Worldwide glacier information app launches

Worldwide glacier information app launches

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The new “wgms Glacier App”, developed by the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), shows how glaciers have evolved around the globe and is being launched on 2 December 2015 in Paris, France, during the UN climate change conference . Developed  by glaciologists of the University of Zurich, the app is...

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Volunteering for the MP Secretariat

Volunteering for the MP Secretariat

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is especially grateful for the support of its volunteers and interns, including Samantha Abear, whose volunteer term ends in December 2015. Prior to joining the MPS team, she held a variety of jobs, including intern work on organic farms in the United States and as a...

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Mountain events at climate change summit

Mountain events at climate change summit

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Issue 87 – Month 12 – Year 2015

The December issue of the Peak to Peak opens with a story about mountain related events at the UNFCCC COP21 which include two side events co-organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat. The newsletter also features news about a proposal...

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Mountain events at climate change summit

Mountain events at climate change summit

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat and numerous Mountain Partnership members are organizing side events, photo exhibitions and other events to bring attention to mountains during the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris, France. The purpose is...

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21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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The main objective of the annual Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to review the implementation of the Rio Convention.  In December 2015, COP21, also know as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over 20 years...

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Mountains at climate Generations areas

Mountains at climate Generations areas

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Mountain Partnership in collaboration with the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) will organize an exhibition aiming to raise awareness about impacts of climate change in the mountain regions of the world.

Open to visitors from 30 November to 11 December 2015 the exhibition will be featured in the...

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