancellors of two new member universities will sign the HUC Charter\, and another eleven universities will refresh their HUC membership at the event. \n  \nBackground\nOn 30 December 2021\, the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) and ICIMOD jointly organised a member meet in Pakistan\, which was attended by the Vice Chancellors and senior representatives from 12 universities and research institutes representing the mountain areas. Participants in this meeting reviewed mid-term implementation of the HUC Strategy and Plan of Action 2018-2025 and welcomed Dr Tahira Yasmin (Crop Diseases Research Institute) as a new HUC Steering Committee Member. \nOut of the Consortium’s 91 members\, eleven are from Pakistan. The number of grantees from Pakistan and fellows participating in HUC institutional grants and intensive training programmes has increased over the past five years. Fellows from Pakistan take a leading role in some of the most productive Thematic or Cross-cutting Working Groups and the HUC Sustainability and Resource Mobilization Task Force. There remains an opportunity to boost HUC’s engagement in Pakistan at both institutional and scholarly levels to promote in-country and regional collaboration in research and training for sustainable futures of mountain and downstream communities. \n  \nObjectives\n\nDebrief members’ leadership of current activities by HUC members\, Thematic and Cross-Cutting Working Groups\, and fellows in Pakistan and the progress of the HUC Sustainability and Resource Mobilization Task Force\nDebrief a digitalisation and e-learning opportunity for HUC members to be facilitated by ICIMOD and supported by GIZ\nVisioning exercise for post-2025 development of the Consortium upon the completion of its 2018-2025 Strategy and Plan for Action\n\n  \nExpected participants\n\nVice Chancellors of HUC members and incoming members\nFocal persons at the Dean/Head of Department levels in the sciences and social sciences from HUC member institutions\nRepresentatives of HUC Thematic and Cross-Cutting Working Groups\, Sustainability and Resource Mobilization Task Force\, and fellows\nDignitaries from the Higher Education Commission\, Aga Khan Foundation\, government offices\, and other international organizations URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/himalayan-university-consortium-pakistan-members-meet/ LOCATION:Islamabad\, Pakistan\, Pakistan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231217 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240721T040309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095212Z UID:1418-1702512000-1702771199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Sustainable Futures of Mountains and Uplands Chapter of the SSE ASIAN UN DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) Secretariat is facilitating a stakeholder consultation meeting as a side event of the South and Southeast Asian University Network (SSE ASIAN UN) Third President Forum in Kunming. This meeting aims to discuss and prepare for the establishment of the Sustainable Futures of Mountains and Uplands Chapter of the SSE ASIAN UN. The mountain chapter aims to promote knowledge exchange and cooperation in research and training on the most acute environmental and pressing socio-economic issues faced by upland communities in South and Southeast Asia amongst SSE ASIAN UN members. \nThe Third President Forum of the SSE ASIAN UN in Kunming will focus on food security\, which is among the key challenges in the uplands and mountains. Vice Chancellors of 12-15 universities in Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, Nepal\, Myanmar\, and Pakistan will attend the forum. The occasion is also an opportune time to touch base with Presidents and Vice Presidents of HUC members in China as part of the effort to refresh the China HUC cluster since the last General Assembly in Kathmandu (2018). \nExpected output\nThe HUC Secretariat will facilitate a follow-up amongst the SSE ASIAN UN members within and outside of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and prepare a proposal and a draft of the Charter to be submitted to SSE ASIAN UN Representative Council. The mountain chapter is expected to be launched in 2024. \nBackground\nThe SSE ASIAN UN was established in 2018 as an initiative by Yunnan University and endorsed by the Ministry of Education\, People’s Republic of China. Its mandate is to serve as a regional platform for higher education cooperation to enhance people-to-people exchanges and bonds amongst South and Southeast Asian countries. 75 out of 120 university members of SSE ASIAN UN come from South and Southeast Asian countries\, including HKH countries Bangladesh\, Nepal\, Myanmar\, and Pakistan. \nYunnan University is a good-standing HUC member. It hosted the first meeting of the HUC Thematic Working Group on Trans-Himalayan Environmental Humanities in 2019. Its Institute for International Rivers and Eco-Security is one of ICIMOD’s strategic knowledge partners. Dr Wenling Wang serves as one of the Co-Leads of the HUC Thematic Working Group on Water and a member of the HUC Sustainability and Resource Mobilization Task Force. She has also contributed to ICIMOD’s work on the Upper Indus River Basin Network China Country Chapter. URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/sustainable-futures-of-mountains-and-uplands-chapter-of-the-sse-asian-un/ LOCATION:Kunming\, China\, China END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231206 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240721T042904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095301Z UID:1429-1701648000-1701820799@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Enhancing graduate competencies and employability for the hydropower sector in Nepal DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)\, as part of the project ‘Research Based Education for Development of Hydropower Professionals for the Himalayan Region’ (Hydro-Himalaya\, HHP)\, is organising a two-day leadership and partnership-building workshop for MSc and PhD students\, faculty members\, and stakeholders of HHP. \nObjectives\n\nLaunch the HHP Mentorship programme and provide orientation to both mentors and mentees\nFacilitate experience sharing and team building among faculty members researchers\, students\, mentors\, and other stakeholders of HHP\nImpart essential leadership and partnership-building skills to participants\n\nParticipants\nParticipants include MSc and PhD students of all three batches of the HHP project\, faculty members\, researchers\, project staff (including the ICIMOD-HUC team)\, mentors\, and keynote speakers will attend the workshop. Staff from Tangent Waves\, a Nepal-based consulting firm specialising in entrepreneurship development will be facilitating the workshop. Four keynote speakers from India\, Nepal\, and Europe (virtual) will speak on competence requirements for the renewable energy sector in South Asia and Europe. \nBackground\nThe project ‘Research Based Education for Development of Hydropower Professionals for the Himalayan Region’ (Hydro-Himalaya\, HHP) (2021-2026) is funded by Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NOHRED-II) and implemented by the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) Secretariat\, Kathmandu University\, the Norwegian University for Science and Technology\, University of South-Eastern Norway and Wuhan University. The HHP aims to develop sustainable and resilient technologies in the hydropower sector in Nepal by strengthening the capacity of higher education institutions in Nepal and other Hindu Kush Himalaya countries to produce higher-quality graduates\, more and higher-quality research\, and more inclusive higher education. \nDuring the first three years of the project’s duration\, 18 MScs and 12 PhD students were selected through an open and competitive process. The year 2023 marked the final enrolment batch and mid-point of the project. \nAs part of the efforts to enhance the competencies and employability of graduates in the fields of hydropower engineering\, the HHP is launching a mentorship program for 30 PhD and Master students (HHP fellows)\, starting in 2024. The mentors will come from the private sector\, development practice\, and government or policy-making bodies in Nepal and will support\, guide\, and advise mentees to achieve their educational and personal goals. \nThe objectives of the mentorship programme are: \n\nEngage experts and inspiring individuals to leverage their knowledge and experience to enhance the personal and educational careers of the selected candidates\nCreate a network of strong and motivated young professionals to contribute to the HKH region in a more meaningful way\nSupport and advise candidates to further improve their knowledge\, reaching their full potential and keeping them motivated and active throughout the project period\nAdvise the Mentoring Coordinator from the HUC on the completion of the mentoring programme provide feedback where appropriate and help further improve future mentorship programme URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/enhancing-graduate-competencies-and-employability-for-the-hydropower-sector-in-nepal/ LOCATION:Nagarkot\, Nepal\, Nepal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240805T074549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095331Z UID:2040-1700092800-1700351999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Cross-cutting workgroup on open geospatial and community-led mapping for sustainable and resilient HKH DESCRIPTION:About the event\nHimalayan University Consortium(HUC) fellows will be showcasing their mountain-focused work at the Open Geospatial Conference and State of the Map Asia 2023\, in Bangkok. The theme for this year’s conference is urban resilience. The meeting will also gather HUC-supported mappers\, researchers\, and practitioners in the fields of open geospatial and community-led mapping from Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) countries. \nObjectives\n\nShowcase mountain-focused\, HKH-specific work of HUC-supported mappers as part of the HOTOSM community\nDiscuss the possibility of establishing a cross-cutting workgroup on open geospatial technologies and community-led mapping for sustainable and resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya\nThe expected outcome is a concrete action plan for the cross-cutting workgroup for the year 2024.\n\n  \nBackground\nOpen geospatial tools and technologies are free and accessible to the public. Community-led mapping is a method of participatory approach that engages stakeholders in generating geospatial data based on their needs for socio-economic development and resilience building in the face of climate change and other uncertainties. The use of open geospatial tools and technologies through community-led participatory mapping approach is highly effective for first response and relief operation in extremely challenging circumstances of disruptions in critical infrastructure during cascading and compound disasters. They are also an effective communication tool in resilience and community building\, especially for mapping tangible and intangible heritage that matters to local communities. \nMembers and partners of HUC have been active in promoting the development\, application\, and refinement of open geospatial tools and technologies for research and practice in the HKH. Since 2021\, HUC has collaborated closely with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Asia Pacific (HOTOSM) to train young female community members in Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, and northeast India as part of She Leads and She Inspires programme. In March 2023\, HUC collaborated with the University of Innsbruck and University of Bremen in hosting a Training on Glacier Modelling: Practical applications with the Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM). These capacity-building activities generated a cohort of young professionals\, many of them women\, making use of open geospatial tools in their local context and addressing local concerns. \nAgenda\nWednesday\, 15 November\n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:00\nArrival\n\n\n17:30 – 18:30\nIntroduction\n\n\n18:30 – 20:00\nWorking dinner \n\nDiscussion on a road map toward the formation of a Cross-cutting Workgroup on Open Geospatial Technologies and Community-led Mapping for Sustainable and Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, 16 November\n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n8:00 onwards\nFull day engagement at the Open Geospatial Conference and State of the Map Asia 2023\n\n\n18:00 – 20:00\nReception dinner\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 17 