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Sustainable Mountain Development Summit – 21-22 May, Nainital (Uttarakhand), India24.05.2011A Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organized by the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) was held on 21 and 22 May in Nainital (Uttarakhand), India. The summit covered issues related to hydropower, climate change adaptation, rural tourism and community forestry. Mrs. Margaret Alva, Governor of Uttarakhand State in India pointed out that human kind will increasingly depend on mountain resources like water, biodiversity and recreation, which with growing population are likely to become scarce. She also referred to India’s efforts on the way to Sustainable Mountain Development, which Dr. Andreas Schild Director General of ICIMOD Nepal emphasized also with reference to the upcoming RIO+20. |
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