The summit would focus on water, mountain livelihood and communities and forests. The summit also aims to discuss the policy framework around these themes and suggest interventions to make them more relevant.
Speaking to PTI, P D Rai, an MP from Sikkim, who is also the convener of the summit said that IMI is a civil society movement that aims to bring stakeholders of the mountain and hill states on a common platform to discuss issues related to the development of the mountains and hill regions and communities, evolve consensus on priorities and action plan.
A number of side events including a Himalayan Photography competition, calculation of carbon footprint of the summit, planting tree saplings and other measures for offsetting the carbon footprint would also be organised.
Chief Minister Pawan Chamling and Union DoNER Minister Paban Ghatowar will inaugurate the summit.
Over 250 delegates from 11 mountain and hill states, would be deliberating on key issues of the Himalayan region at the two-day summit, organised by the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) here.
Members of Parliament and state assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and Sikkim will also attend the summit.
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The summit is organized by the Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS) and co-organised by Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA).
The first such summit was held at Nainital, Uttarakhand on May 21 and 22 last year.