El Agua
Las montañas no son simples reservorios de agua, almacenando agua en forma de glaciares, nieve, humedales, lagos y depósitos subterráneos.
Como proveedoras de agua dulce para más de la mitad de la humanidad, las montañas son de importancia estratégica para la agricultura, la seguridad alimentaria y la biodiversidad.
Se extraen anualmente alrededor de 4000 kilómetros cúbicos de agua dulce–equivalente a aproximadamente 1700 litros por persona y día. Pero el agua para la agricultura es por mucho, la mayor categoría de extracción.
7th edition of African Mountains’ Echo out nownewsThe seventh edition of “African Mountains’ Echo: the Voice for Sustainable Mountain Development in Africa”, produced by the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) in collaboration with the Africa Mountains Regional Forum with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is now available online. This issue...
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Stepping up for mountains in 2016peak to peakIssue 107 – Month 8 – Year 2017 The August issue of Peak to Peak shares with readers the Mountain Partnership Secretariat 2016 Annual Report. The newsletter continues with stories about a week dedicated to mountains hosted by Bogotá, Colombia that included an International Congress of Paramos and Mountain... Descarga » |
New issue of eco.mont journal now availablenewsThe latest edition of “eco.mont – Journal of protected mountain areas research and management” is now available online and in print. The papers in the July 2017 issue draw readers’ interest to the floristic features of Mount Cavallo in Italy; introduce us to the white-clawed crayfish in Italy, and to...
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Andean tourism hotspot faces water challengenewsChivay, a tourism hub and the provincial capital of the Colca Valley in Peru, is situated at approximately 3 600 metres (m) above sea level. With around 7 000 inhabitants, Chivay is the largest community in the Colca Valley, located in the Arequipa Region in the southern part of the...
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Stepping up for mountains: Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report 2016publicationThe Mountain Partnership Secretariat outlines its key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development last year in its 2016 annual report. The publication documents the Secretariat’s work in the areas of advocacy, communication and knowledge management, promoting International Mountain Day, brokering joint action and leading capacity development initiatives. The 60-page publication... Descarga » |
UN days celebrated across the Indian HimalayasnewsThe Centre for Environmental Education (CEE Himalaya) actively raises awareness about the international days that are observed by the United Nations. In the months of May and June 2017, CEE Himalaya with the support of partners organized celebrations of the International Day of Biological Diversity and World Environment...
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