November\n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n8:00 onwards\nOpen talks: Engaging the Open GeoCommunity and civic partners in Asia \nHUC presenters will make three collective lightning talks during this session \n\nStrengthening resilience through mapping emergency response routes and health care facilities – Chimi Dema (Bhutan) and Nusrat Jahan Nilima (Bangladesh)\,\nFrom crisis to resilience: geospatial solutions for climate change and disaster resilience in the HKH region – Sameera Noori (Afghanistan) and Dilshad Bano (Pakistan)\nWe Can Show and We Can Tell: Narratives of mapping local and indigenous knowledge with community and youths in Lower Eastern Himalayas – Harshit Sosan Lakra (India)\n\n\n\n\n17:00 onwards\nGala dinner\n\n\n\n  URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/cross-cutting-workgroup-on-open-geospatial-and-community-led-mapping-for-sustainable-and-resilient-hkh/ LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand\, Thailand END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231104 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240805T082408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095400Z UID:2077-1698883200-1699055999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Risk data of the High Mountains of Asia: stakeholder mapping and framework development DESCRIPTION:About the event\nHUC\, with partners\, is poised to launch the Cross-cutting Workgroup on High Mountain Data. This meeting will bring together practitioners from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region with expertise on the curation\, production\, or use of risk data. Professionals from different domains of risk data use will also clarify its different uses and applications globally. \nThe HiRISK project\, funded by Mountain Research Initiative\, is designed to consolidate regional knowledge on required and available data on risks in mountain contexts. The project aims to establish a comprehensive dashboard (hirisk.org) that will ideally serve as the primary platform for mountain risk data\, its use and best practices in sharing and application in the region. Practitioners will also help identify the needs of all stakeholders towards the establishment of this dashboard. \nWe anticipate that the HiRISK project will lead to the development of draft guidelines on available and necessary risk data in High-Mountain Asia (HMA)\, carry out stakeholder mapping for risk data\, and develop the dashboard to communicate risk data in HMA. This project and proposed data portal are being initiated based on the collective request from regional and international stakeholders\, ranging from both academia\, government\, and non-government organisations responsible for hazard and risk management\, insurance companies and media personalities. \n  \nObjectives\n\nDevelop the first draft on guidelines for mountain risk data in the HKH region\nDraft a framework for the data portal to be developed in 2024\n\n  \nAgenda\nDay 1: Tuesday\, 02 November 2023\n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n10:00 – 12:00\nIntroduction of all participants and their experiences on needs related to risk data in High-Mountain Asia\n\n\n12:00 – 12:30\nPresentation by a global reinsurance company – Chandan Verma\, SwissRe\, India\n\n\n12:30 – 13:30\nLunch\n\n\n13:30 – 15:00\nBrief presentation of available datasets and models (EMDAT\, CLIMADA\, OASIS)\n \n Group work to define risk data\, current gaps and potential\n\n\n15:00 – 15:15\nTea break\n\n\n15:15 – 15:45\nPresentation by a global risk modeler – FATHOM\, UK\n\n\n15:45 – 18:00\nGroup work to characterize relevant stakeholders/potential users and their capacities in data use\, production and willingness to share and apply\n\n\n18:00 – 20:00\nWorking dinner\n\n\n\nDay 2: Friday\, 3 November 2023\n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 10:30\nInternal presentations on available datasets and data initiatives in HMA\n\n\n10:30 – 11:00\nIn person presentation on data needs for global communication of risk – CarbonBrief\, UK\n\n\n11:00 – 11:10\nTea break\n\n\n11:10 – 12:00\nIn person presentation on Oasis Loss Modelling Framework – Claire Souch\, RMS\, UK\n\n\n12:00 – 13:00\nLunch\n\n\n13:00 – 14:50\nGroup discussion and sketching on visualisation of risk data\, metadata\, and related issues in an interactive dashboard\n\n\n14:50 – 15:00\nTea break\n\n\n15:00 – 16:00\nPresentation by a mountain risk expert – Holger Frey\, GAPHAZ\, Switzerland\n\n\n16:00 – 17:30\nSteps ahead for production of dashboard and stakeholder interaction (clear tasks and timelines of team members) URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/risk-data-of-the-high-mountains-of-asia-stakeholder-mapping-and-framework-development/ LOCATION:Dhulikhel\, Nepal\, Nepal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230930 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T060634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095443Z UID:2138-1695945600-1696031999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:How to strengthen the HUC Network for safeguarding Hill Heritage? DESCRIPTION:About the meeting\nThe HUC Thematic Working Group on DRR and Resilience is supporting a youth–focused special session as part of the 13th International Conference of the International Society for the Integrated Disaster Risk Management on 29 September 2023. \nHeritage plays a crucial role in encouraging societal cohesion and sustainable development. We are suffering from the progressive loss of heritage due to natural disasters such floods\, landslides\, fires\, earthquakes\, as well as human activity insufficient conservation measures\, heritage places are at risk of disaster man–made activities\, and other dangers. There are several ways that cultural and natural heritage can mitigate or lessen the effects of disasters. One way is historical conservation\, through which local communities are encouraged to take ownership of and take part in the creation and upkeep of their history. \nDisaster preparedness and response in India is a relatively new subject\, especially for museums and other cultural heritage sites. The relief\, recovery\, and rehabilitation efforts following a disaster were the main objectives of disaster management. Museums in Delhi\, Srinagar\, Jaipur\, and other towns have sustained serious and irreparable damage as a result of disasters. In order to deal with these disasters\, it is essential to equip young professionals working in museum and historic site management with the skills necessary to establish their own disaster management strategies. \n  \nObjectives\nThis session aims to: \n\nBring together different stakeholders\, young researchers\, academicians\, policymakers\, practitioners working in or interested to work in the field of DRR initiatives\, especially in the context of hill heritage at risk\nDevelop a roadmap on how and in what ways we can strengthen the HUC Network that can enable the partnering institutions and associated partners and stakeholders to come together and work for safeguarding hill heritage\n\n  \nBackground\nThe HUC Thematic Working Groups are clusters of individual scholars who are affiliated with HUC as full or associate members\, operating on a resource sharing basis. The Thematic Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience group has been active since 2018\, under the leadership of Co–Leads in China\, India\, and Thailand. \n  \nAgenda\nTuesday\, 26 September 2023\nAll timings are in India Standard Time (IST). \n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n10:00–10:30\nBriefing session: \n\nIntroduction to hill heritage at risk\nIntroduction to HUC \n\n\n\n\n10:30–10:45\nKey issues and challenges\n The role of HUC in safeguarding Hill heritage\n Identifying key questions and thematic clusters for discussion\n Tentative thematic clusters: \n\nHill museums safety and disaster management\nPlanning for safe pilgrimage routes in hilly areas\nIntegrating traditional knowledge systems in DRR\nSafeguarding intangible heritage for DRR\nProtection of cultural and religious buildings in hilly areas\nClimate change risks on cultural heritage \n\n\n\n\n10:45–11:35\nGuided deliberation across different participant groups \n\nHow to identify risks?\nHow to mitigate and manage disaster risks?\nHow to develop effective risk communication?\n\n Presentation by each group (3 min)\n \n\n\n11:35–12:20 \nGuided deliberation \n\nWhat is the role of HUC?\nHow to strengthen HUC Network for safeguarding Hill Heritage?\nPreparing a roadmap for strengthening HUC–Hill Heritage Network\n\n\n\n\n12:20–12:30\nConcluding remarks URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/how-to-strengthen-the-huc-network-for-safeguarding-hill-heritage/ LOCATION:IIT–Roorkee\, Roorkee\, India\, India ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/strengthen-the-huc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230928 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T083753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095507Z UID:2146-1695686400-1695859199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Himalayan University Consortium India Country Chapter DESCRIPTION:About the meeting\nThis meeting of the HUC India Country Chapter will put forth nominations for the HUC Steering Committee Member representing India\, to be endorsed by the Steering Committee and General Assembly. \n  \nObjectives\nThe proposed action points for these meetings are: \n\nReconvene under the leadership of Prof Dr Kamal Kishore Pant\, Director of IIT-Roorkee\, the HUC India Country Chapter to appraise vice chancellors of HUC members and VCs of potential members of the progress of the HUC community in India.\nMembers of the HUC India Country Chapter will deliberate on the sustainability pathways for the Consortium and chart out the way forward in fostering collaborations amongst HUC members in the country and with HUC members in the HKH region.\n\n  \nBackground\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is a network of almost 90 member universities and higher education institutions in the eight Hindu Kush Himalaya countries – Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, China\, Myanmar\, Nepal\, and Pakistan – and other parts of the world. The HUC fosters regional and global cooperation in research and education of and for fair\, inclusive\, and sustainable development in the HKH mountains and adjunct areas. The network engages top-notch professional women and men capable of undertaking high-quality research\, education\, teaching\, and dissemination of mountain-focused\, HKH-specific knowledge. The Consortium’s elected ten-member Steering Committee and the Secretariat provide coordination in network building\, partnership strengthening\, resource sharing\, and resource mobilisation activities. The Secretariat is hosted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD\, Kathmandu). \n  \nThe process to establish the HUC Country Chapter in India\nSince 2016\, HUC members in India have tripled in number. In October 2016\, the G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD) co-hosted an International Conference\, in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the HUC General Assembly at the Indian Science National Academy\, gathering 25 Vice Chancellors/Rectors and 20 senior representatives of members from five Hindu Kush Himalaya countries and other regions. In 2018\, five (Pro-) Vice Chancellors/Directors of India’s HUC members met at TERI School of Advanced Studies to deliberate on the need for a country chapter of the Consortium to coordinate members and mobilise resources for inter-university collaboration in and for India’s Himalayan Region (IHR). In 2018\, a group of senior representatives visited the University Grants Commission (UGC) and met Dr D P Singh\, Honourable Chairperson\, drawing his attention to the importance of collaboration among IHR universities. At the High-Level Meeting of UGC/Higher Education Commission/National Education Planning Commission chairpersons\, in conjunction with the HUC Annual Meeting in Kathmandu\, in October 2018\, Dr D P Singh\, Honourable Chairperson of UGC India offered a strong endorsement for the HUC Country Chapter in India and confirmed UGC’s support for mountain-focused\, Himalayan-specific research and training and regional collaboration in UGC grant-making policy. In 2020\, 13 Vice Chancellors of Central Universities in 13 Himalayan States and Territories met under the auspices of NITI Aayog and arrived at a consensus on the importance of building an effective alliance for higher education for sustainable Himalayas. \n  \nAgenda\nTuesday\, 26 September 2023\nAll timings are in India Standard Time (IST). \n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:30\nRegistration\n\n\n18:00–20:00\nWelcome remarks – Kamal Kishore Pant\, Director\, IIT-Roorkee\n Introduction of Participants\n Welcome dinner \n\n\n\nWednesday\, 27 September 2023 \n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n08:00 sharp\nBus departing from Ambrosia Sarovar Portico\, Haridwar for IIT-Roorkee\n\n\n09:00–09:05\nOfficial group photo taking\n\n\n\nInaugural session\n Facilitator: Harshit Sosan Lakra\, Professor\, IIT-Roorkee \n\nIIT-Roorkee Research\, Training\, and International Collaboration for Sustainability in the Indian\n Himalayan Region – Kamal Kishore Pant\, Director\, IIT-Roorkee\nAn overview of the Himalayan University Consortium and India Chapter – Chi H Truong (Shachi)\,\n HUC Secretariat Lead\, ICIMOD\n\n\n\n\n09:30–10:30\nPlenary session 1: Fostering in-country\, regional\, and international collaboration in research\n for sustainable Indian Himalayan Region\n Facilitator: Sumit Sen\, Professor\, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management\,\n IIT-Roorkee\n Panelists: \n\nKamal Kishore Pant\, Director\, IIT-Roorkee\nSudhir Kumar\, Director\, NIH\nShri Virendra R Tiwari\, Director\, WII\nJC Kuniyal\, Scientist G and Head – CEA&CC\, G B Pant NIHE\nSarala Khaling\, Regional Director\, ATREE\nGretchen Kalonji\, Director Dean of Institute\, Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR) of\n Sichuan University – Hong Kong Polytechnic\n\n\n\n\n10:30–10:45\nCoffee/Tea break\n\n\n10:45–11:45\nPlenary session 2: The role of higher education institutions in nurturing future leadership for\n a sustainable Himalaya\n Facilitator: Shachi Truong\, HUC-ICIMOD\n Panellists \n\nAnita Pandey\, Professor\, Graphic Era University\nProf. Saurabh Kulshrestha\, Dean\, Research and Development\, Shoolini University of Biotechnology\n & Management Science\nDeepak K Mishra\, Professor\, Jawaharlal Nehru University\nProf Irshad A Nawchoo\, Dean\, Research\, University of Kashmir\nM S Chauhan\, Vice Chancellor\, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology\nRakesh K Maikhuri\, Head Department of Environmental Science\, H N B Garhwal University\nProf Prateek Sharma\, Act Vice Chancellor\, TERI School of Advanced Studies\nProf T K Kharbamon\, Vice Chancellor\, Martin Luther Christian University\n\n\n\n\n\nWord Cafe rotational group work: HUC Country Chapter in India Plan for Action 2023–2025\n Station 1. Collaboration in research\n Facilitator: Asst Prof Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti\, Professor\, IIT-Roorkee\n Station 2. Collaboration in capacity building\n Facilitator: Prof Roopam Shukla\, Professor\, IIT-Roorkee\n Station 3. Resource Mobilization\n Facilitator: Shachi Truong\, HUC-ICIMOD\n Participants group into clusters of 5-6 people and rotate across three stations\, discuss at each\n station for 10 minutes\n Facilitators summarise input\, 5 minutes each\n Open discussion\, 15 minutes\n \n \n\n\n12:45–13:00\nNomination of candidate(s) for Steering Committee Member representing India\n\n\n13:00\nClosing\n Key decisions and action points\n Votes of thanks\n Lunch\n END OF THE MEETING URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/himalayan-university-consortium-india-country-chapter/ LOCATION:IIT–Roorkee\, Roorkee\, India\, India ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/himalayan-university-consortium-india.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230924 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T085428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095537Z UID:2152-1695168000-1695513599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:HUC Task Force on Sustainability and Resource Mobilisation DESCRIPTION:Background\nHUC is a thriving network of over 90 universities in the eight Hindu Kush Himalaya countries and across the world. The Consortium’s driving force lies in its Thematic Working Groups and cross-cutting groups: member-led clusters operating on a resource-sharing basis. \nOne of the key decisions of the HUC Steering Committee Meeting in Lanzhou in April 2023 was to establish a Sustainability and Resource Mobilisation Task Force. The Sustainability Task Force (STF) will act as an advisory body to the HUC Steering Committee. The STF will commence in the third/last quarter of 2023 and complete its mandate by the end of the implementation of the HUC Strategy 2025. \nWithin 10 days of open solicitation in early August\, 12 Co-Leads of the HUC Thematic Working Groups\, cross-cutting workgroups\, and dedicated scholars signed up as members of the STF. Two Steering Committee members\, Prof Tri Ratna Bajracharya (Tribhuvan University\, Nepal) and Prof Nichole Georgeou (Western Sydney University\, Australia)\, will co-chair the STF. \n  \nObjectives\n\nDiscuss detailed work plan\, with clear priorities\, for the term of the STF\nAssign specific tasks to each member and clusters of members\nMap resources that can be mobilised for the STF activities during its term\n\n  \nPrevious HUC Task Forces\nThe Membership Policy Review Task Force (2017-2018) was co-led by two Steering Committee Members\, Prof Xu Jun (Sichuan University) and Prof Ashok Gurung (the India China Institute). Based on a thorough review of the quality of HUC membership and the key lessons learned from the exposure visit to the International Secretariat of the UArctic (Rovaniemi\, Finland\, July 2017)\, the Membership Task Force proposed: i) To devise a membership fee collection scheme\, to be discussed and endorsed by members; ii) the Consortium to consider expanding membership categories to include individual scholars\, policymakers and practitioners as well as like-minded consortia; iii) establish a cluster focusing on resource mobilisation for the Consortium’s short-term collaborative activities and medium-term sustainability. \nThe Education for Sustainable Mountain Futures Task Force (2019-2020) was led by Dr Phanchung\, ICIMOD Mountain Chair (2017–2019). It met in Lobesa\, Bhutan (June 2019) and Kathmandu (February 2020)\, resulting in a well-crafted Education for Sustainable Mountain Futures Strategy\, endorsed by the HUC Steering Committee and the General Assembly through e-voting. \n  \nAgenda\nWednesday\, 20 September  \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:00\nRegistration\n\n\n17:30–18:30\nIntroduction of co-chairs and members of the Sustainable and Resource Mobilisation Task Force\n\n\n18:00-20:00\nWelcome dinner at Hotel Himalaya\n\n\n\nThursday\, 21 September \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:00 sharp\nBus departing from ICIMOD (after the first day of 2nd HKH Science Policy Forum) for Hotel Himalaya\n\n\n18:00-20:00\nWorking dinner\n Two writing groups \n\nMember Business\nResource Mobilisation\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 22 September \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:00 sharp\nBus departing from ICIMOD (after the second and final day of 2nd HKH Science Policy Forum) for Dhokaima\n Cafe\n\n\n18:00-20:00\nWorking dinner\n Two writing groups \n\nMember Business\nResource Mobilisation\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, 23 September \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n09:00-12:00\nChair: Prof Tri Ratna Bajracharya\n Plenary\n Resource mapping for Task Force and Consortium activities 2023–2025\n Closing\n \n\n\n12:00-13:00\nLunch break\n END OF THE MEETING\n \n\n\n13:00\nDepart from Kathmandu URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/huc-task-force-on-sustainability-and-resource-mobilisation/ LOCATION:Kathmandu\, Nepal\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/huc-task-force.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230812 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T094253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T095740Z UID:2156-1691625600-1691798399@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Mainstreaming indigenous and local knowledge systems into adaptation communication for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region DESCRIPTION:About the workshop\nIndigenous\, traditional\, and local knowledge (ITLK) systems are diverse forms of knowledge prevalent across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. ITLK systems are often integrated into livelihood strategies and coping strategies for climate change impacts. With the support of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)\, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)\, and partners including ICIMOD-HUC\, HNV Garwal University\, AMARC-Asia Pacific (AP)\, Ministry of Climate Change – Pakistan\, Bhutan Himalayan Research Initiatives (BHRI)-Bhutan\, Royal University of Bhutan\, and Keio University\,  the CAPaBLE project “Development of adaptation communication framework mainstreaming indigenous and local knowledge for Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region” was developed. As a result\, various investigations\, capacity building\, and new initiatives have been started\, including a new HUC thematic working group on ILK and LLA. This workshop provides an ideal opportunity to share and showcase the findings of this initiative and discuss steps for follow-up. \nObjectives\nThe two-day workshop aims to: \n\nShare the activities and findings of the project\nShare the outcome and impacts of capacity building involving community radios\nDiscuss the framework for mainstreaming bottom-up adaptation communication of ITLK climate actions and initiatives\nDiscuss the way forward for promoting ITLK as a basis for locally-led climate action\n\n  \nAgenda\nDay 1: 10 August 2023 – Knowledge sharing day \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n09:30–10:00\nWelcome and opening remarks\n Group photo\n \nPema Gyamtsho\, Director General\, ICMOD\n Osamu Mizuno\, Programme Director Water and Adaptation\, IGES\n Yam Prasad Pokharel\, Director General\, Forest Research and Training Centre and Focal Person for Nepal\, APN\n \n\n\n10:00–10:20\nProject introduction\nBinaya Raj Shivakoti\, Senior Policy Researcher (Water and Adaptation)\, IGES\n\n\n10:20–11:00\nProject activities and outcomes in India\n Presentation 1: Climate change perception and adaptations of indigenous communities in central Himalayan\, Uttarakhand\, India\n Presentation 2: Local Indigenous knowledge of ethnoveterinary and uses of medicinal plants in central Himalayan rural landscape\, Uttarakhand\, India\n Presentation 3: ILK application for urban planning\n \nRakesh Maikhuri\, Professor\, HNV Garwal University\n Rakesh Maikhuri\, HNV Garwal University\n Ravindra Singh\, Guest Faculty\, Department of Environmental Sciences\, HNV Garwal University\n Harshit Sosan Lakra\, Professor\, IIT Rorkee\, India\n \n\n\n11:00–11:40\nProject activities and outcomes in Bhutan\n Call for regional investments and interventions in intangible cultural heritage research related to farming in the Bhutan Himalaya\n Presentation 1: Connecting nature and farming through the traditional rice plantation ritual practice in the western region of Bhutan\n Presentation 2: Cattle herds held at helm for sustaining livelihood by revering and propitiating in the southern communities of Bhutan by\n \nPhanchung\, Executive Director\, Bhutan Himalayan Research Initiatives\n Namgyel Wangmo\, Research Officer\, Bhutan Himalayan Research Initiatives\n Yeshi Choden\, Bhutan Himalayan Research Initiatives\n \n\n\n11:40–13:10\nLunch break\n\n\n13:10–13:40\nProject activities and outcomes in Pakistan\n Special keynote: Current state of climate change impact and challenges for adaptation at the local level in Pakistan\n \nHadika Jamshaid\, Advisor to Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination\, Pakistan\n Saima Saifique\, Program Manager\, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination\, Pakistan\n \n\n\n13:40–14:00\nProject activities by HUC\nChi Huyen Truong (Shachi)\, Programme Coordinator\, HUC Secretariat\n\n\nCommunity Media Session\n\n\n14:00–14:30\nProject activities and outcomes by AMARC\n Presentation 1: Capacity building of community radios in HKH\n Presentation 2: Demonstration of radio programme\n \nSuman Basnet\, Regional Director\, AMARC-AP\n\n\n14:30–15:00\nTea and refreshments\n\n\n15:00–16:30\nCommunity media discussion session\n Moderated by: Suman Basnet\, AMARC-AP\n \nRepresentatives from community media broadcasters\n\n\n\nDay 2: 11 August 2023 – Session on “Adaptation communication of Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) System” \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n09:30–10:30\nChallenges for identifying\, validating and documenting ILK\n (Framing presentation followed by discussion)\n \nBinaya Raj Shivakoti\, IGES\n\n\n10:30–12:00\nOpportunities for promoting and communicating ILK effectively \n\nResearch and education\nMedia and information technology\nYouth engagement\nRegional collaboration\n\n\nAll participants\n\n\n12:30–13:30\nLunch\n\n\n13:30–15:00\nDiscussion on establishing bottom-up approach of adaptation communication in relation to ILK \n\nApproaches of communication at the local level\nConnecting local and national levels\n\n\nAll participants\n\n\n15:00–15:30\nTea & refreshments\n\n\n15:30–16:30\nSummarising outcomes and impacts Way forward Closing\nAll participants URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/mainstreaming-indigenous-and-local-knowledge-systems-into-adaptation-communication-for-the-hindu-kush-himalaya-region/ LOCATION:ICIMOD\, Kathmandu University\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mainstreaming-indigenous.