World Social Forum 2024 - Global Climate Justice Assembly: "Mountain in Peril Together for People and Planet"

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Within the World Social Forum 2024, Mountain Partnership member KIRDARC is organizing the Global Climate Justice Assembly: "Mountain in Peril Together for People and Planet." This assembly seeks to amplify the voices of affected communities and advocate for tangible measures to address the injustices perpetuated by climate change.

The pursuit of...

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Call for applications: IPROMO 2024, "Promoting agrifood systems and mountain products"

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 17th IPROMO summer school. This annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the University of Turin,...

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FAO supports Kyrgyzstan's shift to more sustainable mountain management

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Mountain societies are highly vulnerable to the potentially severe impacts of climate change on their livelihoods and well-being. The remote location, ageing infrastructure, poor access to information and markets and a distinctly continental climate are factors that exacerbate the situation of mountain communities in the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains...

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Achieving sustainable food systems in mountains

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The February 2024 issue of Peak to Peak highlights recent international events focused on mountains, including the conference "Enabling resilient and sustainable food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya" in Nepal and the European foresight workshop for resilient mountain areas in Belgium. Top news stories and features cover the declaration...

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Members' Voices: Abduvohid Safarov, Anahita

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This latest Members’ Voices feature explores the intricate connection between culture and resilience in an interview with Abduvohid Safarov, Director of Anahita, a Tajikistan-based member of the Mountain Partnership. Anahita's impactful work unfolds in the mountainous Yaghnob Valley and Zafarabad district, where they collaborate closely with the Indigenous Yaghnoby...

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Shaping the future of Europe's mountain regions: high-level experts gather in Brussels

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Over 50 high-level mountain experts, including several Mountain Partnership members, convened in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 January 2024 to discuss the future of Europe's mountain regions and enabling post-2027 European Union (EU) policies for these regions.

Organized by the EU-funded MOVING project, the European foresight workshop for resilient mountain...

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