About GeoPortal
ICIMOD is a multidisciplinary center for research and training on integrated mountain
development and the chief commodity that the centre deals with is information and
knowledge on mountain development. Under the overall framework of Integrated Knowledge
Management, MENRIS Division is promoting the geo-information science, technology
and application for sustainable mountain development. The MENRIS Division, which
is also recognised as UNEP GRID-Kathmandu was established in 1990 with an aim to
bridge the data and information gaps for integrated mountain development in the
HKH region and the portal in its present form is a part of UNEP's Environment Knowledge
Hub (eKH) initiative.
ICIMOD through MENRIS Division is one of the first and foremost regional institutions
promoting geo-based solutions for sustainable development in the region and geo-based
solutions have been the trademark of ICIMOD. It continues to be an internationally
recognized resource center for geo-information and earth observation applications.
It is pursuing its goal through innovation and technology transfer, capacity building
and up-scaling, development of mountain-specific applications and decision support
systems, and as a clearing-house mechanism for geo-information within ICIMOD and
agencies involved in sustainable mountain development.