UNFCCC COP 27 side event - IPCC Cross-Chapter Paper 5: Mountains - sharing knowledge to promote adaptation initiatives in mountainseventThe recent publication of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and its Cross-Chapter Paper 5 provides an opportunity to discuss how scientific evidence can be used to strengthen participation of mountain people in national and international policy processes. Understanding the need for adequate and coordinated support in mountain regions, this session...
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Season 2 of “Voices from the Roof of the World” out nownewsAlarms are ringing throughout the world: the most ruinous floods in Pakistan's history, the worst drought in a generation in East Africa, Everest base camp turned from a frigid outpost to a lakeside camp. These are all signs that climate change is accelerating. Ian Fry, the UN Special Rapporteur on...
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UNFCCC COP 27 / Cryosphere Pavilion event - Leading mountain sustainability through innovationeventThe complexity of the environmental, cultural and economic challenges standing in the way of cryosphere and sustainable mountain development requires a paradigm shift and a change of perspective. Public administration, the private sector, the scientific community and local stakeholders need to work together to find innovative ways to better understand...
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Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water securitypublicationChanges in the mountain cryosphere impact on water security of downstream societies and resilience of water-dependent ecosystems and their services. However, assessing mountain water security still requires better understanding of the complex interaction between glacial meltwater and coupled human-natural systems. In this context, this article calls for a refocusing from glacio-hydrological monitoring and modelling... Download » |
2022 State of the Cryosphere Report online nownewsOn 7 November 2022, the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) released the 2022 State of the Cryosphere Report at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Released annually, the Report takes the pulse of the...
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UNFCCC COP 27eventThe 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place on 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Conference will include several mountain-related events across official side events, exhibits and pavilions, including three events being...
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