Glaciers in South America and Alaska melting faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP reportnewsThe new report entitled "High Mountain Glaciers and Climate Change - Challenges to Human Livelihoods and Adaptation" compiled by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with scientists and research centres from around the world, was released on 7 December 2010 at the COP16 in Cancún, Mexico. Glaciers in Patagonia,...
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Norway gives $12 million for adaptation and assessment in the Hindu Kush-HimalayasnewsNorway will provide more than US$12 million over five-years to a consortium of partners led by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to support a new programme in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. Erik Solhem, Norway's Minister of the Environment and International Development, made the announcement at a press conference...
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Vacancy: Senior Technical Coordinator - Climate Change Adaptation, AIT-UNEP RRC.AP, Bangkok, THAILAND – applications by 10 December 2010newsThe Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia is recruiting a Senior Technical Coordinator in Climate Change Adaptation to start on 17 January 2011. This Regional Platform is a joint initiative of SENSA, SEI, UNEP and UNEP RRC.AP aimed at facilitating climate change adaptation in Asia at local, national and...
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Mountain Biodiversity and Global ChangepublicationThe present brochure, published by the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) of DIVERSITAS, Institute of Botany, University of Basel with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has been prepared as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 and the Conference of Parties of... Download » |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution: Sustainable Mountain Development (2010)publicationResolution adopted by the General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at the 64th Session. A/RES/64/205
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Mountains and Climate Change, from Understanding to ActionpublicationMountains provide freshwater to half of the world’s population and are home to half of all global biodiversity hotspots, but they are also among the regions most sensitive to climate change. The authors of this publication, aim to create awareness about potential changes and related challenges for global development, and... Download » |
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