Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability, and People

The long-awaited #HKHAssessment was launched on 4 February. Read the report. Find out why these #mountainsmatter. Download the report: www.icimod.org/himap About the assessment: The first Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment Report comprehensively assesses the current state of knowledge of the HKH region. It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable mountain development and will serve as a basis for evidence-based decision-making to safeguard the environment and advance people’s well-being. The compiled content is based on the collective knowledge of over 300 leading researchers, experts and policymakers, brought together by the Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) under the coordination of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). This assessment was conducted between 2013 and 2017 as the first of a series of monitoring and assessment reports.