Partners across the HKH ecosystem
Dristhi Earth's intelligence products depend on sustained engagement with the institutions that produce, hold, and act on environmental data across the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
UN and Multilateral Agencies
Data standards, technical programmes, and policy frameworksICIMOD
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Kathmandu, Nepal
The primary scientific institution for HKH research. ICIMOD's data, publications, and methodological frameworks form the analytical backbone of Dristhi Earth's intelligence products. Partnership with ICIMOD would provide access to primary datasets, collaborative publication opportunities, and institutional legitimacy within the regional research ecosystem.
UNDP Nepal
United Nations Development Programme — Nepal Country Office
Kathmandu, Nepal
UNDP Nepal manages significant climate adaptation and DRR programming, including GCF-funded projects. As a key procurement and programme management entity, UNDP Nepal represents both a data source and a potential commissioning client for Dristhi Earth intelligence products.
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
WMO sets the global standards for hydrometeorological monitoring and early warning systems. Its HKH-specific programmes and multi-hazard early warning system development are directly relevant to Dristhi Earth's data infrastructure analysis. WMO collaboration would strengthen methodological credibility.
UNDRR
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Geneva, Switzerland
UNDRR coordinates Sendai Framework implementation across HKH countries and maintains the global disaster loss database. Engagement would provide access to national DRR reporting, institutional network mapping, and potential positioning within the risk reduction intelligence market.
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
Nairobi, Kenya
UNEP's mountain and cryosphere programmes, including the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment and GEMS Water, represent relevant data ecosystems. UNEP's role in GEF project cycle management also creates procurement pathway relevance for Dristhi Earth research services.
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, Italy
FAO's work on mountain food systems, soil degradation, and water-food nexus in South Asia provides complementary data streams. Its national agriculture monitoring programmes in Nepal and Bangladesh generate datasets relevant to Dristhi Earth's land system analysis.
Development Banks
Climate finance pipelines, infrastructure lending, and procurementWorld Bank
World Bank Group — South Asia Region
Washington DC / Kathmandu
The World Bank is the largest single source of climate and DRM finance in the HKH region, with active portfolios in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Its Country Climate and Development Reports represent the primary institutional baseline for regional climate finance decisions, making it both a data source and procurement client.
ADB
Asian Development Bank
Manila, Philippines
ADB manages the largest regional climate resilience portfolio in Asia, with dedicated South Asia and Central and West Asia departments covering the full HKH geography. Its procurement systems, technical assistance grants, and knowledge product commissioning make it a primary target client for Dristhi Earth market intelligence.
Green Climate Fund
Green Climate Fund
Incheon, Republic of Korea
GCF is the primary channel for multilateral climate finance in HKH countries, with accredited entities including ICIMOD, UNDP, and national development banks. Mapping GCF pipeline and project implementation requirements is central to Dristhi Earth's market intelligence service.
AIIB
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Beijing, China
AIIB's rapidly expanding South and Central Asia portfolio includes hydropower, transport, and climate resilience projects across HKH countries. Its environmental and social framework requirements create demand for the kind of baseline intelligence Dristhi Earth produces.
GEF
Global Environment Facility
Washington DC
GEF funds biodiversity, land degradation, and international waters projects across the HKH. Its programming cycles and country allocation data provide forward-looking intelligence on environmental investment flows relevant to Dristhi Earth's market analysis services.
Adaptation Fund
Adaptation Fund
Bonn, Germany
The Adaptation Fund supports community-level climate adaptation in the most vulnerable HKH countries. Its direct access modality and national implementing entity focus creates procurement opportunities for Dristhi Earth intelligence in programme design and monitoring.
Bilateral Development Agencies
Country programme intelligence and sector entry analysisFCDO
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
London, UK
FCDO is the UK's primary bilateral development finance institution, with significant Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan portfolios. UK-based positioning gives Dristhi Earth direct access to FCDO procurement networks and programme design intelligence requirements. A natural early institutional client.