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230527 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T100242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T062115Z UID:2167-1685059200-1685145599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Participatory visual methods for grassroots policy advocacy DESCRIPTION:About the workshop\nThis workshop introduces the use of participatory visual methods as a tool for advocacy\, with an emphasis on bottom-up policy communications. Broadly\, visual methods involve the use of photography\, video\, artwork\, and other media in research and engagement activities. The emphasis of this session will be on the use of video. Using visual methods opens a space for creativity\, where new ideas\, interpretations\, and subjective knowledge can enter a discussion. Visual methods can be central to participant-led investigations of issues that are important to a particular group of people\, in a particular context\, and at a particular time. Participatory visual methods can also be integrated into a wide range of activities and projects\, including participatory action research\, that have been used to address unequal power relations and other ethical concerns and limitations. The workshop will bring media and other stakeholders engaged in advocacy from the HKH region. This workshop is part of HUC’s campaign to help bring wider awareness about millet production and its significance in addressing food security among policymakers\, the media and the wider public. We believe this will provide insights and guidance to policy makers\, development organisations\, and other relevant stakeholders in formulating millet-related policies\, initiatives\, and articulating the issues through the media and other platforms in the region. \nObjectives\nThe workshop will provide opportunities for participants to learn about participatory visual methods\, create a short film using a camera kit\, and develop a policy advocacy plan. \nExpected outcomes\nAt the end of this workshop\, the participants will: \n\nUnderstand the strengths\, weaknesses\, and possibilities for participatory visual methods in their projects and programmes\nGain a foundation for understanding participatory visual methods\, designing\, and facilitating participatory visual methods activities\, and developing grassroots policy/advocacy plans\n\n  \nAgenda\n10:30–16:30 (NPT) All sessions will be conducted by Grady Walker\, University of Reading and Co-lead\, Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture\, HUC \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n10:30–11:30\nWelcome Introductions Theoretical background\n\n\n11:30–12:30\nDeveloping stories with a storyboard\n\n\n12:30–13:30\nLunch\n\n\n13:30–14:30\nPractice with the camera Shooting the storyboards\n\n\n14:30–15:30\nShooting continued Screening of short movies\n\n\n15:30–16:30\nDeveloping policy advocacy plan Conclusions URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/participatory-visual-methods-for-grassroots-policy-advocacy/ LOCATION:ICIMOD Headquarters\, Kathmandu\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/participatory-visual.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230527 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240815T101813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T062049Z UID:2175-1684972800-1685145599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Meeting of HUC Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture DESCRIPTION:About\nRepresentatives from Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, China\, India\, Nepal\, Pakistan\, Australia\, and the UK from the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Mountain Agriculture are coming together to attend this first in-person meeting post-Covid 19. HUC’s TWG on Mountain Agriculture has the distinction of being the very first as well as the longest-lasting TWG. This meeting will set priorities for research collaboration\, capacity building\, and curriculum uptake among HUC member universities in the region. \nObjectives\n\nDevelop the 2023 workplan for the TWG on Mountain Agriculture\n\n  \nExpected outcome\n\nEstablish better regional collaboration in research and training in mountain agriculture\n\n  \nBackground\nThe HUC TWGs promote regional collaboration in research and training for sustainable mountain development by enhancing the networking and partnership amongst institutions and providing the opportunity for joint research activities. The TWGs are designed to identify priorities for actions in their themes/areas; jointly develop research proposals to be submitted to donors; and collaborate in training and curriculum building/uptake from research in respective working areas: \n\nMountain Heritage and Tourism\nWorld Climate Research Programme (WCRP) My Climate Risk\nDisaster Risk Reduction and Resilience\nMountain Agriculture\nHimalayan Environmental Humanities\nCryosphere and Society\nRenewable Energy\nWater\n\n  \nAgenda\n25 May 2023: Meeting of the TWG on Mountain Agriculture (half day) \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n\nHUC TWG members arrive\n\n\n13:00–14:00\nLunch (meet and greet with new arrivals for HUC TWG meeting)\n\n\n14:00–15:30\nIntroduction and welcome – HUC Secretariat Summary of the policy writeshop Updates on activities and research plans from TWG members \n\nOption for 10 min presentations from each TWG member on research/teaching/institution/etc\n\n\n\n\n15:30–16:00\nTea & coffee\n\n\n16:00–17:00\nSummary of activities from HUC TWG on Mountain Agriculture Open discussion: opportunities for collaboration\n\n\n17:00–18:00\nWork on action plans for TWGs moving forward Feedback from the Secretariat Discuss agenda for final day\n\n\n26 May 2023: Field visits\n\n\n09:30–19:30\nDepart venue in Dhulikhel in the morning and return by evening Detailed agenda of field visits to follow\n\n\n27 May 2023: Departures\n\n\n\nTransfer to airport for departures URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/meeting-of-huc-thematic-working-group-on-mountain-agriculture/ LOCATION:Dhulikhel\, Nepal\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meeting-of-huc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230527 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240818T044504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T085441Z UID:2185-1684800000-1685145599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Himalayan policy writeshop DESCRIPTION:About the event\nCommunities across the world have depended on millets\, a group of cereal grains\, as a source of nutrition and sustenance for generations. Despite the potential to address food and nutritional security\, millet growth and consumption have been declining. Of late\, the importance of millet has been recognised as critical in addressing food security\, especially under the current climate change scenarios. The UN FAO has designated 2023 as the International Year of Millets and various initiatives have been made by national governments and development organisations to promote this important crop. In this context\, the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is spearheading a campaign to help bring wider awareness about millet production and its significance in addressing food security among policymakers\, the media\, and the wider public. This writeshop is a follow up to the recently conducted masterclass on food security assessment and will bring together senior-level policymakers\, academics\, and other stakeholders from the Eastern Himalayan region (Northeast India\, Bhutan\, and Nepal) to develop policy briefs on millets for each region. The writeshop will be held in Kathmandu in conjunction with the meeting of HUC’s Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture\, which will set priorities for research collaboration\, capacity building\, and curriculum uptake among HUC member universities in the region.\n  \nObjectives\n\nBuild the capacity of selected country representatives to make concrete\, policymaker-focused recommendations relevant to the national or sub-national contexts\nProvide support to develop policy briefs which highlight policy\, research\, and knowledge gaps\, as well as barriers and bottlenecks to millet revival and integration in Himalayan food systems\nBring together academics and policymakers to facilitate knowledge exchange\, establish common understanding around millet production\, and produce three country-specific national policy briefs\nBuild political awareness on the importance of millets from the perspective of food security and nutrition and indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage\n\nExpected outcomes\n\nParticipant understanding around millet production and marketing will be established\nThree country-specific policy briefs will be developed; the briefs will be concise and action oriented.\n\n  \nAbout the organisers\nThe Himalayan University Consortium is a network of 90 member universities in the eight Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) countries and outside of the HKH region. The Consortium aims to foster regional and international collaboration in innovative research and education for sustainable mountain futures in the region. Its Secretariat resides at the International Centre of Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu. The University of Reading’s (UK) School of Agriculture\, Policy and Development\, founded in 1892\, has expertise spanning agriculture\, animal science\, international development\, environmental management\, food marketing and consumer behaviour. In the latest Research Excellence Framework\, the School’s research was internationally recognised\, with 91% of work in international development rated as internationally excellent\, along with 80% of work in agriculture and agri-food economics. As part of the Green Resilient Agricultural Productive Ecosystems (GRAPE) project\, ICIMOD is taking the lead in implementing GRAPE Field of Action (FA) 2 – action research – in Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces of Nepal. GRAPE is jointly planned and financed by the European Union\, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland\, and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).\n  \nAgenda\n\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n22 May 2023\, Day 0 – Arrival\n\n\n\nParticipants arrive in Dhulikhel Meeting of organisers (16:00)\n\n\n23 May 2023\, Day 1 – Introduction\, context\, and preparation for the writeshop\n\n\n09:30–10:30\nFacilitator – Chi Huyen Truong (Shachi)\, Programme Coordinator\, HUC Remarks – Grady Walker\, University of Reading and Co-Lead\, Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture\, HUC Remarks – Prasant Kumar Swain\, Former Joint Secretary\, Department of Agriculture\, Cooperation & Farmer Welfare\, Government of India Overview of the writeshop – Chubamenla Jamir\, Co-Lead\, Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture\, HUC Introduction of participants\n\n\n10:30–10:45\nTea & coffee\n\n\n10:45–12:00\n Remarks – Ken Shimizu\, FAO Representative for Nepal and Bhutan Introduction to the International Year of Millets\, FAO context – Arun G. C.