IMD events in Asia and MENA05.01.2021In Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), International Mountain Day (IMD) 2020 was widely celebrated by many organizations throughout the regions. Events were held in Algeria, India, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan and Russia. In Algeria, Assirem Gouraya Association of Bejaia organized a series of activities throughout December. Tree planting and reforestation campaigns, awareness raising activities on biodiversity and fighting the spread of COVID-19, and a documentary about local magot monkeys are just some of the ways Assirem Gouraya Association celebrated mountains. Meanwhile, the Office of Tourism of Médéa hosted an IMD celebration with participation by community members and local environmental associations. The Moroccan Mountain Coalition organized several activities through its local branches and the national secretariat, including the distribution of 300 furnaces in a mountain village in Sefrou Province. The coalition also organized a webinar on mountain biodiversity. Organizations throughout India held events in celebration of IMD:
In Pakistan, the United Nations Development Programme, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Italian Embassy in Pakistan and Mountain Wilderness celebrated with a webinar on mountain biodiversity. Meanwhile, the Alpine Club of Pakistan in collaboration with Frontier Works Organization hosted an eco-hike and photography competition at Margalla Hills Trail 5, a popular trekking trail in Islamabad. Mountains were celebrated for an entire week by ICIMOD at its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, as well as in its country offices. Also in Nepal, organizations held webinars in observance of IMD. The Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre conducted a web dialogue on "Building the Resilience of Mountain Communities in the face of Climate Crisis" to raise the voices of mountain people. During the event, Yuka Makino, MPS, delivered a presentation on the Mountain Partnership and partnering for change. The Climate Alliance of Himalayan Communities furthermore hosted a virtual dialogue on "COVID-19, Climate and Careers in Mountain Tourism". As part of the “Future Belongs to the Tropics” series, a lead-up to the International Conference Tropical Sciences: Contributions to Sustainability 2021 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the International Science Council Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Mahathir Science Award Foundation and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia broadcast the webinar 'Mountains and Life' on 11 December. Across Asia, the Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) came together to conduct a webinar on disaster risk and crisis management, training and capacity building, and institutional building by international experts. The webinar saw participation from the RCE of Srinagar (India), Kuching (Malaysia), East Java (Indonesia), East Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Kyrgyzstan. To inform the MPS of your International Mountain Day 2020 activities if you have not done so already, please email [email protected]. Photo by CHINAR India/Ghanshyam Pande |
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