CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, AND POLLUTION IN THE HKH: WE KNOW ENOUGH TO ACT NOW

The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) faces urgent threats from climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Regional cooperation, led by India’s soft diplomacy and ICIMOD’s apolitical role, is crucial to secure a resilient, greener, and safer future.

Speaker: Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMOD, former Minister of Agriculture and Forests (2008–2013), and former Member of Parliament, Royal Government of Bhutan

Chair: Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian scientist and Life Trustee, IIC