In 15 October 2020, ministers from the eight Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) countries came together to sign a landmark declaration and endorse the ‘HKH Call to Action to sustain mountain environments and improve livelihoods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya’.
The HKH Ministerial Mountain Summit 2020 was unprecedented in many ways. It resulted in the signing of a historic declaration to strengthen regional cooperation, present a unified voice for the HKH at global platforms, assess the feasibility of establishing a regional institutional mechanism and, most importantly, enhance the uptake of scientific evidence for improving policies in the region.
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