Events

High Summit 2013 International Conference on Mountains and Climate Change

From: 23.10.2013 to: 25.10.2013

The Ev-K2-CNR Committee is organizing the High Summit 2013 International Conference on Mountains and Climate Change in Lecco, Italy, 23-25 October 2013.

The conference aims to present current knowledge on mountain ecosystems from scientific and socio-economic points of view, and high-level speakers will facilitate discussions among the experts and the conference audience.

A document summarizing the main outcomes of the meeting will be presented at the next United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP19) in Warsaw, where Ev-K2-CNR will promote a side event dedicated to the role of mountain resources and related ecosystem services which need to be prioritized in the international context of the promotion of sustainable development under the impact of climate change.

The Polytechnic of Milan, the Territorial Pole and the Chamber of Commerce of Lecco are supporting the conference.

For more information see http://www.highsummit.org/