Funding opportunities for researchers from developing countriesnewsThe ‘Learning Events Programme for Researchers from Developing Countries’ is accepting grant applications from researchers from developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America that are working with Swiss institutions. Moreover, African, Asian or Latin American research and educational institutions or their Swiss counterparts are invited to submit their learning...
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Rainfall variability impacts mountain areas of Guatemala, Peru and TanzanianewsThe changing amount, frequency, predictability and seasonality of rainfall hinder food security and influence migration patterns in mountain areas of Guatemala, Peru and Tanzania. Research carried out by the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) in Peru and Tanzania shows how different levels of altitude and precipitation influence local patterns of human...
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Scholarship available for online degree in sustainable mountain developmentnewsA scholarship towards the costs of participating in the part-time online Master's of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Mountain Development offered by the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, is available for one student starting in September 2014. The MSc is an activity of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
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Pastures for the future in KyrgyzstaneventCAMP Alatoo will hold a workshop on pastures for pilot village administrations as part of the project ‘Biodiversity conservation and integrated management of pasture and wildlife’. During the five-day meeting, the spatial distribution of livestock will be presented based on the maps developed by the project, according to...
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Top Spanish chef to promote mountain product cuisinenewsQuique Dacosta, renowned chef with three Michelin stars, and Thomas Hofer, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, met in Dénia, Spain, on 15 February 2014. They discussed embarking on a project to feature high quality traditional mountain products, enhanced by gourmet cooking. This initiative was first proposed in September 2013...
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From Machhapuchhare to Machu Picchu: Key Challenges of Sustainable Mountain Development in the Time of Climate+ChangeeventExperts from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and The Mountain Institute will lead an interregional dialogue within the forum of farmers, academics, policy makers, scientists and private sector who share knowledge and stories about change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. One of the speakers, Dhrupad Choudhury of...
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