ICIMOD employs nearly 170 staff. Within the main thematic disciplines – Livelihoods,Geospatial Solutions,Ecosystem Services,and Water and Air – are housed specialists with range of mountain-relevant expertise including economists,sociologists,anthropologists,statisticians,high value product specialists,gender specialists,governance specialists,climate change specialists,disaster risk reduction specialists,hydrologists,glaciologists,water resources specialists,watershed management specialists,atmospheric scientists,rangeland specialists,ecologists,biodiversity specialists,natural resource management specialists,forestry specialists,GIS and RS specialists,highly specialized software developers,knowledge management and communication specialists,and monitoring and evaluation specialists.