ICELAND President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson during his recent visit to Dhaka proposed the creation of a Himalayan council with nations of the Himalayan region to address the 'regional concerns' over climate change suggesting it could initially serve as a forum for promotion of the necessary researches and play a role in developing constructive dialogue on how to address the challenges. His proposal came as replication to the Arctic Council formed at the close of the cold war era in early 1990s by eight countries including the United States and Russia. It was pointed out that the economic and food security of more than a billion people around the Himalayas will be affected with the melting of the Himalayan glaciers and it needs collective efforts of all concerned to face the future challenges. As reported in the media, after discussion on a number of aspects of climate change by scientists, academics, government officials and civil society actors from home and abroad at the week-long international symposium on 'climate change and food security in South Asia' the Iceland president came up with six broader suggestions. In fact, the suggestions drawn up at the conclusion included the formation of a regional network for climate change and food security and multi-disciplinary researches on the matter following the proposal made by the Iceland President. Bangladesh is bound to be affected severely by the melting of the ice in the Himalayas, often called the 'water tower of Asia', though its effects on the major rivers that run through the delta. Food and energy production for a billion-plus population in South Asia depends on the Himalayan water resources. The countries of this region must take integrated steps to combat adverse effects of global warming as the world is now united to face the threats of the climate change.