Nabil Bank supports ICIMOD’s Knowledge Park

KATHMANDU, JULY 19:

Nabil Bank Ltd and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have entered into a three-year partnership to help upgrade facilities at the ICIMOD Knowledge Park in Godavari, the bank said in a statement Thursday. Knowledge Park is a repository of biodiversity resources and a venue for testing sustainable technologies and farming practices, it added. According to the statement, Nabil Bank CEO Anil Gyawali handed over a cheque for Rs 1.3 million to ICIMOD Director General David Molden on Thursday. “The private sector is an important development partner for improving the lives of people living in the mountains,” Molden was quoted as saying, adding that the private sectors had a critical role to play in protecting invaluable resources and biodiversity of the region. According to the statement, Knowledge Park attracts over 5,000 visitors annually through activities carried out in the areas of renewable energy; water, vegetation, and soil management; livestock and aquaculture among others. With this new venture, Nabil Bank is now a Gold Partner to the ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari, the bank said.

Source: Republica