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ICIMOD - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development


Position Overview:

This position will be housed within Action Area (AA) – Stimulating Action for Clean Air under Strategic Group 1 – Reducing Climate and Environmental Risks. This Action Area focuses its attention on the significant impacts of air pollution on human health, economic development, climate change, and the environment. Air pollution levels are high across the HKH and air pollutants travel without respecting borders. At the same time, there are huge gaps between the actual air quality outcomes being currently achieved in the HKH region and regional and international goals and targets. This is partly due to the lack of cost-effective and implementable solutions, as well due to a lack of understanding on which solutions to prioritise. Improving air quality may impose costs on society due to the implementation of measures, but it brings considerable benefits in terms of avoided costs related to health, ecosystems, and infrastructure. Numerous studies demonstrate that the benefits, particularly in relation to health, far exceed the costs involved.

Background

The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500 km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of around two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile and at the frontline of the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. 

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, that is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our and explore our .

Method of application

Applicants are requested to apply online before November 03, 2024 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through the .

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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