Programme
- Building Partnership between AKF and ICIMOD
- Innovation and Regional Collaboration for Value Chain Development
- Leveraging Collaboration for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Regional Validation Workshop
- Repackaging Research for Use in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
- Roundtable on Leadership Network at the Transboundary and Regional scale for a Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya
- Towards Resilient Cryosphere Services in the HKH
8.15 – 11.45: Visit to ICIMOD Knowledge Park | HKH Science Policy Dialogue
8:15 - 11:30 AM: Visit to ICIMOD Knowledge Park (optional)
9:30 - 11:45 AM: Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) Science – Policy Dialogue: Key Findings and Main Messages of the HKH Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) (optional)
11.30 – 12.45
Lunch for Knowledge Park Visitors and HIMAP Participants
Host: Naina Shakya
National Anthem of Nepal
Welcome: David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD | Welcome Speech
Lighting of the Lamp: The Right Honourable Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal
Remarks: Veronica Cody, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Nepal | Remarks
Remarks: Dasho Rinzin Dorji, ICIMOD Board Chair & Secretary, Government of Bhutan
Remarks: Honourable Mithila Chaudhari, Minister, MoPE, Government of Nepal
Presidential Address: The Right Honourable Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal
Vote of Thanks: Prakash Mathema, Secretary, MoPE, Government of Nepal
14.45 – 15.15
Refreshments
The role of a resilient HKH in the future of a sustainable Asia
Setting the Context and Panel Moderation: David Molden, ICIMOD | Opening Speech
Sonam Wangchuk, Founding Director, SECMOL
Gowher Rizvi, Advisor to Prime Minister, Government of Bangladesh
Yeshey Dorji, Minister, Government of Bhutan
V K Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, India
Gyan Chandra Acharya, Economic Advisor to Prime Minister of Nepal, Former UN Under Secretary General
Veronica Cody, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Nepal
Peter Budd, Ambassador, Embassy of Australia in Nepal
Roland Schafer, Ambassador, Embassy of Germany in Nepal
Bimala Rai Paudyal, Former Member, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
Teresa Fogelberg, Deputy Chief Executive, Global Reporting Initiative
About the Conference and Vote of Thanks: Nand Kishor Agrawal, ICIMOD
17.30 – onwards
High Tea
08.00 – 09.00
Registration at ICIMOD
09.00 – 09:30
Introductory Key Note Address: Resilience building challenges for the HKH
Eklabya Sharma, ICIMOD
Sir Partha Das Gupta, University of Cambridge
Host: Arabinda Mishra, Anna Sinisalo
Chair: Asun St. Clair, DNV GL
Panelists:
- Yusuf Zafar, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council
- Lalit Kapur, MoEFCC, Gov. of India
- Yanfen Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Atiq Rahman, Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies
- Asit Biswas, Lee Kuan Yew, School for Public Policy
10.45 – 11.15
Tea and Group Photo
Host: Dhrupad Choudhury, Kamala Gurung, Ruijun Long
Chair: Hans Hurni, University of Bern
Panelists:
- Bharati Pathak, FECOFUN
- Subramanian Pattabiraman, European Union
- Nambi Appadurai, WRI India
- Uttam Sinha, IDSA
- Ngawang Pem, Government of Bhutan
- Arjumand Nizami, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
- Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
- Ms Ashra Kunwar, Nepal (Youth representative from HKH Youth Forum)
12.45 – 13.45
Lunch
5A: Sustaining mountain ecosystems and biodiversity
Host: Wu Ning, Nakul Chettri
Chair: Yang Yongping, Kunming Institute of Biology
Panelists:
- Wu Ning, ICIMOD
- Marc Foggin, Univ. of Central Asia
- Radha Wagle, Govt of Nepal
- Annamraju Rajanikanth, Birbal Sahni Inst. of Paleosciences
- Jyoti Raj Patra, TROSA
- Rajendra Agarwalla, Sustainable Projects
5B: Ensuring water security
Host: Santosh Nepal, Faisal Qamer
Chair: Asit Biswas, Lee Kuan Yew School for Public Policy
Panelists:
- Arun Shrestha, ICIMOD
- Dipak Gyawali, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation
- Aditi Mukherji, ICIMOD
- Anil Vishnupant Kulkarni, Indian Institute of Science
- Hazrat Mir, PMD Pakistan (TBC)
- Than Aye, ECD, Myanmar
5C: Supporting access to clean energy
Host: Arnico Panday, Bikash Sharma
Chair: Rinzin Dorji, Gov. of Bhutan
Panelists:
- Ramesh Vaidya, ICIMOD
- Leena Srivastava, TERI University
- Jiwan Acharya, ADB
- Ram Prasad Dhital, AEPC
5D: Promoting food and nutrition security
Host: Golam Rasul, Lipy Adikari
Chair: R.A.M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
Panelists:
- Tor Aase, CICERO
- Mark Whitton, AKF
- Sabnam Shivakoti, Gov. of Nepal
- Abid Hussain, ICIMOD
- Nilabja Ghosh, IEG
15.15 – 15.45
Tea
6A: Achieving gender and social equity
Host: Chanda Gurung, Muhammad Ismail
Chair: Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura, Gov. of Bangladesh
Panelists:
- Maya Magarati, Univ. of Washington
- Kallur S. Murali, IDRC
- Muzaffar Uddin, AKRSP
- Suman Bisht, ICIMOD
- Yang Shuo, Yunnan Inst. of Env. Science
6B: Ending mountain poverty
Host: Abid Hussain, Amina Maharjan
Chair: Ram Prasad Lamsal, MoPE
Panelists:
- Su Yufang, KIB
- Golam Rasul, ICIMOD
- Carolina Adler, MRI
- Ganesh Thapa, Nepal
6C: Adapting to climate change and managing disaster risk
Host: Mandira Shrestha, Neera Pradhan, Vijay Khadgi
Chair: Stefan Schneiderbauer, Eurac Research
Panelists:
- Nusrat Nasab, AKAH
- N.H. Ravindranath, Indian Inst. of Sci.