\, Technical Expert\, FAO GRAPE’s alignment in conservation and promotion of future smart food crops in HKH – Abid Hussain\, Senior Economist and Food Systems Specialist\, ICIMOD Heritage dimension of agriculture and diet – Hayley Saul\, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director\, Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre\, Department of Archaeology\, University of York\n\n\n12:00–12:30 \nSharing expectations questions\n\n\n12:30–13:30\nLunch\n\n\n13:30–15:30\nFood Security Assessment tools – Chubamenla Jamir\n\n\n15:30–16:00\nTea & coffee\n\n\n16:00–17:30\nStakeholder mapping (country teams) using influence/interest matrix Identifying policy objectives/outcomes Identifying key stakeholders/policymakers/bottlenecks Preparation for working in country teams Non-core writing participants depart\n\n\n24 May 2023\, Day 2 – Writeshop\n\n\n09:30–10:45\nReview template for policy brief Edit introductory sections (plenary) Overview of writing in groups\n\n\n10:45–11:00\nTea & coffee\n\n\n11:00–13:00\nDivide into country teams and allocate sections based on mapping exercise\n\n\n13:00–14:00\nLunch\n\n\n14:00–15:30\nContinue writing in country teams\n\n\n15:30–16:00\nTea & coffee\n\n\n16:00–17:00\nContinue writing in country teams\n\n\n17:00–17:30\nFeedback to plenary on progress Questions Preparation for Day 3 Further team writing in the evening\, if required\n\n\n25 May 2023\, Day 3 – Writeshop (half day) and meeting of the TWG on Mountain Agriculture (half day)\n\n\n\nHUC TWG members arrive\n\n\n09:30–10:45\nFeedback on writing in groups and progress Country teams insert text into templates and revise\n\n\n10:45–11:00\nTea & coffee\n\n\n11:00–13:00\nReviewing the templates in plenary Crafting the conclusion and revisiting the introduction Final agreement on rough edit Responsibilities\, roles\, and feasibility to launch policy documents in respective countries Thank you and farewell to core writers who depart after lunch\n\n\n13:00–14:00\nLunch (meet and greet with new arrivals for HUC TWG meeting)\n\n\n14:00–15:30\nMeeting of the TWG on Mountain Agriculture Introduction and welcome – Chi Huyen Truong (Shachi)\, Programme Coordinator\, HUC – Grady Walker\, University of Reading and Co-Lead\, Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture\, HUC – Chubamenla Jamir\, Co-Lead\, Thematic Working Group on Mountain Agriculture\, HUC Summary of the policy writeshop Updates on activities and research plans from TWG members – 10 min presentations on research\, teaching\, institution\, etc from each HKH country (Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, China\, India\, Nepal\, Pakistan)\n\n\n15:30–16:00\nTea & coffee\n\n\n16:00–17:00\nSummary of activities from HUC TWG on Mountain Agriculture Open discussion: opportunities for collaboration\n\n\n17:00–18:00\nWork on action plans for TWGs moving forward Feedback from the TWG co-leads Discuss agenda for final day\n\n\n26 May 2023\, Day 4 – Field visits\n\n\n09:30–19:30\nDepart venue in Dhulikhel in the morning and return by evening Detailed agenda of field visits to follow\n\n\n27 May 2023\, Day 5 – Departures\n\n\n\nTransfer to airport for departures URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/himalayan-policy-writeshop/ LOCATION:Dhulikhel\, Nepal\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/himalayan-policy-writeshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230617 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240818T054153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T085451Z UID:2190-1683072000-1686959999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Masterclass on food security assessment DESCRIPTION:About the masterclass\nHUC is organising a masterclass on Food Security Assessment (FSA) with experts from the HKH region. This masterclass will introduce early career researchers and development workers from Bhutan\, Nepal\, and Northeast India to the concept and types of FSAs\, equip them to develop and implement purposeful assessments\, and communicate this effectively to various stakeholders. The training will take place online with field exposure. As part of this masterclass\, participants will develop and conduct an assessment survey in their own locality/ community under the guidance of the masterclass trainers. \n  \nObjectives\nThe masterclass caters to early researchers\, grassroots level workers (or developmental organisations)\, early or mid-career government officials from related departments. It is designed to: \n\nIntroduce the concepts and types of FSAs\nProvide practical skills and knowledge to design and implement effective food security assessments in different contexts and settings\nBuild capacity on FSA data analysis and interpretation and effectively communicate the findings to various stakeholders\, including policy makers and communities\n\n  \nBackground\nCommunities across the world have been dependent on millets as a source of nutrition and sustenance for generations. Despite its potential to address food and nutritional security\, the growth and consumption of millets have been declining. Of late\, the value of millet has been recognised as critical in addressing food security\, especially under current climate change scenarios. The UN FAO has designated 2023 as the International Year of Millets and various initiatives have been made by the national governments to promote this essential crop. For designing initiatives and formulating millet-related policies for long-term and meaningful impacts on the status of food security\, it is important to understand the status of food security in any region\, identify critical influencing factors\, and understand how millets can supplement ongoing efforts in combating the issue of global food insecurity. In the HKH region\, millet production although diminishing\, has been an integral part of subsistence agriculture\, ethnic culture\, and livelihood. \n  \nAgenda\nSession I (online)\nDate: 3 May 2023\nDuration: 1.5 hours\nSession details: Introduction to FSA: FSA types\, contextualising FSA\, methodology for FSA\nHome assignment for participants: Participants will reflect upon the learning from the session and identify the context and type of FSA to be conducted in their locality.\n \nSession II (online) followed by fieldwork in the participants’ respective local areas\nDate: 9 May 2023\nDuration: 1.5 hours\nSession details: Participants will make 5-minute presentations of the context and type of FSA they would like to conduct. This will be followed by an interactive session on designing of context-specific FSA tool.\nHome assignment for participants: Participants will finalize the FSA tool in consultation with the trainer and conduct the FSA in their own locality. We will keep sample size small that is practical for completion in a one-week duration. \nThis will include regular follow-up with the participants during the week.\n \nSession III\nDate: 16 May 2023\nDuration: 1.5 hours\nSession details: Analysis and interpretation of the FSA survey. Participants will present the findings of the assessment\, challenges\, and experiences.\nHome assignment for participants: Participants will develop the FSA report and submit it by 19 May 2023. URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/masterclass-on-food-security-assessment/ LOCATION:Online and in-person END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230427 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240818T055413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100025Z UID:2195-1682467200-1682553599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Himalayan University Consortium Steering Committee meeting 2023 DESCRIPTION:Background\nThe 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. \nThe 2023 meeting is critical for the committee to receive updates on ICIMOD’s Medium-Term Action Plan V (2023–2026) and the independent review commissioned by ICIMOD of its networks\, including HUC. Apart from members’ business agenda items\, the HUC Steering Committee will deliberate possible pathways for the sustainability of the consortium from 2025 onwards. This meeting will amplify across the HUC community the consortium’s vibrance and increased ownership. \nThe committee met in New Delhi in 2016\, Canberra in 2017\, and New York City in 2018. Following the key principle of HUC operation\, all of the consortium’s activities will only take place on a resource-sharing basis. Lanzhou University has offered to host this Steering Committee meeting in April 2023\, in conjunction with the International Forum of the Belt and Road University Alliance.\n  \nObjectives\n\nHUC Steering Committee members will provide updates on the state of higher education for sustainability and the HUC Country Chapter formation process in their home country and post-COVID 19 challenges and opportunities for education for sustainable development\nThe HUC Secretariat will provide updates on the consortium’s collaborative capacity building\, research\, and publication\nICIMOD will provide updates on its Medium-Term Action Plan V (2023–2026) and the independent review it has commissioned of its networks\nThe Steering Committee will discuss major directions for the remaining two years of the HUC Strategy 2018–2025 and the pathway towards HUC’s sustainability from 2025 onwards\n\n  \nProposed agenda\nAll timings are in China Standard Time (CST). \nTuesday\, 25 April 2023\n  \n\n  \nWednesday\, 26 April 2023\nChair: Pema Gyamtsho\, Director General\, ICIMOD\nRapporteur: Achala Sharma\, Programme Associate\, ICIMOD URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/himalayan-university-consortium-steering-committee-meeting-2023/ LOCATION:Lanzhou\, China\, China END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230317 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240818T060903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100047Z UID:2200-1678406400-1679011199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Training on glacier modelling: Practical applications with the Open Global Glacier Model DESCRIPTION:About the training\nUniversity of Innsbruck\, University of Bremen\, and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) are co-organising a week-long training on glacier modelling and scientific programming using the Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM). The training will focus on glaciers in High Mountain Asia and their roles in the hydrological system. The training has been organised by local and international experts in the fields of mountain glaciology and hydrology. \nThe Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM) is an open-source glacier modelling framework with the ability to simulate past and future mass balance\, volume\, and geometry of any glacier in the world. Applicable at the regional and global scales\, it is used by several research groups around the world to better quantify and understand past and future glacier change. Its modular framework allows anyone to extend it with their own methods and ideas. By offering materials to teachers\, its educational branch\, OGGM-Edu\, helps bring glacier science and glacier modelling closer to schools and universities.\n  \nTopics\nThe training will offer a balanced mix of lectures on the theory of glaciers and their modelling and practical sessions with the OGGM model. It will cover the following topics: \n\nGeneral introduction to glaciers\nClimatic mass-balance: Processes and modelling\n\nPracticals: Temperature index modelling with OGGM\n\n\nIce flow: Processes and modelling.\n\nPracticals: Numerics of simple differential equations\, flowline modelling with OGGM\n\n\nGlacier system modelling: Glacier-climate interactions\, coupling\, uncertainties\n\nPracticals: real glacier experiments with OGGM.\n\n\nRegional hydrology with a focus on the Upper Indus Basin\nGlaciers in the hydrosphere: Glacier runoff\n\nPracticals: peak-water and runoff partitioning with OGGM\n\n\nScientific programming with the Python programming language and practising open-source software development on github\nExcursion: Visit the LUMS campus and research facilities\, outdoor field visit to relevant sites\n\n  \nResource persons\nFabien Maussion (University of Innsbruck); Fahad Saeed (Climate Analytics Islamabad); Muhammad Abubakr (LUMS); Jakob Steiner and Anouk Vlug (University of Bremen); Jawairia Ashfaq (LUMS); Patrick Schmitt (University of Innsbruck); Muhammad Adnan Siddique (ITU Punjab); and Muhammad Shafeeque (University of Bremen)\n  \nApplication procedure\nInterested applicants should have (or be close to obtaining) a master’s degree in earth science\, physics\, mathematics\, or equivalent. Previous knowledge of glaciers or programming is an advantage but is not required. However\, we encourage you to have a basic knowledge of python programming before the training\, if possible. Female researchers and practitioners and members of underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.\nThis call is for Pakistan-based applicants only.\n  \nImportant dates\nApplication deadline: 07 February 2023\nAnnouncement of selected participants: 22 February 2023\n  \nWorkshop schedule\n\n\n\n10 March 2023\nArrival of participants\n\n\n11–15 March 2023\nClasses\, including a half day field visit excursion\n\n\n16 March 2023\nDeparture\n\n\n\n  \nCosts\nThe programme is free of charge. For selected participants from organisations in Pakistan\, the costs for domestic travel and lodging will be covered. Selected participants from international organisations based in Pakistan will need to request resources from their organisations.