Course on “Understanding and adapting to climate change in mountain areas”, 8-17 July 2012, ItalyeventThe Fifth Summer Course, organized by the International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO), the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at FAO and the University of Turin, will run for 10 days, from 8 to 17 July 2012. This year, IPROMO’s theme is “Understanding and adapting...
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The future potential of European Mountain forests - Final Conference of the MANFRED projecteventThe Final Conference of the European Project Management Strategies to adapt Alpine Space Forests to Climate Change Risks (MANFRED) will be held on 28 June 2012, on the premises of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome (Italy). The conference, titled “The future potential...
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The retreating Himalayas: disaster in slow motionnewsIf the unprecedented rate of glacial retreat in the South Asian region is not checked, countries in the area are likely to turn highly food-insecure. Pakistan’s latest Climate Change Policy clearly indicates that freshwater resources in Pakistan are dependent on snow and glacial melting and monsoon rains; all of which...
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Rivers will generate a quarter of GDP by 2050, study showsnewsThe world’s 10 most populous river basins (Ganges, Yangtze, Indus, Nile, Huang He Huai He, Niger, Hai, Krishna and the Danube) will be vital for economic growth – but only if water shortage threats are tackled. Rivers are the very “stuff of life”, yet billions of people do not have...
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Equator Prize Award CeremonyeventThe Equator Prize is awarded biannually to recognize and advance local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities. As local and indigenous groups across the world chart a path towards sustainable development, the Equator Prize spotlights 25 local initiatives by honouring them on an international stage. The event,...
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World Environment Day: EvK2CNR disseminates climate education in the schools of NepalnewsWhat does the word "climate" mean? What are climate change and global warming? How do these things affect our lives, animals, plants and mountains? These are simple, but important questions that school children from the Khumbu Valley in Nepal, will face in the occasion of World Environment Day established by...
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