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Members’ Voices: CIMO - Vice-Director João Azevedo

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Founded in the International Year of Mountains (IYM) 2002, the Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) is devoted to research and development in Mediterranean mountains. The multidisciplinary research centre is based at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) in Portugal, the institute at which I am a Professor.

My background is...

Saudi Arabia arid mountain conference highlights importance for water

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The First International Conference on Semi-Arid Mountain Environments, held in Abha, Saudi Arabia, brought attention to a wide range of topics relevant to development in arid mountain regions.

Organized by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), in collaboration with the Asir region of the Kingdom, the three-day conference...

United Nations General Assembly Report: Sustainable mountain development (2019)

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Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable Mountain Development

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Nepal to host international climate change conference in 2020

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Climate change and its effects on mountains and mountain peoples in Nepal will be the focus of a conference to be held next April in the country’s capital of Kathmandu. The conference will serve as a platform for Nepal to express to the world the country’s concern about climate change’s...

Climate-smart mountain forests play key role in EU climate goals

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From 9 – 11 September, professors, scientists and experts gathered at the CLimate-Smart Forestry in MOuntain Regions (CLIMO) workshop and meeting to assemble a thematic platform for project promoters and stakeholders, and tools for making mountain forests climate smart.

The event was held in Stará Lesná, Slovakia, and was organized...

MP meets with graduate students about future of mountains

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The future of mountains and how to bridge the gap between the global Agenda 2030 and local examples of implementation in mountain communities was at the heart of a meeting between the Mountain Resilience Coalition (MRC) and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS). The two groups shared about their missions, visions...