\n  \nAccommodation\nLUMS guest houses on campus URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/training-on-glacier-modelling-practical-applications-with-the-open-global-glacier-model/ LOCATION:LUMS\, Lahore\, Pakistan\, Pakistan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221115 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240818T084939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100203Z UID:2204-1668297600-1668470399@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Integrating gender and social inclusiveness in the curricula and governance of higher education institutions in Nepal DESCRIPTION:About the workshop\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)\, Kathmandu Medical College (KMC)\, and KU School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) are organising a workshop focusing on raising awareness of gender inequality and other forms of social exclusion among senior university administrators and healthcare professionals in Nepal. Participants will discuss practical pathways to integrate gender and social inclusiveness in the curricula and governance in higher education institutions in Nepal. \nDuring the break-out sessions\, healthcare professionals will be introduced to the current situation of gender inequality and social exclusion in the healthcare sector and will be discussing influencing factors\, barriers\, and challenges. Senior university administrators will be updated with key findings of a regional study on the state of gender and social inclusiveness in curricula among HUC members in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.\n  \nOutcomes\nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will: \n\nAchieve an understanding of the key concepts of gender\, social inclusiveness\, and intersectionality\nAcquire preliminary skills to conduct a gender analysis applicable to their workplace and their professional practice\nExplore practical pathways to address gender inequalities in their workplace\, teaching\, and practice\nIdentify the major needs and the process of planning and implementation of gender and social inclusiveness in institutional policy\n\n  \nParticipants\nMid/senior scholars and administrators from HUC members in Nepal and healthcare professionals in Kathmandu University teaching hospitals will be participating in the workshop.\n  \nOrganisers\nThe workshop is jointly organised by the HUC and KUSMS as part of the NOHRED-II Projects – ‘HydroHimalaya’ and ‘Strengthening academic capacity in physiotherapy education in Nepal’. A team of gender experts from the two organising institutions will lead the programme. Guest speakers include senior governmental officials\, university administrators\, and representatives from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) who will share experiences and best practices from Nepal and beyond. URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/integrating-gender-and-social-inclusiveness-in-the-curricula-and-governance-of-higher-education-institutions-in-nepal/ LOCATION:Dhulikhel\, Nepal\, Nepal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221224 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240818T085644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100232Z UID:2206-1664409600-1671839999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Teaching sustainability and localising the Sustainable Development Goals in the Hindu Kush Himalaya DESCRIPTION:About the training\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)\, in partnership with Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research\, is organising a training that will introduce the key concepts of sustainability\, sustainability science\, sustainable development\, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. Participants will be able to explore the interdisciplinary methods of inquiry and the transformative and experiential learning approaches to teaching these concepts at the university level. \nThe training will be delivered online\, through a combination of synchronous lectures and asynchronous individual or pair/group learning activities. The training will commence in late September 2022 and conclude by late December 2022. \nThe programme is equivalent to three credits or 48 lecture hours\, structured into two intertwining tracks – subject matters of sustainability and adult learning methodology.\n  \nLearning outcomes\n\nUnderstand the key concepts of sustainability and sustainable development and basic principles of sustainability science in the HKH context\nLearn about SDGs and understand why they must be translated or ‘localised’ in the mountain context\nUnderstand the basic principles of adult learning\nAcquire preliminary skills to facilitate transformative and experiential learning in universities\n\n  \nEligibility\nThe following criteria must be met by applicants: \n\nApplicants must have at least three years of continuous teaching experience at a university or college in the HKH region\nApplicants must be teaching at least one subject concerning an aspect of sustainability\nApplicants must have a concrete plan to apply the knowledge and skills from this training in their upcoming teaching at the home institution\n\n25 participants will be selected from the eight HKH countries and adjunct or compatible regions through a competitive process. \nLecturers from HUC member universities\, women\, and members of under-represented communities are strongly encouraged to apply. \nEligible past HUC fellows can redeem their merit points\, earlier accumulated in the HUC Online Portal\, on the evaluation scale. \nInterested in applying? Please fill this form by 19 September 2022.\n  \nFees\nUSD 200\n20 top-selected candidates based in the HKH countries – Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, China\, India\, Nepal\, Myanmar\, and Pakistan – will be offered a fee waiver.\n  \nFaculty\nA team of core faculty members consisting of experienced educators and scholars in relevant fields will lead the planning for and execution of the training programme. Renowned speakers of a wide range of expertise in the region and beyond will be invited to selected sessions.\n  \nAward\nAn e-certificate will be conferred to participants who successfully complete the training and its requirements. \nFellows will be able to claim merit points in the HUC Online Portal and have subsequent access to the learning materials of and join the HUC fellow network with its academic exchange benefits. \nDownload The Flyer \nFor more information\, please contact huc@icimod.org URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/teaching-sustainability-and-localising-the-sustainable-development-goals-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220610 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240723T002307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100311Z UID:1501-1654300800-1654819199@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:The value of fermented ethnic foods and beverages DESCRIPTION:About the lecture tour\nProfessor Jyoti Prakash Tamang\, a world-renowned food scientist\, and ICIMOD Mountain Chair (since 2019)\, is conducting a public lecture tour in Nepal from 4-9 June 2022. This lecture tour is focused on raising awareness\, especially among the food and tourism sectors\, on the importance of beneficial microorganisms in and the nutritional value of fermented ethnic foods and beverages. He will also be providing information about the various scholarships\, fellowships\, and grants provided by the Government of India for scientific collaboration with Nepal. \nThe lecture tour is hosted by Nepali Chaurasi Byanjan Pvt. Ltd.\, Nepal Food Scientists and Technologists Association\, Kathmandu University\, and ICIMOD. \n\nLecture tour dates\n\n\n\nDate(NPT)\nLocation\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n5 June 2022\nJiri\nInteract with homestay hosts and deliver a talk to the Ethnic Food Tourism ProgrammePresentation at the Food Technology College\, Jiri\n\n\n6 June 2022\nCharikot\nInteraction with local food producers\n\n\n7 June 2022\nNepal Food Scientists and Technologists Association\nLecture on ‘Metataxonomic research in Himalayan fermented foods: New dimensions in research on disease and immunity boosters’\, co-hosted by Kathmandu University\n\n\n9 June 2022\nAll Nepal Chefs Conference\, Kathmandu\nKeynote address as chief guest URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/the-value-of-fermented-ethnic-foods-and-beverages/ LOCATION:Kathmandu\, Nepal\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/value-of-fermented.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220513 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20220512T054138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T090103Z UID:2245-1652313600-1652399999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Climate risk and uncertainty in India DESCRIPTION:About the webinar\nClimate change is widely acknowledged as the single biggest threat to humanity. However\, there is a large gap between the risks from climate change estimated by global models and how the risks are perceived by people at the local level\, where climate change is one of the many factors involved in decision-making. My Climate Risk Hub for the Hindu Kush Himalaya under ICIMOD’s Himalayan University Consortium’s (HUC) is organizing a webinar to highlight this gap with a focus on the role of uncertainty across different spatio-temporal scales. The webinar is targeted at an interdisciplinary audience including scientists\, social scientists\, policymakers\, and activists. \nSpeaker\n\n\nLyla Mehta\nProfessorial Fellow\nInstitute of Development Studies\, UK \nLyla Mehta’s work focuses on climate change\, uncertainty\, and transformation. She uses the case of water and sanitation to focus on the politics of gender\, scarcity\, uncertainty\, rights and access to resources\, resource grabbing\, and power and policy processes. Mehta leads the Belmont/Norface/EU/ISC project on ‘Transformations as praxis’ in South Asia and is also the co-editor of the journal Environment and Planning E. Her most recent books include Water for Food Security Nutrition and Social Justice and The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India. \n\nKrishna Achutarao\nProfessor\nCentre for Atmospheric Sciences\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Delhi \nKrishna Achutarao’s research focuses on using climate models to understand how the earth’s climate is affected by natural and anthropogenic factors. His current interests include attribution of extreme weather events\, changing risk of extreme events under a warming climate. and adaptation to climate change. He has been associated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2001 and was a lead author in the recently released Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) and the previous AR5 report. \n\nKrishna Malakar\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Madras \nKrishna Malakar’s research focuses on understanding the human dimensions of environmental and climate change such that it can inform policy and action. She is particularly interested in assessing the risk\, vulnerability\, and adaptation of communities to climate change. Malakar has presented her work in numerous conferences and published extensively in reputed journals. She holds a Ph.D. from the Interdisciplinary Programme in Climate Studies\, IIT Bombay. \n\nSomnath Baidya Roy\nProfessor\nCentre for Atmospheric Sciences\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Delhi \nSomnath Roy uses regional climate models to study the interactions between land use/land cover and climate. His current research projects look at the carbon cycle over croplands of India and the effects of climate/climate change on forest fires. Roy is also the Chief Editor of Earth Systems Dynamics\, an interdisciplinary journal of the European Geosciences Union. \nTentative agenda\nThursday\, 12 May 2022 | 16:00-18:00 (IST) \n\n\n\nTime (IST)\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n16:00–16:05\nIntroduction to My Climate Risk in the Hindu Kush Himalaya\nSomnath Roy\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Delhi\n\n\n16:05–16:50\nPanelists’ intervention\n(15 minutes each)\nLyla Mehta\, Professorial Fellow\, Institute of Development Studies\, UK\nKrishna Achutarao\, Professor\, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Delhi\nKrishna Malakar\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Madras\n\n\n16:50–17:05\nComments by the Chair\nSomnath Baidya Roy\, Professor\, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Delhi\n\n\n17:05–17:25\nRoundtable\n\n\n\n17:25–17:55\nQ&A\n\n\n\n17:55–18:00\nClosing\nChi