Board of Governors

Our highest governing body is our Board of Governors, which consists of one representative from each of our eight regional member countries and independent members who are nominated by the ICIMOD Support Group based on their recognized professional expertise and experience. Serving on our ICIMOD Support Group are representatives from among the organizations and institutions providing us financial contributions.

REGIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

AFGHANISTAN

Mr. Mohammad Rafi Qazizada
Director General
Natural Resource Management
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock

BANGLADESH

Mr. Md. Mesbahul Islam
Secretary
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

BHUTAN

Dasho Rinzin Dorji
Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Royal Government of Bhutan

CHINA

Dr. Zhang Yaping (Chairperson, ICIMOD Board of Governors)
Vice President
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

INDIA

Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Gupta
Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Government of India

MYANMAR

Dr. Nyi Nyi Kyaw
Director-General
Forest Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

NEPAL

Dr. Pushpa Raj Kadel
Vice-Chairman
National Planning Commission
Government of Nepal

PAKISTAN

Mr. Omar Hamid Khan
Secretary
Ministry of National Food Security and Research
Government of Pakistan

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Lyonpo Dr. Kinzang Dorji (Chairperson PAC and Vice Chairperson ICIMOD Board of Governors)
Former Prime Minister, Government of Bhutan
President
Bhutan Indigenous Games and Sports Association (BIGSA)

Prof. Dr. Juergen P. Kropp
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Dept. Chair Research Domain II: Climate Impacts & Vulnerabilities
Head: Climate Change & Development

Prof. Yanfen Wang
Vice President
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)

Dr. Hans Hurni
Prof Emeritus, Senior Scientist, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern
Former Director of National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South

Dr. Asun Lera St. Clair
Senior Principal Scientist,
AI Governance & Digitalisation for Sustainable Development
Project Manager, Assurance of Digital Assets (ADA)
Digital Assurance, Group Technology and Research
Senior Advisor, Barcelona SuperComputing Center
Earth Sciences Services https://www.bsc.es/

Dr. Teresa Christina Fogelberg
Independent Sustainability Leader, Chair National Netherlands Transparency Benchmark, member Sustainability and Integrity Board Daimler/Mercedes; Member Board Impact Economy Foundation; Member Advisory Board of the Dutch Foreign Trade and Aid policy review of Foreign Affairs;
Former Director Research, Director Climate Change and Head of Delegation; director Social Development, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Former Deputy Chief Executive Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Dr. Camilla Toulmin
Senior Associate
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Professor Lancaster University
Associate Institute for New Economic Thinking

H.E. Mr. Peter Budd (Chairperson, ICIMOD Support Group)
Ambassador
Australian Embassy, Kathmandu

Ms. Solveig Andresen (Vice Chair, ICIMOD Support Group)
Counsellor
Environment, Energy and Economic Development
Royal Norwegian Embassy, Nepal