Call for proposals for the Business Incubator and Accelerator for Mountains and Islands, deadline extended to 7 June 2023

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The June 2023 issue of Peak to Peak announces the extension of the deadline to submit proposals for grants to the Business Incubator and Accelerator for Mountains and Islands, now open until 7 June 2023. Top news stories cover a campaign by ICIMOD to raise awareness of the effects of...

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Mountain communities, climbers and scientists sound alarm from Everest

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Today, 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled Mount Everest, the Earth's tallest mountain is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change caused by global warming.

Global temperature rises are jeopardising the environment of Everest and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, which extends 3 500 km across...

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New report published on climate change impacts and resilience opportunities in Central Appalachia

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Invest Appalachia, an impact investment organization serving the people of Central Appalachia in the United States of America and a member of the Mountain Partnership, released the new report Climate Resilience in Central Appalachia: Impacts and Opportunities. It aims to improve economic resilience for the region. The evidence-based analysis...

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Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th UNGA, visits Utah Valley University, discusses sustainable mountain development

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On 15–16 May 2023, the President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Csaba Kőrösi, visited the State of Utah in the United States of America, invited by Utah Valley University (UVU)'s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) and Department of History and Political...

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Resilient Mountain Solutions: Ten local solutions for global impact

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This publication presents 10 efficient, cost-effective and custom-made solutions that have been tested in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region and are suitable for up-scaling and out-scaling to other regions. Each solution can contribute to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and thus help ensure a better future...

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International Year of Mountains closing ceremony starts a new era for action

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The May 2023 issue of Peak to Peak opens with a summary of the closing ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022. Top news stories cover the launch of a new joint publication on mountain tourism by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World...

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