IMD and the MP Global Meeting aheadnewsInternational Mountain Day (IMD) is held every year on 11 December and celebrated all over the world. As the lead coordinating agency for the preparation of this United Nations international day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works with the decentralized offices, governments and civil society...
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International Congress on Climate Change and its ImpactseventEvidence shows that Earth’s climate is rapidly changing and its impacts are affecting the whole planet. Nonetheless, the mechanisms and processes of such changes, as well as the planet´s future perspectives remain largely elusive. Several questions regarding the climate trends and variability need further debate. For instance, how much of the...
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Solar dryers made by mountain womennewsOn 17-18 November 2017, a two-day hands-on workshop devoted to the construction of solar dryers for dehydrating fruit took place in the high mountain village of Nisur, Gorno-Badahshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. The workshop helped the ten women from the most vulnerable families that are participating in the project "Pure Energy...
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First West African Mountain Forum held in TogonewsThe first West African Mountain Forum was held in Kpalime, Togo on 5-8 October 2017. Although West African mountains are not the world’s highest, they have a key role for the food security of the area, are rich in biodiversity and are important to the overall sustainable development of the...
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Call for papers, climate change and SMDnewsMountain ecosystems and communities are critically affected by climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will include a cross-chapter paper on mountains in its 6th Assessment Report. Mountain Research and Development (MRD) is looking for papers that systematically assess novel adaptation practices and present well-researched insights into the...
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Building a framework for action – COP23newsOrganized within the framework of the Mountain Partnership, the official side event “Implementing the 2030 Agenda & Paris Agreement in mountains: building a Framework for Action” was held on 14 November 2017 at the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP23)....
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