Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE)
HKH-ICE seeks to empower entrepreneurs to develop innovative, climate-resilient solutions in the agriculture, water security, and sustainable tourism sectors.
The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have come together to launch the Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE). This initiative is designed to mobilise local innovation and entrepreneurship, driving scalable solutions that address ecological, market, and value chain challenges across the region.
HKH-ICE seeks to empower entrepreneurs from Bhutan, Bangladesh (Chittagong Hill Tracts only), India (Himalayan states only), and Nepal to develop innovative, climate-resilient solutions in the agriculture, water security, and sustainable tourism sectors. The challenge support initiatives that leverage the region’s untapped potential for sustainable economic growth and environmental conservation while addressing the urgent need for climate adaptation and resilience.
HKH-ICE is an initiative of under ICIMOD’s Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP) funded through the UK International Development’s flagship Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA) programme.
HKH-ICE Grantees
