2016

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat organized/or and participated in the following events in 2016 to promote the sustainable mountain development agenda:

13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity – Mountain Partnership members hold side events to highlight mountain biodiversity (Cancun, Mexico; 4-17 December 2016)

The impact of climate change in mountain areas: a priority for a global action - COP22 – Mountain Partnership members organize side event at the 2016 UN Climate Change Conference (Marrakech, Morocco; 14 November 2016)

Mapping and understanding mountains to achieve the 2030 Agenda - COP 22 - Mountain Partnership members organize side event at the 2016 UN Climate Change Conference (Marrakech, Morocco; 11 November 2016)

Mountain Partnership Steering Committee meets – (Mbale, Uganda; 21-22 October 2016)

Third edition of the World Mountain Forum - discussing sustainable mountain development in the context of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (Mbale, Uganda; 17-20 October 2016)

Mountain Partnership Products Initiative at Slow Food’s Terra Madre – launching the collaborative project with Slow Food designed to promote mountain products (Turin, Italy; 24 September 2016)

Mountain Partnership briefing at the World Conservation Congress – reviewing the MP’s recent activities, progress and challenges in advancing the mountain conservation and sustainable development agendas (Hawaii, United States; 4 September 2016)

2016 International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) – managing mountain resources and diversities - the role of protected areas (Ormea, Italy; 8-18 July 2016)

Workshop on sustainable value chains for sustainable food systems – (FAO, Rome; 8-9 June 2016)

Bonn Climate Change Conference – a working dinner on mountains and climate change held in the margins of the UNFCCC SBSTA 44 (Bonn, Germany; 18 May 2016)

Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity – sharing the results the study with Permanent Missions to the United Nations (UN Building, New York, USA; 6 May 2016)

Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity – sharing the results the study at a roundtable of USA-based organizations and government officials (FAO, Washington, DC, USA; 3 May 2016)

Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity – sharing the results the study with Permanent Representatives to the Rome-based UN agencies (FAO, Rome, Italy; 22 April 2016)

Organic Agriculture Workshop: With Special Reference to Biological Pesticides and Resistant Varieties – analysing the current state and future research and education needs of organic agriculture in Central Asia (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 14-16 March 2016)

Ninth World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism – snow and mountain tourism professionals discussing the theme “Sport and Adventure: A Promising Combination for Mountain Destinations” (Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra; 2-4 March 2016)

Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity – sharing the results of the study with FAO colleagues (FAO, Rome, Italy; 24 February 2016)