The International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental center for learning and sharing knowledge that brings together eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, China, China, India, India, Myanmar, Myanmar, and Knowledge Sharing Center (ICIMOD) is a regional center for learning and sharing knowledge that brings together eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, China, China, India, India, Myanmar, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan - and in Kathmandu, Nepal, China, China, India, India, Myanmar Globalization and climate change are increasingly affecting the stability of fragile mountain ecosystems and the livelihoods of their inhabitants. ICIMOD aims to help mountain people understand these changes, adapt to them, and make the most of new opportunities, while addressing issues both upstream and downstream.