UN adopts three targets on mountainsnewsOn 25 September 2015, 193 Member States of the United Nations (UN) adopted the new international sustainable development agenda, which includes mountain - related targets as part of the world pursuit of global prosperity while ensuring the planet’s wellbeing. Gathered at UN Headquarters in New York, most delegations were represented...
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CIPRA Annual ConventioneventThe annual convention of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) is the once-a-year grand meeting of all members and stakeholders of the Commission. The primary topic of discussion for the convention will be: Living well in the Alps: creative solutions to deal with the...
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Italian Society for Mountain Medicine Training CourseeventIn cooperation with the Foundation for Mountain Safety, the Italian Society for Mountain Medicine (SIMEM) will be offering a comprehensive course on theoretical and practical mountain medicine. The course is geared toward doctors and paramedics, but is open to registration for the general public.
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Communication vacancies at ICIMOD NepalnewsThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is recruiting Communication Officers - Project staff (two positions) and the detailed job descriptions can be found on their website.
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Climate solutions for mountain ecosystemsnewsThe Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) are organizing an exhibition on the impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems during the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the...
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New issue of MRD Journal is onlinenewsWater issues in Latin America are the focus of 3 papers in this Open Issue. One shows how water privatization in Chile has dispossessed indigenous people of their water rights, threatening uniquely biodiverse high-altitude wetlands; one reevaluates the FAO 56 PM evapotranspiration estimation method in Ecuador to better assess water...
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