Apples ‘souring’ due to climate changenewsSweet apples grown in the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh are gradually losing their taste as a result of climate change, according to reports. Farmers of the remote Mechuka valley in West Siang district are complaining that 15-20 years ago the apples they produced were sweet, but now the fruits taste...
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Memoria del taller de Crianza del aguapublicationThe National Secretariat for Risk Management, the Ministry of Environment Ecuador, and the United Nations Program for Development supported this initiative to recover ancestral knowledge about adaptation strategies used in |
Mountain Partnership African Champions Committee launchednewsAfrican members of the Mountain Partnership have agreed to create a new Mountain Partnership African Champions Committee to move the region's sustainable mountain development agenda forward. At a regional meeting of the Mountain Partnership in Kigali, Rwanda, on 20 February, members reiterated their commitment to promoting sustainable mountain development, building on...
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Post-2015 Development Agenda Consultation on Water: Water Resources Management and Wastewater Management and Water QualityeventThe Post-2015 Development Agenda Consultation on Water: Water Resources Management and Wastewater Management and Water Quality will take place in Geneva, Switzerland. The Thematic Consultation on Water is being led by UN-Water, UNICEF and UN DESA, with the support of the governments of the Netherlands and Switzerland. This meeting will...
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Applications open for Himalayan Glaciology programmenewsApplications are now open for a four-week training programme on capacity building in Himalayan glaciology organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, under the auspices of the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem. The programme takes place 1-27 April and aims to increase the human and institutional capacities of Indian...
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Potatoes for food security in the AndesnewsA project to improve food security among vulnerable rural groups coordinated by Mountain Partnership member the International Potato Centre (CIP) is underway in four Latin American countries. In the Andes, the potato is one of the most important crops in the agricultural sector. However, in areas where the tuber is produced,...
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