IMI, SYSTEMIQ & SDFU Consultation on Himalayan Challenges and Green Investments – Dehradun

IMI, SYSTEMIQ and SDFU organized stakeholders consultation at Dehradun on 24th April 2026.
The consultation is part of a joint initiative with Systemiq Ltd to build a green investment portfolio for the Indian Himalayan Region, building on earlier discussions held in New Delhi.
Participants from various sectors and key institutions including Doon University, G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and the Uttarakhand agriculture department shared ground level concerns and inputs.
They highlighted visible changes across Himalayan states. Apple cultivation is moving to higher altitudes in Himachal. Incidents of cloudbursts and landslides are rising.
Traditional biodiversity in Uttarakhand is declining. Unregulated construction, heavy machinery and plastic waste along pilgrimage routes are adding pressure.
Speakers at the meet also raised concern over increasing human wildlife conflict. “As forests degrade and food sources shrink, wildlife is moving closer to human settlements.
Unless biodiversity is restored, this conflict will intensify in the coming years,” they said.
Participants said the Himalayas, often called the Third Pole, cannot be ignored any longer and called for immediate and coordinated action to secure its future.