- Ang Tshering Sherpa, Climate Alliance of Himalayan Communities
- Anand Sharma, Indian Met. Society
6D: Building economic opportunity and investment
Host: Surendra Joshi, Ghulam Ali
Chair: Teresa Fogelberg, GRI
Panelists:
- Basanta Shrestha, ICIMOD
- Rajendra Dobhal, Uttarakhand Council for Sci. and Tech.
- Sujeev Shakya, NP Econ. Forum
- Tamzid Spondon, Base Camp
- Damchae Dem, BAOWE
18.00 – onwards
Reception Dinner at ICIMOD
Host: Dhrupad Choudhury, Laurie Vasily
Panelists:
Chairs of parallel sessions will be panelists
Host: Kanchan Shrestha, Bhaskar Karky
Chair: Ashok Jain, NITI Aayog
Panelists:
- Sachidananda Satapathy, Policy Advisor
- Brian Dawson, DFAT
- Bimala Rai Paudyal, former member NPC
- Kai Windhorst, GIZ
- Mona Sherpa, HELVETAS Nepal
11.15 – 11.45
Tea
9A: Policy and institutions
Host: Clemens Kunze, Anjal Prakash
Chair: Sunil Ray, ANSISS
Panelists:
- Brij Rathore, ICIMOD
- Qamar uz Zaman Chaudhry
- U Bo Ni, Forest Dept., Myanmar
- Rojina Manandhar, UNFCCC
- Dibya Gurung, WOCAN
9B: Markets and business solutions
Host: Tashi Dorji, Naina Shakya
Chair: Asun St. Clair, DNV GL
Panelists:
- Naina Shakya, ICIMOD
- Ayesha Khan, Hashoo Found.
- Pankaj Raturi, Dabur Nepal
- Satish Raju, Swiss Reinsurance
- Anu Lama, ICIMOD
- Shiquan Wang, Yak Dairy Co
9C: Regional cooperation
Host: Golam Rasul, Farid Ahmad
Chair: PK Taneja, SAARC DMC
Panelists:
- Basanta Shrestha, ICIMOD
- Aaron Wolf, Oregon State Univ.
- Yanhong Wu, CNICIMOD
- Rajan Kotru, ICIMOD
- Ghulam Mohammad Malikyar,
- NEPA Afghanistan
- Kate Hayes, DFAT
9D: Knowledge and technology networks
Host: Birendra Bajracharya, Mani Nepal
Chair: Mozaharul Alam, UNEP
Panelists:
- Chi Huyen Truong, ICIMOD
- Susanne Von Dach, Univ. of Bern
- Bjorn Alfthan, GRID-Arendal
- Ranjan Shrestha, EU
- Gretchen Kalonji, Sichuan University
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch
Photo Committee: Utsav Maden, Udayan Mishra, Amy Sellmyer
Posters Committee: Sanjeev Bhuchar, Janita Gurung, Kamala Gurung, Abid Hussain, Samita Sharma, Bhawana Syangden, Chi Huyen Truong
Marketplace Committee: Laxmi Dutt Bhatta, Vishwas Chitale, Naina Shakya, Samita Sharma, Anu Joshi Shrestha, Bhawana Syangden, Kabir Uddin, Jun Jun Zhou
15.30 – 16.00
Tea
Host: Janita Gurung, Suman Bisht
Chair: Anne-Charlotte Malm, Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok
Panelists:
- Hari Krishna Upadhyaya, CEAPRED
- Leena Srivastava, TERI
- Onno Ruhl, AKDN
- Yankila Sherpa, Trans Himalayan Environment and Livelihood Program
- Freshta Ibrahimi, nominated from Youth Forum
17.30 – onwards
Thamel by Night: Visit to the popular Thamel area in Kathmandu (optional)
Host: Laxmi Bhatta, Sanjeev Bhuchar
Chair: Kinzang Dorji, Former Prime Minister of Bhutan
Panelists:
- JLN Sastry, Dabur India
- Joern Kristensen, Myanmar Inst. for Integrated Development
- Sonam Wangchuk, Ice Stupa Project
- Neera Pradhan, ICIMOD
- Sristi Joshi Malla, SABAH Nepal (TBC)
- Rajendra Singh, Tarun Bharat Singh
10.30 – 11.00
Tea
Hosts: Brij Rathore, Flip Wester, Arabinda Mishra, Nand Kishor Agrawal
Facilitators: TBD during the conference
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
Committing to resilience-building solutions: Mapping the way forward
Host: Nand Kishor Agrawal
Moderator: Eklabya Sharma, ICIMOD
Panelists:
- VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India
- Mozaharul Alam, UNEP
- Rojina Manandhar, UNFCCC
- Kallur Murali, IDRC
- David Molden, ICIMOD
- TBD, SAARC
- TBD, Norway
