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We have to rebuild and sustain traditional practices in the face of encroaching global influences

The closing plenary provided an opportunity to summarize the discussions as well as determine key actionable points and out comes from the summit that can be taken up by various institutions. Ambica Shrestha, Chairperson, Dwarika’s Hotel: The very idea of Himalayan Consensus is very important for the region to develop. This should not just be the … Read More

The sixth session of the Himalayan Consensus Summit provided a platform for speakers from diverse institutions working on grass root and home grown institutions to share their innovation and provide a perspective to what they think are some of the new ways in which institutions will and shall go through transformation. This session was moderated … Read More

The Himalayan Consensus as an economic paradigm is keen to explore innovation and emergence of new institutions that provides financial capital and access to finance. In this session speakers working in diverse areas related to the financial architecture ideated on the new architecture that will provide the engine of growth to accelerate the pace of … Read More

This session focused on issues relating to governance and institutional structures and understanding the multi-pronged strategies required to rebuild after natural as well as economic disasters. The session reflected upon varied perspectives based on experiences of working in the Himalayan region, and provided a framework of thoughts on what government and institutions have done, and … Read More

The third session of the summit brought forward an understanding of the various facets of consumption patterns including energy, and the way in which financial capital is deployed, as well as innovation in these areas. The session was moderated by the Chair of Nepal Economic Forum—Sujeev Shakya. An important area that the session focused on … Read More

The second session of the Himalayan Consensus Summit dealt with the sustainability discourse and the need for conscientiously adapting ways of operating businesses to tempo of the environment. More so, the session focused on understanding more intricately the supply side of natural resources i.e. the impact of climate change, food security, climate disruption and various … Read More

The first session of the Himalayan Consensus Summit was all about looking at development issues in the Himalayan region with a new lense. The Himalayan region has always seen replication of economic development models that are not tailor made to the availability of resources, topography and ecology. For instance, planning of towns in the hills … Read More

Himalayan Consensus is a holistic development paradigm that emphasizes the integrity of planetary eco-systems as an indispensable basis for socio-economic development in the Himalayan region. The agenda of the HCS program is to design and create sustainable alternative solutions based on grass root and alternative efforts that are being developed around the region. The Himalayan … Read More