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Mountains have been recognised. Now they need action and delivery.

COP31 starts today in Antalya, Türkiye, and ICIMOD is bringing the mountain voices, knowledge, priorities and solutions of the Hindu Kush Himalaya countries to the global climate conversation. We're advocating for stronger regional cooperation and more climate finance for mountain communities.

Follow our COP31 engagements for the first week and find out where you can connect with us.

Ahead of #COP31, women negotiators are preparing to make their voices heard in the climate negotiations.

From 5–7 November, ICIMOD is joining the Women’s Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO) and UNFCCC, for the Women Delegates Fund Night School, bringing together women negotiators participating at COP31 including the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Through practical sessions and a negotiation simulation, participants will learn to navigate the UNFCCC process, understand past decisions, and develop and draft negotiation text.

One of the trainers is Kunzang, Global Advocacy Lead at ICIMOD and a Night School alumna, who has previously represented Bhutan and the LDCs in UNFCCC negotiations. By strengthening the knowledge and skills of women negotiators, this initiative supports more informed and confident participation in global climate decision-making and empowering and building women leadership in UNFCCC process .

Follow our work at COP31: icimod.org/cop31

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ICIMOD is heading to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. Led by Director General Pema Gyamtsho, our delegation brings together experts in climate policy, adaptation, renewable energy, air quality, cryosphere and disaster risk reduction. Meet the team and follow our work at COP31: icimod.org/cop31

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What holds back clean energy adoption among South Asian firms, and who bears the greatest costs when disasters strike?

Join the SANDEE–ICIMOD Karl-Göran Mäler Memorial Lecture (Winter 2026) to explore these questions and the policies that can advance clean energy adoption and climate resilience.

Lecture 1: Clean Energy Adoption in South Asian Firms: From Global Knowledge to Local Constraints
🎙️Atonu Rabbani, Research Director, General Economics Division, BIDS

Lecture 2: When it rains, it pours! Revisiting the Hidden Costs of Natural Disasters in India
🎙️Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Senior Professor of Economics, Goa University

🗓️16 November 2026 | 09:15–11:30 NST (UTC +05:45) | Hybrid (Nepal and Zoom)
Register: icimod-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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What holds back clean energy adoption among South Asian firms, and who bears the greatest costs when disasters strike?
Join us for the SANDEE–ICIMOD Karl-Göran Mäler Memorial Lecture, Winter 2026, to explore these questions and the policies that can advance renewable energy adoption and strengthen climate resilience.
Lecture 1: Title: Clean Energy Adoption in South Asian Firms: From Global Knowledge to Local Constraints
Renewable energy is widely accessible and rooftop solar is financially viable for firms, yet adoption remains slow. Why? This lecture explores how policy design and the mismatch between household-focused energy policies and firms’ production-driven needs may explain the gap.
Speaker: Atonu Rabbani, Research Director of the General Economics Division at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
Lecture 2: When it rains, it pours! Revisiting the Hidden Costs of Natural Disasters in India
How do extreme rainfall and floods affect human welfare in India, from household assets and consumption to education? This lecture explores why do women, poorer households and marginalised groups bear greater losses, and how can social protection and public-private partnerships help build climate resilience.
Speaker: Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Senior Professor of Economics at the Goa Business School, Goa University, India
Moderator: David Thomas Potter, Head of Regional Action and Global Advocacy, ICIMOD
16 November 2026 09:15–11:30 AM (Nepal Standard Time UTC +05:45)
Hybrid (Nepal and Zoom)
Register Now: icimod.org/event/regional…

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