Swiss SDC
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Bern, Switzerland
Swiss SDC has one of the deepest bilateral programmes in Nepal, particularly in water resources, DRR, and mountain ecosystem management. Its long-term engagement with ICIMOD and national institutions makes it a strategic partner for Dristhi Earth's HKH intelligence positioning.
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
Washington DC
USAID's Feed the Future, Climate, and DRR programmes in Nepal and Bangladesh represent significant procurement and intelligence demand. USAID's open contracting data and country development cooperation strategies provide trackable intelligence targets for Dristhi Earth's market analysis service.
GIZ
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Bonn, Germany
GIZ implements German bilateral development programmes across South Asia, with particular strength in climate adaptation and natural resource management. Its Nepal and Bangladesh portfolios and technical capacity development mandates align with Dristhi Earth's research and data service offerings.
JICA
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Tokyo, Japan
JICA has longstanding infrastructure and disaster management programmes in Nepal and Bangladesh, including DRM capacity building with NDRRMA. Its technical cooperation modality and infrastructure project pipeline create intelligence and research commissioning opportunities for Dristhi Earth.
Sida
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Stockholm, Sweden
Sida's environment and climate programming in South Asia, and its engagement with ICIMOD, represent relevant institutional touchpoints. Sida's results framework requirements and thematic focus on water and climate provide potential future demand for Dristhi Earth intelligence products.
HKH Governments
Primary data holders and direct institutional clientsDHM Nepal
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
DHM is Nepal's primary environmental monitoring institution, operating the national hydrological and meteorological network. DHM data underpins all credible HKH intelligence for Nepal. Engagement is critical for data access, methodological alignment, and institutional positioning within Nepal's environmental governance ecosystem.
NDRRMA
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority
Kathmandu, Nepal
NDRRMA is Nepal's apex DRM institution, responsible for Sendai Framework implementation and national DRM planning. It is a direct institutional client for Dristhi Earth's data services and a critical engagement point for positioning within Nepal's disaster risk management infrastructure.
MoFE Nepal
Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
MoFE is Nepal's primary environmental policy authority, responsible for NDC implementation, GCF national designated authority functions, and biodiversity programme management. Intelligence on international climate finance and policy frameworks directly serves MoFE's institutional mandate.
NPC Nepal
National Planning Commission, Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal's National Planning Commission coordinates development investment and climate finance integration into national planning frameworks. Intelligence on bilateral and multilateral funding pipelines has direct utility for NPC's resource mobilisation and investment planning functions.
Bhutan DoMET
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bhutan
Thimphu, Bhutan
Bhutan's DoMET manages glacial lake monitoring and flood warning systems across one of the most GLOF-exposed national territories in the HKH. Engagement would provide access to Bhutanese monitoring data and position Dristhi Earth within Bhutan's environmental data ecosystem.
BWDB
Bangladesh Water Development Board
Dhaka, Bangladesh
BWDB manages Bangladesh's flood monitoring and water infrastructure systems, which are critically dependent on upstream HKH hydrology. Engagement would create access to downstream flood impact data essential for integrated basin intelligence products.
Research and Policy Institutions
Intellectual network and methodological peer groupStimson Center
Stimson Center — South Asia Program
Washington DC
The Stimson Center's South Asia Program produces rigorous analysis on transboundary water governance, regional security, and climate diplomacy. Methodological alignment with Stimson's institutional approach and potential co-publication opportunities would strengthen Dristhi Earth's policy credibility in Washington and Geneva circuits.
Climate Analytics
Climate Analytics
Berlin, Germany
Climate Analytics produces peer-reviewed climate science analysis used directly in IPCC processes and national climate policy. Their modelling methodologies and South Asia climate projections are directly complementary to Dristhi Earth's intelligence outputs. Collaboration or data sharing would strengthen technical credibility.
ODI
Overseas Development Institute
London, UK
ODI is the UK's leading development policy think tank, with significant work on climate finance, adaptation, and fragile states. UK co-location provides direct access to ODI networks and potential research collaboration on climate finance flows to the HKH region.
Chatham House
Royal Institute of International Affairs
London, UK
Chatham House's Environment and Society Programme and its work on resource security and climate geopolitics create natural intellectual adjacencies with Dristhi Earth's regional intelligence focus. UK proximity enables engagement with its research and events networks.
