ABOUT HUC

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is elected and mandated by the General Assembly to formulate and recommend policies and strategies to the General Assembly and has general responsibility for HUC’s development and for its main priorities.

ABOUT HUC SCM
Himalayan University Consortium Steering Committee

The Steering Committee consists of elected individuals, numbering at least five and not more than eleven, including one representative from each of the eight HKH countries and two representatives from non-HKH members, but will always consist of an odd number of members. Each member of the Steering Committee serves a three-year term, renewable once, based on his/her performance and upon approval by members at the Annual Meeting.

Responsibilities of the Steering Committee

The Steering Committee develops and recommends the strategic plan and major initiatives for the Consortium, and oversees the implementation of the strategic goals set by the General Assembly Meeting and the work of the focused project teams or committees. The SC develops and directs the annual work plan of the Consortium, including a clear timeframe for starting and completing each project undertaken by the teams or committees. The SC shall provide guidance and approve proposals, documents on procedures and action plans prepared by the Secretariat and task forces.

The SC has the authority and primary responsibility for:

strategic planning and setting institutional priorities

development and institutional accountability, including making recommendations on membership fees and other charges

of new members to General Assembly for approval

fundraising, finances, and budgeting for the Consortium’s activities

public and external relations

drafting recommendations for amendments of HUC Bylaws and the HUC Charter

Election of the Steering Committee

The members of the SC are elected by the General Assembly from slates of nominees collected by the Secretariat. All members of the General Assembly are eligible to nominate individuals to serve as SC member. Members’ representatives in an HKH country may establish, through consensus, a procedure to nominate a country representative through the country chapter. Considerations of gender balance, inclusiveness and geographical diversity should be taken into account in the nomination of SC members, with emphasis placed on women leadership.

The Head of the Institution hosting the HUC Secretariat serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee, or depute his other representative if unavailable for SC meetings. The Lead of the HUC Secretariat serves as the Member Secretary of the Steering Committee.

Steering Committee members

Pema Gyamtsho

Chair
Director General, ICIMOD

Pema Gyamtsho is Director General at ICIMOD. Gyamtsho, who is from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region himself, has been minister, opposition leader, and Member of Parliament of Bhutan. In these roles, he has played important roles in contributing to the nation’s ambitious climate goals. He developed Bhutan’s plan to become the world’s first fully organic nation as Minister of Agriculture and Forests in 2012. His experience spans public financing for environmental sustainability; enactment of legislation – focusing on environmental stewardship, conservation, and climate change mitigation; and strategic programmatic visioning, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

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