With climate-induced disasters rising in frequency and ferocity in the HKH, closer coordination, cooperation, and knowledge-transfer among regional governments is an important way to help ensure early warnings and responses keep pace. In the wake of the devastating floods that hit the country in 2022, Pakistan invested in a major overhaul to its disaster response systems. In 2024, ICIMOD brought senior disaster management officials from Bhutan and Nepal to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to demonstrate these new systems, including its National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), decentralised disaster management framework, and early warning mechanisms. A joint simulation exercise on a GLOF provided lessons on early warning and operational preparedness. The three countries expressed support for a mountain-disasters thematic working group, the development of a shared inventory of disaster management equipment, and a regional platform for knowledge-sharing and coordination. Nepali Home Affairs and disaster management officials, and security personnel subsequently participated in Pakistan’s International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Asia-Pacific Earthquake Response Exercise, and Nepal is exploring INSARAG certification.