The Steering Committee of the Mountain Partnership provides programmatic orientation to the Mountain Partnership, oversees the preparation of a four-year strategy and a two-year workplan. The 18-member body monitors the work of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), the implementation of the ‘Mountain Agenda’ and the achievements and impacts of their respective electoral groups.
Steering Committee members are elected to four-year terms by the various membership categories and regions. They meet annually and select a Chair and Vice Chairs.
The following governments and organizations are serving on the 2026-2030 Steering Committee:
Donor Organization to the MPS
Italy (Chair)
Governments
Asia and the Pacific: Nepal
Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan (Vice Chair)
Europe: Andorra
Near East and North Africa: Vacant
North and Central America and the Caribbean: Vacant
South America: Chile, Peru (Alternate)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda, Malawi (Alternate)
Host Institution of the MPS
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Intergovernmental Organization
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Major Group Organizations
Asia and the Pacific: Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre
Central Asia: Anahita, CAMP Alatoo (Alternate)
Europe: Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Euromontana (Alternate)
Global Civil Society Organization: International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), India Middle East Agri Alliance Ecosystem (Alternate)
Near East and North Africa: Coalition Civile pour la Montagne
North and Central America and the Caribbean: Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF)
South America: Fundaciòn Agreste, Research Center in Technologies for Society –Universidad del Desarollo (Alternate)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) (Vice Chair), Foundation for Environment and Development (FEDEV) (Alternate)