IIED
International Institute for Environment and Development
London, UK
IIED's mountain ecosystems, climate adaptation, and climate finance work is methodologically aligned with Dristhi Earth's research programme. Its UK location and practitioner-oriented publication model create co-publication and network access opportunities.
WRI
World Resources Institute
Washington DC / India
WRI's Global Water Program and Aqueduct platform provide open hydrological risk data at global scale. WRI India's climate and energy work creates regional complementarity. Engagement would provide access to open data platforms and international research network positioning.
Private Sector
Risk transfer, infrastructure, and commercial intelligence clientsMunich Re
Munich Reinsurance Company
Munich, Germany
Munich Re is the world's largest reinsurer with significant exposure to catastrophic climate risk in South Asia. Its Natural Catastrophe Service requires granular, region-specific environmental intelligence. HKH-focused climate risk data is a direct commercial intelligence requirement for its underwriting models.
Swiss Re
Swiss Reinsurance Company
Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Re's parametric insurance products and climate risk modelling frameworks require environmental baseline data for HKH geographies. Its Institute and Sustainability Team represent natural counterparts for Dristhi Earth's environmental data research service.
NEA Nepal
Nepal Electricity Authority
Kathmandu, Nepal
NEA operates Nepal's national electricity grid and manages hydropower infrastructure with direct climate risk exposure. Hydrological intelligence, glacier retreat data, and seasonal flow modelling are operational requirements for NEA's generation planning and risk management functions.
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald Group
Cambridge, UK
Mott MacDonald delivers large-scale infrastructure and development projects across South Asia, including FCDO and World Bank-funded programmes. UK co-location provides direct access for market intelligence partnerships and research collaboration on HKH infrastructure investment intelligence.
Arup
Arup Group
London, UK
Arup's international development and climate resilience practice works across South Asia on climate adaptation infrastructure. Its climate risk and resilience consulting teams have direct demand for regional environmental intelligence to inform project design and environmental impact assessment.
AECOM
AECOM Technology Corporation
Dallas, TX
AECOM's global environmental services practice delivers projects across the HKH region for multilateral and bilateral clients. Environmental baseline data and climate risk intelligence are standing requirements for AECOM's project delivery teams in South Asia.
International NGOs
Programme design, monitoring, and community resilience intelligencePractical Action
Practical Action
Rugby, UK / Kathmandu, Nepal
Practical Action's longstanding Nepal programme on climate resilience, GLOF risk reduction, and community early warning systems is directly aligned with Dristhi Earth's research focus areas. UK co-location and Nepal presence make this an early-stage partnership priority for data collaboration and research commissioning.
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps
Portland, OR / Kathmandu
Mercy Corps' Nepal and Pakistan programmes on climate adaptation and disaster risk include significant environmental monitoring components. Its AgroFinance and water security work creates direct demand for HKH environmental data products and climate finance intelligence.
Oxfam Nepal
Oxfam — Nepal Country Office
Kathmandu, Nepal
Oxfam Nepal's climate justice and DRR programming, including community early warning and flood risk work, aligns with Dristhi Earth's data and intelligence focus. Programme design and monitoring require the kind of environmental baseline analysis Dristhi Earth provides.
ActionAid Nepal
ActionAid Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
ActionAid Nepal's climate adaptation and women's resilience programmes include environmental risk components. Its reporting requirements for bilateral donors create demand for structured environmental intelligence that Dristhi Earth's data services can directly address.
WWF Nepal
World Wide Fund for Nature — Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
WWF Nepal's conservation and climate adaptation programmes generate substantial biodiversity and ecosystem data. Collaboration would provide access to protected area monitoring datasets and position Dristhi Earth within Nepal's conservation intelligence ecosystem.
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Gland, Switzerland
IUCN's Mountain Ecosystems Programme and Red List data provide global biodiversity intelligence relevant to HKH analysis. Its membership structure and multi-stakeholder platform offer network access across the conservation and environmental governance ecosystem.
