Amendments to para 94 of the "Zero Draft" now online!newsRecognizing the importance of civil society, the Rio+20 Bureau’s co-chair Ambassador Kim invited Major Groups to submit their amendments to the Rio+20 "Zero draft" outcome at the Bureau meeting with Major groups on 27 January 2012. A series of e-consultations has been promoted by the Mountain Partnership on a global scale. Your...
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Help shape the profile of mountains in the "Zero Draft"newsThe 9 Major Groups of Agenda 21 (Business & Industry, Children & Youth, Farmers, Indigenous Peoples, Local Authorities, NGOs, Scientific & Technological Community, Women, Workers & Trade Union) can give their comments on the Text of the Zero Draft of the Outcome Document. Comments can still be given...
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Adaptation to Climate Change with a Focus on Rural Areas and IndianewsThe Indo-German project Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI, www.ccarai.org), funded by GIZ, is pleased to announce the launch of the book “Adaptation to Climate Change with a Focus on Rural Areas and India“. The publication provides an overview of the main issues in current adaptation...
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USAID funds project to study water reosurces in Asia mountainsnewsA University of Colorado Boulder team is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development to assess snow and glacier contributions to water resources originating in the high mountains of Asia that straddle 10 countries. The four-year study aims to provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of freshwater resources...
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Young Scientists Award - Best work on policy relevant to Alpine issuesnewsThe Alps are a “living space in change”. In order to manage and develop natural and human resources in a sustainable way, creativity is fundamental both in daily life as well as in science and research. The Alpine Convention will award young scientists for their work (diploma, dissertation, and master’s...
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Side event at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit calls for a new agenda to sustain mountains as global commonsnewsMore than 100 participants from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region called for a new global mountain agenda in a special event held at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. Focusing on "Sustainable Mountain Development in the Context of Rio+20", the event was held on 3 February 2012. The meeting participants...
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