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Side event at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit calls for a new agenda to sustain mountains as global commons

10.02.2012

More than 100 participants from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region called for a new global mountain agenda in a special event held at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. Focusing on "Sustainable Mountain Development in the Context of Rio+20", the event was held on 3 February 2012. The meeting participants included environment ministers, policy makers, development experts and scientists. Dr David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD emphasized the need to address more than environmental issues, noting that mountains face multidimensional problems but also offer solutions. The more than 100 participants called for stronger political commitment and recognition of mountain resources in supplying the globe's water, food, and energy needs. Organized annually by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), this year the DSDS summit focused on “Protecting the Global Commons: 20 Years Post Rio”.

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