Migration and climate change in mountain areas: workshop summarynewsThe workshop on “Migration and climate change in mountain areas”, was co-organised by the University of Neuchâtel (Prof. Etienne Piguet) and the University of Sussex (Prof. Richard Black), held in May 2012. This workshop aimed to bring together both senior and junior scholars with an interest in migration and climate...
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WMO Considers Draft Implementation Plan for Global Framework for Climate ServicesnewsAt its 64th session the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which took place from 25 June to 3 July 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland, was adopted a draft implementation plan for the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). It aims to increase the availability, accuracy and relevance of...
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Course on “Understanding and adapting to climate change in mountain areas”, 8-17 July 2012, ItalyeventThe Fifth Summer Course, organized by the International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO), the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at FAO and the University of Turin, will run for 10 days, from 8 to 17 July 2012. This year, IPROMO’s theme is “Understanding and adapting...
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The future potential of European Mountain forests - Final Conference of the MANFRED projecteventThe Final Conference of the European Project Management Strategies to adapt Alpine Space Forests to Climate Change Risks (MANFRED) will be held on 28 June 2012, on the premises of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome (Italy). The conference, titled “The future potential...
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The retreating Himalayas: disaster in slow motionnewsIf the unprecedented rate of glacial retreat in the South Asian region is not checked, countries in the area are likely to turn highly food-insecure. Pakistan’s latest Climate Change Policy clearly indicates that freshwater resources in Pakistan are dependent on snow and glacial melting and monsoon rains; all of which...
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Rivers will generate a quarter of GDP by 2050, study showsnewsThe world’s 10 most populous river basins (Ganges, Yangtze, Indus, Nile, Huang He Huai He, Niger, Hai, Krishna and the Danube) will be vital for economic growth – but only if water shortage threats are tackled. Rivers are the very “stuff of life”, yet billions of people do not have...
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