To ensure that SDFU work is focused on issues that are locally relevant and require urgent attention of development agencies and policymakers, SDFU has engaged in state-based agencies, policy makers and experts who have driven the processes of deliberations in their respective states. Building on their inputs the following have emerged as the key areas of concern of Uttarakhand mountain.
Mountain Agriculture
Water
Sustainable Habitats
Community Based Innitiative
Cross-cutting through these themes are climate change, which has drastically impacted all aspects of life of mountain communities, and youth & entrepreneurship, which are key in finding innovative solutions to these problems across different sectors.