Strategic and Policy Partner
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) – Nodal Agency
- Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)/ CAS
- China -ICIMOD Committee
- China Metrological Administration (CMA)
- Cold & Arid Regions Environmental & Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI)/CAS
- Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE)
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP)
- Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
- Lanzhou University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Third Pole Environment (TPE)
- Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (TAAAS)
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Implementation Partner
- Asian International Rivers Center Yunnan University (AIRC)
- Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)/ CAS
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR)
- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE)/CAS
- Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
- Sichuan University
- Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (YASS)
- Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (YIES)
- Yunnan University
Knowledge Partners and Network
- Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)/ CAS
- Cold & Arid Regions Environmental & Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI)/ CAS
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR)
- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE)
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP)
- Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)
- Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ)
- Lanzhou University
- Sichuan Grassland Sciences Academy (SGSA)
- Sichuan University
- Southwest Jiaotong University
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG)
- Yunnan Agriculture University
- Yunnan Normal University
- Yunnan Academy of Forestry Sciences (YAFS)
- Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (YIES)
- Yunnan University
Partners in this category support development and formulation of mountain-specific development strategies, policies and legislation. These key partners include focal ministries, national and regional organisations, and global partners, and the partnerships are usually formalized through a MoU.
Partners in this category include operational partners and research partners. They support regional programme implementation either individually in the RMCs or through the consortium of partners, usually formalized through a LoA with financial obligations.
Partners in this category include universities and academic institutions; regional and global network organisations; science partners and thematic networks; institutions engaged in advocacy, outreach, knowledge sharing and exchange and dissemination including media organisations and publication houses.