Responding to climate change in the mountains: Opportunities for parliamentarians to act

Responding to climate change in the mountains: Opportunities for parliamentarians to act

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Mountains are vital ecosystems, providing freshwater for half of the world's population, hosting rich biodiversity and holding cultural significance for communities across the world. Climate change impacts mountains acutely. Rapid temperature warming and melting glaciers, more frequent and intense natural hazards and changing precipitation patterns have severe impacts on mountain...

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University of Calgary publishes an assessment of Canadian mountains

University of Calgary publishes an assessment of Canadian mountains

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Mountain Partnership member the University of Calgary published The Canadian Mountain Assessment, a first-of-its-kind look at what is known, what is not known, and what needs to be known about mountain systems in Canada. The new collection of knowledge clarifies challenges and opportunities specific to mountain systems and...

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Cultivating change with innovation and technology at Expo Doha Qatar 2023

Cultivating change with innovation and technology at Expo Doha Qatar 2023

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Agrobiodiversity and innovation took centre stage at a dynamic workshop in the Italian Pavilion at Expo Doha Qatar 2023 on 22 November 2023. This workshop, organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), showcased new technologies and innovative initiatives focused on agrobiodiversity. Speakers provided concrete...

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New booklet on mountain women marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

New booklet on mountain women marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Feminist Hiking Collective – a non-profit organization and a member of the Mountain Partnership – launched a new publication today, Mountain women of the world – Shaping change...

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Mountain women of the world – Shaping change for the common good

Mountain women of the world – Shaping change for the common good

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This booklet is published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, together with the Feminist Hiking Collective – a non-profit organization and transnational hub for feminist hikers, and a member of the Mountain Partnership. It builds on the challenges and opportunities identified...

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Expo 2023 Doha: Agrobiodiversity and innovation workshop

Expo 2023 Doha: Agrobiodiversity and innovation workshop

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As part of the GROW - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate course, this workshop, hosted at the Italian Pavilion in Expo 2023 Doha, will showcase innovative initiatives and technology applications focused on agrobiodiversity as potential solutions for addressing food insecurity. It will explore the potential of leveraging artificial intelligence...

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