International Year of Mountains closing ceremony starts a new era for action

International Year of Mountains closing ceremony starts a new era for action

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The May 2023 issue of Peak to Peak opens with a summary of the closing ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022. Top news stories cover the launch of a new joint publication on mountain tourism by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World...

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Advancing the concept of essential mountain climate variables

Advancing the concept of essential mountain climate variables

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The Mountain Research Institute (MRI) and the Integrated Land Ecosystem – Atmosphere Processes Study (iLEAPS) are jointly organizing a workshop on Advancing the concept of Essential Mountain Climate Variables (EMCVs) on 28 April 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

This interdisciplinary workshop aims to (i) ensure that disciplinary and geographical representation...

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Meet the Steering Committee: GRID-Arendal, Representative of Global Major Group Organizations

Meet the Steering Committee: GRID-Arendal, Representative of Global Major Group Organizations

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The Mountain Partnership is guided by an 18-member Steering Committee that represents the diversity of the entire membership and ensures geographic representation. A new Steering Committee is elected approximately every four years. Most recently, elections were held in September 2022 during the sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership.

In this new series, we...

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MP members call for attention to mountains and the cryosphere at the UN 2023 Water Conference

MP members call for attention to mountains and the cryosphere at the UN 2023 Water Conference

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The April 2023 issue of Peak to Peak shares the highlights of the Mountain Partnership's activities at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference. