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Hindu Kush-Himalaya regional e-discussion on Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD) – 4-24 April 2011

11.04.2011

An e-discussion on Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD) in Hindu Kush-Himalaya Region (HKH) is taking place from 4 to 24 April 2011. The discussion aims at collecting information on the steps made by the HKH region in promoting sustainable mountain development (SMD) at a human, social and natural level since the first United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio in 1992. It is intended as a preparation for the HKH regional assessment report on policies, plans, programmes and actions taken by GOs, NGOs, and others to realize SMD by implementing the Agenda 21, especially Chapter 13. Target audience of the E-discussion in the HKH regional Rio+20 Assessment are: policy and decision makers at the international and national level, including multilateral and bilateral development agencies, national governments, private sector, and local and regional administrations.