H Truong (Shachi)\, Programme Coordinator\, Himalayan University Consortium\, ICIMOD URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/climate-risk-and-uncertainty-in-india/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/6295fe05b914b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220330 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240828T082906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100400Z UID:2260-1648425600-1648598399@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Cryosphere hazards and society in Bhutan and Pakistan AND HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society DESCRIPTION:About the workshop and meeting\nThe workshop will review the work of stakeholders in the field of cryosphere science in Bhutan and Pakistan\, particularly members of HUC. During this workshop\, the HUC Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Cryosphere and Society will present their work\, including an introduction to modelling and field methods and the potential for upscaling. The TWG will also share ongoing work in Bhutan and the Upper Indus basin on climate change impacts on livelihoods\, ecosystems\, hydrosphere\, and cryosphere. \nThe first half of the workshop will focus on the ongoing project led by the University of Bristol. Our partners will then present their work\, which will provide an overview of the ongoing challenges related to cryosphere hazards and society in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. \nThe first meeting of the core group of HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society took place in March 2021. This follow-up meeting will update members of the progress and consolidate the Group’s governance structure and draft a concrete workplan for 2022. \nThe two events pay close attention to the diversity of stakeholders and unites academics and practitioners from across the region.\n  \nExpected outputs\nIn addition to a consolidated governance structure for HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society\, this workshop will contribute to the following three outputs: \n\nA mapped potential partner landscape in cryosphere hazards and society for the UIB. This will be useful for ICIMOD and partners to navigate the field. HUC has already fostered several exchanges between partners in Pakistan\, which has prepared the ground for future collaborations and strengthened our role as a knowledge broker.\nA brief outline of the knowledge gaps and needs in the field of cryosphere\, hazards\, and society in the HKH and a draft roadmap for future research and action.\nA tailored infrastructure risk assessment tool and its application in the region\, which will be presented and discussed during the workshop.\n\n  \nExpected participants\nIn-person participants include social scientists from HUC and ICIMOD strategic knowledge partners in Pakistan: Karakoram International University (KIU); University of Punjab; LUMS\, Lahore; Information Technology University\, Lahore; University of Peshawar; University of Baltistan; COMSATS University Islamabad/Abbottabad; and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat’s (AKAH). \nVirtual participants include members of HUC’s TWG on Cryosphere and Society in Afghanistan\, Bhutan\, China\, and HUC Associate Members in Europe\, North America\, and Central Asia. Selected representatives from fellow TWGs and cross-cutting workgroups will be attending as observers.\n  \nBackground\nThe Upper Indus Basin is one of the most vulnerable basins when it comes to water and ice as a resource. It has been impacted by an exceptionally high number of hydrosphere-related disasters\, including glacial lake outburst floods\, debris flows\, landslides\, fluvial and pluvial floods\, as well as rapid erosion and sedimentation. While a number of studies on hazards  have looked into the physical processes associated with these disasters\, investigations including impact assessments on both livelihoods and ecosystems\, especially with the inclusion of local experiences and knowledge\, are largely lacking. Under a completely different climate regime\, Bhutan faces similar challenges in remoter headwaters. Multiple studies have documented devastating events and their impacts in the region; however\, transdisciplinary approaches to address these are lacking.\n  \nAgenda\nArrival and orientation – Sunday\, 27 March 2022  \n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n17:00 – 17:30\nRegistration\n\n\n18:00 – 20:00\nIntroduction and orientation\n Reception dinner\n Networking\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Monday\, 28 March 2022\n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\n\n\n\n13:30–14:00\nWelcome remarks\n Opening remarks\n Introduction to the program\nAbubakr Muhammad\, LUMS\n Tahira Yasmin\, PIASA\n Amina Maharjan\, ICIMOD\n\n\n14:00–14:15\nPresentation of the Cryosphere and Society TWG Project\nGuy Howard\, University of Bristol\n\n\n14:15–14:45\nIntroduction to the social science methods (quantitative and qualitative) in exploring and understanding of cryosphere hazards\nRehmat Karim\, KIU\n Adian Flint\, University of Bristol\n\n\n14:45–15:15\nIntroduction to data collection from the physical side and presentation of preliminary findings\nGaree Khan\, KIU\n Jeremy Phillips\, University of Bristol\n\n\n15:15–15:45\nPresentation of the study in Bhutan\n (Refreshments)\nDeki Choden\, Royal University of Bhutan\n Chogyel Wangmo\, Royal University of Bhutan\n\n\n15:45–16:15\nPresentation on previous cryo-hazard work in UIB – new developments\, processes\, and methods\nJakob Friedrich Steiner\, ICIMOD\n\n\n16:15–17:00\nDiscussion of synergies\n\n\n\n17:00–17:20\nHKH – Arctic connection: Experiences from linking research to indigenous knowledge\nJennifer Lukovich\, University of Manitoba\n\n\n\nDay 2 – Tuesday\, 29 March 2022\n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n10:00–10:20\nGlacier-fed irrigation system vulnerabilities in UIB\nBashir Ahmad\, PARC\n\n\n10:20–10:40\nEnvironmental and ecological implications of cryosphere changes and rapid development on species/habitats in HKH region in Pakistan\nZulfiqar Ali\, Punjab University\n\n\n10:40–11:00\nThe Cryosphere – Water Nexus in the Pamir\nRoy Sidle\, Mountain Societies Research Institute\, University of Central Asia\n\n\n11:00–11:20\nTalk by AKAH\n Refreshments\nTBD\, AKAH\n\n\n11:20–11:40\nTBD\nSalar Ali\, University of Baltistan\n\n\n11:40–12:00\nSnow research in the Upper Indus Basin\nJawairia Ashfaq Ahmad\, LUMS\n\n\n12:00–13:00\nReview of tools to assess infrastructure risk to cryospheric hazards\nGuy Howard\, University of Bristol\, and\n Amina Maharjan\, ICIMOD\n\n\n13:00–14:00\nLunch break\n\n\n\n14:00–15:00\nReview of the LAHAR flow model\nJeremy Phillips\, University of Bristol\n\n\n15:00–16:00\nDiscussion around knowledge gaps and making science relevant for policy and practice\nAmina Maharjan\, ICIMOD\n\n\n16:00-16:45\nHUC’s TWGs and TWG on Cryosphere and Society\nChi Huyen Truong (Shachi)\, HUC-ICIMOD\n\n\n16:45–17:00\nClosing remarks\n Vote of thanks\nPhilippus Wester\, ICIMOD\n Bhawana Syangden\, ICIMOD URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/cryosphere-hazards-and-society-in-bhutan-and-pakistan-and-hucs-twg-on-cryosphere-and-society/ LOCATION:LUMS\, Lahore\, Pakistan\, Pakistan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211224 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240902T102108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100526Z UID:2295-1640131200-1640303999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Himalayan University Consortium Nepal Country Chapter meeting DESCRIPTION:About the meeting\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is a growing network of universities within and outside of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region\, aiming to promote regional and global collaboration in research and education for sustainable mountain futures. In Nepal\, two new members – Nepal Open University and Far Western University – have recently joined the Consortium\, bringing the total number of university members to six (out of 12 universities in the country). An increasing number of Nepali researchers have taken part in HUC’s capacity building programmes in the past two years. Some Nepali scholars have co-led various thematic working groups and cross-cutting workgroups. \nHUC’s previous country chapter meeting took place on 11-12 August 2018 in Pokhara\, generously hosted by Pokhara University. This country chapter meeting on 23 December 2021\, will be hosted by Kathmandu University at its Dhulikhel campus\, and will bring together Vice Chancellors (VCs)\, Deans and focal persons to review recent activities of the Consortium in the region and in Nepal and deliberate on the future and sustainability of the network. \nThis meeting is convened by Prof. Bim Prasad Shrestha\, HUC Steering Committee Member\, Kathmandu University\, and coordinated by the HUC Secretariat\, ICIMOD. \nView Flyer\n  \nObjectives\n\nReview current activities by HUC members\, Thematic Working Groups and fellows in Nepal\nDiscuss potential collaboration and synergy amongst HUC members in Nepal and between Nepal’s members and other Consortium’s members\nEngage University Grants Commissions Nepal in pursuit of mountain-focused\, HKH-specific higher education agenda of the Consortium\nHandover of the Steering Committee membership by the current Steering Committee member\, Prof. Bim Prasad Shrestha\, to the incoming SCM\, Prof. Tri Ratna Bajracharya\, Tribhuvan University\n\n  \nExpected participants\n\nVCs of HUC members and incoming members\nTwo representatives from each of HUC members\nRepresentatives of HUC Thematic Working Groups and fellows\nInvited guests from the University Grants Commissions and UNESCO Nepal\n\n  \nAgenda\n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\nFacilitators/ Resource persons\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, 22 December 2021\n\n\n14:00\nCheck-in at Himalaya Drishya Resort\, Dhulikhel\nAchala Sharma\, Programme Associate\, HUC\, ICIMOD\n\n\n17:30\nRegistration\nAchala Sharma\n\n\n18:00–20:00\n Orientation and reception dinner\n Welcome remarks by Bim Prasad Shrestha\,\n Kathmandu University\, HUC Steering Committee Member\n Introduction and expectations of participants\n HUC in Nepal through fellows’ perspectives \n\n Biraj Singh Thapa\, Kathmandu University\, Co-lead\, HUC Thematic Working Group on Energy\n Rashila Deshar\, Tribhuvan University\, Fellow and Grantee\n\n One participant from the workshop on Communicating science for policy making \n\n\n\nThursday\, 23 December 2021\n\n\n9:00\nTransfer from hotel to Kathmandu University Dhulikhel campus\nAchala Sharma\, ICIMOD\n\n\n9:30–9:40\nOpening remarks – Bhola Thapa\, Vice Chancellor\, Kathmandu University\nUddhab Pyakurel\, Associate Director\, Global Engagement Division\, Kathmandu University\n\n\n9:40–10:00\nThe role of University Grants Commission in nurturing excellence in higher education for Nepal – Bhim Prasad Subedi\, Chairperson\, UGC Nepal (TBC)\n UNESCO initiatives for SDG 4.7 – Balaram Timalsina\, Chief of Education\, UNESCO Nepal\n\n\n\n\nGroup photo\n\n\n\n10:00 – 11:30\nWorld Cafe: Exploring potential for collaborations amongst HUC members in Nepal\n Participants will rotate across four stations sharing information about their university\, focusing on thematic areas of research and training\, resources\, partnership\, and potential synergy.