Global Meeting concludes, new momentum for MP

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Issue 112 – Month 1 – Year 2018

The January issue of Peak to Peak shares with readers an overview of the fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership, held in Rome, Italy on 11-13 December 2017. The newsletter continues with stories about the fifth edition of the Forum...

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“Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya” closes

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After four days of discussion on resilience issues in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Nepal’s Ministry of Population and the Environment and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) closed the international conference “Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia” on...

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15 years of Mountain Partnership

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This publication celebrates the work of the Mountain Partnership - the only United Nations alliance dedicated to improving the lives of mountain communities and their ecosystems - over 15 years. It profiles key players, charts the achievements at global, regional and national level, and showcases success stories around the world....

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A focus on sustainable mountain food systems

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The fifth edition of the Forum "Origin, Diversity and Territories" (ODT) was held on 1 December 2017 in Bulle, Switzerland and celebrated mountains under the theme "Designing sustainable mountain food systems". The forum explored the richness and dynamism of mountain territories.

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Mountain Ecosystem Services and Climate Change: A Global Overview of Potential Threats and Strategies for Adaptation

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Mountains provide vital resources to a significant proportion of the global population, particularly as the ‘water towers’ of the world, and as a result of their high biological diversity at genetic, species and ecosystem levels. As well as benefiting people and industries in lowland areas, these ecosystem services (ES) form...

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Global Meeting concludes, new momentum for MP

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Over 220 participants attended the fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership on 11-13 December 2017 in Rome, Italy, under the theme ‘Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger, migration’. International Mountain Day coincided with the first day of the meeting, and participants heard high-level statements by founding members of the Mountain...

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