In celebration of its 25 years of service to the region, the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) welcomes you to the International Conference on development and environmental economics: SANDEE@25, to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 12-14 December 2025.
The conference’s theme is ‘Development, environment, and mountains’ with key areas: biodiversity, climate, ecosystem, environmental pollution, forest restoration, livelihoods, mountains and people.
South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are facing severe impacts from climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Socio-economic challenges, including inequality, poverty, unemployment, population growth, rapid urbanisation, and land use changes, are among the most pressing issues. At the conference, leading researchers from the HKH region and beyond will share insights to aid governments, policymakers, and communities to understand and address these pressing challenges.
About SANDEE
SANDEE is a research capacity-building network of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) that uses economic tools and analyses to address environmental challenges that the region has been facing. SANDEE supports ICIMOD’s programmatic work and strengthens its economic and policy analysis, provides research and technical support, and offers mentorship to young researchers for enhancing their research capacity and academic leadership. Established in 1999, it works in ten countries in South Asia and the HKH region: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