\n Coffee and refreshments will be served during the World Cafe\nSingh Thapa\, Kathmandu University;\n Amina Maharjan\, Senior Specialist Livelihoods & Migration\, Livelihoods\, ICIMOD; \n Rajesh Bahadur Thapa\, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Specialist\, Geospatial Solutions\, ICIMOD;\n Santosh Raj Pathak Partnership Officer\, Strategic Cooperation\, ICIMOD;\n Sunita Chaudhary\, Ecosystem Services Specialist\, Ecosystem Services\, ICIMOD\n\n\n11:30–12:00\nSummary of World Cafe\n 5 minutes for each station and 10 minutes for Q&A\n\n\n\n12:00–13:00 \nLunch break\n\n\n\n13:00–14:30\nParallel workgroup\n Group 1 – HUC Visioning Exercise\n Vice Chancellors\, Steering Committee Members and invited guests from UGC and UNESCO Nepal review half-way implementation of the HUC Strategy 2018-2025 and discuss medium future of the Consortium\, including sustainability pathway. \nBim P Shrestha\, Kathmandu University;\n Tri Ratna Bajracharya\, Professor\, Tribhuvan University;\n Madan Koirala\, Professor\, Tribhuvan University\, and\n Santosh R Pathak\n\n\n\nGroup 2 – Member consultation regarding higher education and graduate competency for sustainable mountain futures\n Focal persons and fellows to share information about their university and knowledge and experience on current and future curricula\nGanga Gautam\, Director\, Open and Distance Education Center (ODEC)\, Tribhuvan University;\n Amina Maharjan; Rajesh B Thapa; Sunita Chaudhary; Shachi Truong\n\n\n14:30–15:00\nPresentation of groupwork and discussion\n Summary of key action points\nBim P Shrestha and Tri Ratna Bajracharya\n\n\n15:00–15:30\nTea/coffee break\n\n\n\n15:30–16:30\nGlobal aspirations\, leadership transition\, and closing\n Rethinking Global in Higher Education in Nepal – Ashok Gurung\, Professor\, Julien J. Studley Graduate Program of International Affairs at the New School\, New York\, and HUC Steering Committee Member\n Revisit participants’ expectation of the meeting\n Handover of Steering Committee membership\n Closing remarks – Tri Ratna Bajracharya\n Votes of thanks – Chi H Truong\nUddhab Pyakurel URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/himalayan-university-consortium-nepal-country-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:Dhulikhel\, Nepal\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/himalayan-university-consortium-nepal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211223 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240904T075633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100552Z UID:2304-1640044800-1640217599@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Communicating science for policy making DESCRIPTION:About the workshop\nThe Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) is organizing a one-day workshop that will focus on repackaging scientific work into succinct\, accessible\, and understandable two-page policy briefs. The workshop will help participants – senior researchers and scholars in the natural and social sciences – understand policy formulation processes and effective means of reaching policy makers. Invited speakers – environmental journalists and policy makers – will share their experiences interacting with scientists and incorporating scientific findings in their work. Participants will learn how to synthesize research findings and recommendations to achieve desired outcomes at the policy level. \nVIEW FLYER \nBackground\nPolicy making is a complex\, interactive\, and iterative process influenced by diverse factors and interests. The impact of evidence generated by scientists – crucial to policy making – can remain limited if the evidence is not packaged well or effectively communicated to policy makers. Good science feeds impactful policies\, but given the vastly different mechanisms\, languages\, and mandates in the science and policy-making spheres\, it is important to bridge the divide with targeted\, effective communication. Scientific literature needs to be synthesized into accessible\, focused communication materials and delivered using new platforms and media so that policy makers can easily use to navigate through pressing issues. \nAgenda\nDay 1 – Tuesday\, 21 December 2021 \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n14:00\nCheck-in at Himalaya Drishya Resort\, Dhulikhel – Achala Sharma\, ICIMOD\n\n\n17:00\nRegistration\n\n\n18:00-20:00\nOrientation – Achala Sharma\, ICIMOD\n Reception dinner\n\n\n20:00-21:00\nIntroduction of participants and speakers – Chi H Truong (Shachi)\, ICIMOD\n Keynote presentation on challenges and prospects of communicating scientific knowledge to policy makers – Alok K Bohara\, University of New Mexico\n\n\n\nDay 2 – Wednesday\, 22 December 2021 \n\n\n\nTime (NPT)\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n09:00-09:30\nTransfer from hotel to Kathmandu University Dhulikhel campus\n\n\n09:30–09:40\nOpening remarks – Chi H Truong (Shachi)\, ICIMOD\n bjectives of the workshop – Chandra Lal Pandey\, Kathmandu University\n\n\n09:40–10:00\nScience\, policy\, and practice: Experiences in urban planning – Kriti Kusum Joshi\, City Planning Commission\, Kathmandu Metropolitan City\n\n\n10:00–10:20\nMedia\, scientific knowledge\, and policy making: Reflections from Himalaya region – Ramesh Bhushal\, The Third Pole\n\n\n10:20–10:50\nGroup discussion\n\n\n10:50–11:00\nGroup photo and coffee break\n\n\n11:00–12:30\nsession 1\n How to repackage scientific writing into a two-page policy brief – Chandra Lal Pandey\, Kathmandu University\, and Rachana Chettri\, ICIMOD \n\n\n12:30–13:30\nLunch break\n\n\n13:30–14:30\nsession 2\n Presenting your research findings and bringing scientific knowledge into politics and policy making – Chandra Lal Pandey\, Kathmandu University\, and Ramesh Bhushal\, The Third Pole\n\n\n\nPractical session 3\n Writing desk and pairwise review – Chandra Lal Pandey\, Kathmandu University\, and Rachana Chettri\, ICIMOD\n Stakeholder Mapping – Simon Russell\, Policy Associate\, PolicyBristol\, The University of Brisotl\n Participants’ evaluation of the workshop\n Closing remarks: Reflections on bridging science–policy–practice – Mani Nepal\, ICIMOD URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/communicating-science-for-policy-making/ LOCATION:Dhulikhel\, Nepal\, Nepal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/communicating-science-for-policy-making.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211109 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240904T092431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100628Z UID:2333-1636329600-1636415999@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:How can technology help improve climate adaptation and resilience? DESCRIPTION:Background\nThe Walker Institute at the University of Reading\, a Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) Associate Member\, in partnership with Microsoft is organizing a side event at the UK Pavilion at COP26 Glasgow focusing on the role of technology in climate adaptation and resilience. Pema Gyamtsho\, Director General of ICIMOD\, and HUC Steering Committee chairpersons will highlight the use of technology in ICIMOD’s works for climate adaptation and resilience and HUC’s role in facilitating productive partnerships for climate action. \n\n\n\nName\nInstitutional affiliation\n\n\n\n\nAlberto Arribas-Herranz\nMicrosoft Sustainability Science Lead for Europe\n\n\nRosalind Cornforth\nDirector\, Walker Institute\, University of Reading\n\n\nPema Gyamtsho\nDirector General\, ICIMOD\n\n\nChair\n\n\nAndrew Harper\nSpecial Advisor on Climate Action\, UNHCR\n\n\n\nICIMOD programmes make use of technology to improve climate adaptation and resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas\n\nGeoKrishi\niHeritage\nKoshi Basin Information System URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/how-can-technology-help-improve-climate-adaptation-and-resilience/ LOCATION:UK Pavilion\, COP26 Glasgow\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/climate-adaptation-and-resilience.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211106 DTSTAMP:20260430T174110 CREATED:20240904T110017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T100745Z UID:2340-1636070400-1636156799@huc-hkh.org SUMMARY:Communicating indigenous and ancestral knowledge for climate actions in Amazonia\, Andes and Hindu-Kush Himalaya DESCRIPTION:Background\nThis learning café foregrounds the communication issues around indigenous and ancestral knowledge in the Andes\, the Amazon\, and the Himalaya to ensure that they are recognized and fully incorporated into state policies and actions in the fight against climate change. Through this session\, we seek to bring greater recognition of the efforts of indigenous peoples towards sustainability\, adaptation\, co-existence with nature\, stewardship\, and conservation.\n  \nObjectives\n\nExchange successful experiences in climate change adaptation through the application of indigenous and ancestral knowledge\, wisdom\, science\, and technology promoted in the Andes\, Peruvian Amazon\, and Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).\nPresent common challenges of indigenous peoples and women in the face of climate change in Latin America as well as Asia.\nEnhance awareness of the threats to the collective rights of indigenous peoples by the Peruvian state’s policies and norms\, linked to the breakdown and dispossession of territories to prioritize activities that exacerbate the climate crisis. Propose the law of nature as a holder of rights and subject of protection.\nIntroduce communication needs and innovative methods in communicating indigenous and ancestral knowledge for climate action at the local level.\n\n  \nSession structure\nThe session will focus on two themes: (1) experiences\, challenges\, and threats concerning indigenous and ancestral knowledge and rights in the Amazon\, Andes\, and HKH and (2) communication methods to promote indigenous and ancestral knowledge for effective climate action and to address issues. \nThree ONAMIAP women leaders will share interventions on adaptation and mitigation that are being carried out in their respective territories and in the national context. Two of the speakers will communicate with supporting media material in their native language. English subtitles will be available. \nAdditionally\, the ONAMIAP’s legal advisor will share the experiences of indigenous women from the perspective of the Peruvian national legal framework on climate change. \nThe session will shed light on how indigenous women in the Andean and Amazonian areas of Peru have been using their knowledge\, science\, and ancestral technology for climate adaptation and mitigation. We will also reflect on the policies and the internal regulatory framework that the Peruvian state has been implementing to break and dispossess territories in favour of third parties\, thereby increasing and accelerating the climate crisis. In this context\, we seek to evaluate the progress and challenges by presenting proposals that seek to resolve conflicts from the perspective of indigenous rights\, the theoretical contributions of indigenous peoples about nature as a right holder and subject of protection\, and intercultural dialogue.\nThe session will introduce a local-level communication strategy for the effective dissemination of indigenous and ancestral knowledge and technology\, with a focus on developing compelling programmes for local radios\, appealing to young local broadcasters using local indigenous language. \nThis will be followed by an introduction to how photography or art can improve indigenous women’s communication skills at a graphic level so that they can transmit indigenous knowledge and their demands in an effective way to decision makers\, and thus contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change. \nThis participatory dynamic is attractive for the participants because they will be able to learn or improve their ways of communicating\, creating greater margins of action for when there are situations of risk\, and the ability to have the rest of society as an audience\, especially the scientific community and the government. On the other hand\, it is attractive to the public because after generating that base of empathy during the café\, they will see the interaction and graphic work of the participating indigenous women\, seeing their messages first-hand. The session will be delivered in English and Spanish.\n  \nProgramme\nSpeakers \n\n\n\nName\nTheme/title\n\n\n\n\nMelania Canales\, President\, ONAMIAP\nPolitical and social context of Peru and the work of ONAMIAP in the area of climate change\n\n\nMayra Macedo\, OCIDMUSHI- ONAMIAP\nExperiences of indigenous women to help mitigate and adapt to climate change\n\n\nKaren Huere\, OMIASEC- ONAMIAP\nExperiences of indigenous women to help mitigate and adapt to climate change\n\n\nZulma Villa\, Legal advisor\, ONAMIAP\nThreats to indigenous peoples rights and challenges for the states in the face of climate change\n\n\nSuman Basnet\, President\, AMARC-Asia Pacific\nCreative methods for communicating indigenous and ancestral knowledge through community radios\n\n\nUdayan Mishra\, Knowledge Management and Networking Officer\, ICIMOD\nExpressing indigenous and ancestral knowledge through art and photography\n\n\n\nModerators \n\n\n\nName/Organization\nRole\n\n\n\n\nChi Huyen Truong\, Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)\nCo-facilitating the session and setting the scene \n\n\nBinaya Raj Shivakoti\, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)\nCo-facilitating the session and setting the scene URL:https://huc-hkh.org/event/communicating-indigenous-and-ancestral-knowledge-for-climate-actions-in-amazonia-andes-and-hindu-kush-himalaya/ LOCATION:3rd Capacity-building Hub within COP26 (Blue zone) Glasgow\, UK\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huc-hkh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/communicating-indigenous-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR