9th edition of Sustainable Mountain Development Summit

The ninth edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) in Dehradun has begun. The theme for this year is Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation and Acceleration.

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Organised by Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI), the four-day-long summit seeks to deliberate on issues such as migration, water security, climate resilience and innovative solutions for the farm sector, and disaster risk reduction in the Indian Himalayas.

Every year 3-5 salient themes engaging the immediate attention of and relevant to the mountains and hills are taken up for threadbare discussion and debate.

Conclusions and recommendations emerging from this exercise are pursued by IMI subsequently for actionable output.

The theme for this year is Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation and Acceleration.

The first edition was organized in 2011 in Nainital.