Himalayan Future Forum (HFF) is an initiative to encourage multi-faceted dialogues on the Himalayas by bringing together stakeholders from different countries and sectors. Currently incubated as a center as part of the Nepal Economic Forum, it will emerge as a separate not-for-profit entity over a period of time.
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Mission
To proactively take charge of development drivers in the Himalayas to orient them toward the region’s environmental, social, and economic well-being.
Vision
Our vision is a prosperous Himalayan future where development and growth are sustainable, inclusive, and tailored to the needs and priorities of the region and its people.
Objectives
To create a collaborative platform transcending national boundaries, connecting stakeholders from the government, civil society, environmental organizations, academia, and businesses.
To strengthen stakeholder networks and promote partnerships among individuals, organizations, and institutions working on Himalayan issues.
To facilitate knowledge sharing through discourses addressing the region's practices, opportunities, challenges, and needs.
To engage the private sector and leverage their capabilities to promote sustainable development practices and support pragmatic initiatives in the Himalayan region.
To establish a robust institution capable of challenging and improving existing policies, and support stakeholders and their initiatives through operational mechanisms, feedback systems, scaling strategies, and tracking procedures.
To provide long-term support to ventures that promote sustainable development practices in the Himalayan region; ensuring access to expertise, stakeholder network, and steady funding mechanisms.
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Parent Organization
Nepal Economic Forum (NEF), the parent organization of HFF, is an impact-driven economic and development research institution that seeks to redefine Nepal’s development discourse. It ranks among the top 100 think tanks in the Asia Pacific region and has been working on enhancing the role of the private sector in development. Over the years, NEF has built a strong network of regional institutions by engaging in partnerships and initiatives to address challenges in the Himalayan region.
NEF partnered for the Himalayan Consensus Declaration in 2014. Then, NEF acted as the secretariat for the Himalayan Consensus Summit - an annual event organized by the Himalayan Consensus Institute from 2014-2019. The event brought civil society grassroots and environmental organizations together with business, finance, and government to address the challenges of the Himalayan region. In 2020, NEF independently organized the Himalayan Circular Economy Forum which expanded the discourse on a sustainable model of production and consumption in the Himalayan region, specifically Bhutan, India, and Nepal.
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