Deadline: November 6, 2023
Nominations are invited for the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2023. The escalating effects of climate change are leaving the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and its people vulnerable to heightened disaster risk, ecosystem imbalances, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic changes.
The Mountain Prize sets out to amplify the voices of those on the front lines, facing and adapting to these challenges. It recognises outstanding individuals and groups actively engaged in on-the-ground solutions, forging a path towards a more sustainable HKH.
About the Award
In 2022, the Mountain Prize was renamed the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize in honour of former ICIMOD Director General Andreas Schild, a champion of the mountains of the world and the HKH region, whose impact remains in the hearts of those in the HKH whose lives he touched during his long and illustrious career.
What happens in the HKH region has huge implications for the people and the rest of the world. The snow, ice, and permafrost originating in the HKH provide water to 240 million people in the mountains and a further 1.65 billion people downstream.
With the climate crisis already devastating communities across the region, ICIMOD is working to build the public and political will for faster action and greater climate ambition. The Mountain Prize is an effort to empower change and champion resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
Eligibility
Nominee
- Any individual, organization or private sector entity that has done outstanding work in the HKH is eligible for the prize and can be nominated (hereafter referred to as ‘nominee’).
- The nominee must have made a demonstrable impact.
- While they would like to particularly acknowledge the efforts of individuals or entities that have worked in line with ICIMOD’s mandate, this is not a pre-condition for the award.
Nominator
- Any individual can nominate any organization or a private sector entity or another individual that meets the eligibility criteria outlined under a) above, including his/her own organization or company, for the prize. They expect the said individual to be very familiar with the work of the organization or company or individual he/she is nominating. The nominator should nominate only after receiving the consent of the nominee (head of the entity in case of an organization or company).
- Self-nomination (nominating one-self for the prize) is not permitted and the nominator may nominate only once.
Selection Criteria
The commission will pick the winner of the prize and Honorable Mentions based on the following criteria:
- demonstrable impact
- innovation
- degree of importance given to gender equity and social inclusion (GESI)
- potential for scalability and sustainability
Nomination
Nominations for The Mountain Prize 2023 can be submitted till November 6, 2023.
For more information, visit Mountain Prize.
