Events

UNFCCC COP21 side event: Adapting to climate change – success stories and challenges from across mountain ranges

Paris, France

From: 10.12.2015 to: 10.12.2015

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat, Government of Tajikistan and Asociación Civil Oikos (OIKOS) are holding a side event during the 21^st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 10 December at 13:15 - 14:45 in Observer Room 08.

Agenda:

Chair – Andrew Taber, The Mountain Institute
Case Studies (10 minutes each):

•   “Adaptation to climate change in Tajikistan” Hayrullo Ibodzoda, Chairman, Committee for Environment protection under the Government of Republic of Tajikistan

•   “Community-based climate change adaptation in Tajikistan/Central Asia” Svetlana Jumaeva - Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Reduction - Tajikistan

•   “Stories of rural development and resilience to Climate Change in Peru” Eric Chavez Betancourt - Oikos Association, Peru

•   “Building Back Resilient Livelihoods: Experiences from the Nepal 2015 Earthquake” Meeta S. Pradhan - The Mountain Institute (TMI), Nepal

•   “The Moroccan strategy for promoting mountain development” Mohammed El Moatamid - Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery of Morocco

•   “Agriculture in the Swiss Mountains: The Challenge of Adapting to Climate Change” Stefan Ruchti - Swiss Delegation

Rapporteur - Grammenos Mastrojeni (Italy)

Q&A from audience

How is climate change affecting mountain ecosystems and livelihoods in Central Asia and in the Andes? This side event will encourage dialogue on how mountain communities are adapting to climate change.

Understanding how climate change affects mountains is vital as governments and international organizations develop strategies to reverse current global warming trends. Because of their altitude, slope and orientation to the sun, mountain ecosystems are easily disrupted by variations in climate. Many scientists believe that the changes occurring in mountain ecosystems may provide an early glimpse of what could come to pass in lowland environments.

The main objective of the annual COP is for the 195 State Parties to review the Convention’s implementation. COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, aims to achieve a new international agreement on climate, applicable to all countries, that keeps global warming below 2°C.