International Conference on Climate Change, Water Resources and Disasters in Mountainous Regions: Building Resilience to Changing Climate

International Conference on Climate Change, Water Resources and Disasters in Mountainous Regions: Building Resilience to Changing Climate

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The Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists Nepal (SOHAM-Nepal), the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) of the Government of Nepal, and UNESCO International Hydrological Programme Nepal (IHP) National Committee will jointly organise an International Conference on Climate Change, Water Resources and Disasters in Mountainous Regions: Building Resilience to Changing Climate...

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Animation spot shows why mountains matter

Animation spot shows why mountains matter

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This year’s spot for International Mountain Day shows why mountains matter by providing crucial facts and figures. Mountains cover over a quarter of the earth’s land area, are home to almost a billion people and a quarter of the world’s land animals and plants. They also provide about 70 percent...

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Participatory resource management for the mountain forest areas of Kyrgyzstan

Participatory resource management for the mountain forest areas of Kyrgyzstan

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The Association of Forest and Land Users of Kyrgyzstan (AFLU) held a National Forum with its members in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 22 November 2013. Grown from ten in 2010 to 110 user groups with 7 000 individuals nationwide, the association is supported by the Norwegian Forestry Group. Read more »

Mountain Partnership members start Post-2015 strategy

Mountain Partnership members start Post-2015 strategy

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Issue 63 - Month 11 - Year 2013


Our new issue of Peak to Peak opens with news about Mountain Partnership members convening to brainstorm on how to ensure mountains are included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)....

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Impacts of Global Climate Change on Snow, Glaciers and Water Resources in the Andes

Impacts of Global Climate Change on Snow, Glaciers and Water Resources in the Andes

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This science and policy workshop, organized by the Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will bring together researchers and policy makers to work on policy recommendations for adaptation strategies on global change impacts...

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Global Landscapes Forum addresses mountains

Global Landscapes Forum addresses mountains

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Local community empowerment is essential to building climate change resilience in mountains, concluded the panelists and participants at a two-hour session moderated by Thomas Hofer, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, at the Global Landscapes Forum in Warsaw, Poland, on 16 November 2013. The session, called “Building Climate Change Resilience...

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