Academic Institutions
Research collaboration, data access, and methodological peer reviewOxford CDT
University of Oxford — Centre for Doctoral Training in Environmental Research
Oxford, UK
Oxford's environmental research infrastructure, including the Environmental Change Institute and School of Geography, produces peer-reviewed HKH research at the highest methodological standard. CDT collaboration would provide intellectual legitimacy and access to the academic publication network Dristhi Earth's credibility depends on.
Leeds ICAS
University of Leeds — Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
Leeds, UK
ICAS produces leading research on HKH glaciology, atmospheric science, and climate modelling. Its proximity to Preston and institutional focus on mountain cryosphere dynamics makes it the most natural UK academic partner for Dristhi Earth's cryosphere intelligence work.
SANDEE
South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics
Kathmandu, Nepal
SANDEE is the region's leading environmental economics research network, providing rigorous valuation of ecosystem services, climate impacts, and environmental policy outcomes across South Asia. Membership and collaboration would embed Dristhi Earth in the regional academic intelligence ecosystem.
Tribhuvan University
Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur, Nepal
Nepal's largest university and the principal institution for environmental science, geography, and hydrology research in the country. Partnership with TU faculty would provide direct access to local expertise, field data, and the Nepali academic network essential for country-level intelligence depth.
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh — School of GeoSciences
Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh's GeoSciences school produces HKH-relevant research on mountain hydrology, remote sensing, and land systems. UK presence facilitates research collaboration and access to the university's extensive data archive and academic publication infrastructure.
Imperial College London
Imperial College London — Grantham Institute
London, UK
The Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment produces policy-facing climate science used directly by UK government and international institutions. Collaboration would provide access to its climate policy networks and methodological frameworks for integrated climate risk assessment.
Technology Platforms
Earth observation data, compute infrastructure, and satellite analyticsGoogle Earth Engine
Google Earth Engine
Mountain View, CA
GEE provides cloud-based access to the world's largest public geospatial dataset catalogue, including Landsat, Sentinel, MODIS, and SRTM. It is the primary compute platform for Dristhi Earth's satellite-derived environmental analysis and is essential infrastructure for the AI intelligence platform under development.
MS Planetary Computer
Microsoft Planetary Computer
Redmond, WA
Microsoft's Planetary Computer provides open access to petabytes of environmental data through a standardised STAC API, with compute resources for large-scale geospatial analysis. Its HKH-relevant datasets — including Copernicus DEM, ERA5, and NDVI products — are central to Dristhi Earth's analytical pipeline.
ESA Copernicus
European Space Agency — Copernicus Programme
Frascati, Italy
Copernicus provides free, full, and open Sentinel satellite data — the primary earth observation source for Dristhi Earth's environmental monitoring and change detection work. Sentinel-1 SAR for flood mapping, Sentinel-2 for land cover, and Sentinel-3 for water quality are operational data inputs.
NASA SERVIR
NASA SERVIR — Hindu Kush Himalayan Hub
Kathmandu, Nepal / Huntsville, AL
SERVIR's HKH hub at ICIMOD provides NASA earth observation data and applied geospatial services specifically for the region. Engagement with SERVIR's applied science teams would provide access to NASA datasets, regional methodological expertise, and the ICIMOD institutional network simultaneously.
Planet Labs
Planet Labs PBC
San Francisco, CA
Planet's daily 3-metre resolution imagery provides change detection capability at a temporal frequency unavailable through free satellite programmes. For time-critical applications — post-disaster assessment, GLOF monitoring, rapid land use change detection — Planet's data would substantially enhance Dristhi Earth's analytical capability.
Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies
Westminster, CO
Maxar's very high resolution satellite imagery (30-50cm) is the commercial standard for precise infrastructure and terrain change monitoring. For the AI intelligence platform's high-resolution monitoring capabilities, Maxar data access would provide significant analytical differentiation in the HKH context.
Interested in working with Dristhi Earth?
We are actively building institutional relationships across the HKH ecosystem. If your organisation has relevant data, programmes, or intelligence requirements, we would welcome the conversation.