Partnering to Protect Mountain Ecosystems from the Vagaries of Climate Change (UNFCCC COP17, Durban, South Africa)newsSeeking to highlight the critical role mountain ecosystems play in climate adaptation and sustainable development, Mountain Day was held on 4 December 2011 during the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Durban, South Africa. Two high-level...
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Mountain Day at UNFCCC COP17, Durban, South AfricamultimediaSeeking to highlight the critical role mountain ecosystems play in climate adaptation and sustainable development, Mountain Day was held on 4 December 2011 during the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Durban, South Africa. Two high-level...
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Mountain Partnership Coordinator attends UNFCCC COP17 in DurbannewsDear Mountain Friends, I will be attending the UNFCCC COP17 in Durban from 2 to 7 December 2011 On 4 December, I will participate in International Mountain Day delivering a presentation on "Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains" at the Breakers Resort in Durban You are welcome to contact me, as I will be...
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Sustainable Mountain Development in Southeast Asia and Pacific: from Rio 1992 to 2012 and beyondpublicationRegional report on sustainable mountain development in Southeast Asia and Pacific ahead of the Rio+20 summit. Download » |
Climate Summit for a Living HimalayanewsClimate change poses severe threats to Himalayan nations. With 24 of its 2674 glacial lakes considered unstable, the Kingdom of Bhutan alone is preparing for an increase in "mountain tsunamis", as the phenomenon is often referred to. The one occurred in 1994 caused dozens of people dead. Further to the...
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Highlands and Drylands: Mountains, a Source of Resilience in Arid RegionspublicationRecognizing the crucial role of Dryland Mountains - water towers for surrounding dry lowland areas, global change laboratories for monitoring the combined effects of climate and socio-economic changes - in the global discourse on how to redefine and implement a truly sustainable development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the... Download » |
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