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Mountain Partnership project highlighted at The World Farmers Markets Coalition Second General Assembly

19.07.2024

On 12 July 2024, industry leaders, agriculture experts and farmers gathered from around the world for an event focused on leveraging partnerships to enhance local food systems. The event featured a series of roundtable discussions aimed at identifying and forging new alliances.

The first roundtable discussion explored the challenges and opportunities...

Volunteering with the MP Secretariat

07.09.2016

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is especially grateful for the support of its volunteers and interns, including Alyssa Steed, whose volunteer term ended in July 2016. Prior to joining the...

University opens in mountains of Central Asia

06.09.2016

Classes commenced on 5 September 2016 for the first group of undergraduate students to attend the University of Central Asia (UCA) Naryn campus in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Naryn campus...

The growing profile of glaciers in Peru

05.09.2016

With the creation of the National Institute for Research in Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems (INAIGEM), Peru’s national government is strengthening its role in investigating the nexus of climate...

Tackling air pollution in mountainous cities

02.09.2016

Policy makers, experts and practitioners from Asia and Latin America met to discuss the challenges and available tools for managing air quality in mountainous cities at a session held on...

Mountain film festival opens in Italy

01.09.2016

The first edition of the ALPS International Mountain Film Festival is going on now in Temù, Lombardy, Italy. The festival presents an opportunity for diverse audiences of mountains lovers to...

National climate change plans cite mountains

31.08.2016

Of the 163 countries that submitted national climate change plans to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 48 referred to mountains. Prior to their 21st session which...