Kyrgyzstan focuses on climate changenewsIn Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 47 climate change practitioners, scientists and researchers met with government and non-governmental organization representatives on February 25, 2014, to discuss institutional and political frameworks for coping and adapting to changing climate in the mountainous Central Asian country. The event took the form of a panel discussion and...
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Tajikistan mountain villages supported in coping with climate changenewsResidents of Midenshor Village in the remote western Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan will soon have access to drinking water thanks to the Alliance of Central Asian Mountain Communities (AGOCA), a Mountain Partnership member. AGOCA, supported by the Mountain Partnership Hub at the University of Central Asia, is working...
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The Mountain Partnership advocates for mountains in new global agendapeak to peakIssue 66 - Month 2 - Year 2014 Our new issue of Peak to Peak opens with news about two Mountain Partnership gatherings at UN headquarters where determination was consolidated to see mountains included in the Post-2015 development agenda and the sustainable development goals. We... Download » |
Funding opportunities for researchers from developing countriesnewsThe ‘Learning Events Programme for Researchers from Developing Countries’ is accepting grant applications from researchers from developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America that are working with Swiss institutions. Moreover, African, Asian or Latin American research and educational institutions or their Swiss counterparts are invited to submit their learning...
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Rainfall variability impacts mountain areas of Guatemala, Peru and TanzanianewsThe changing amount, frequency, predictability and seasonality of rainfall hinder food security and influence migration patterns in mountain areas of Guatemala, Peru and Tanzania. Research carried out by the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) in Peru and Tanzania shows how different levels of altitude and precipitation influence local patterns of human...
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Scholarship available for online degree in sustainable mountain developmentnewsA scholarship towards the costs of participating in the part-time online Master's of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Mountain Development offered by the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, is available for one student starting in September 2014. The MSc is an activity of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
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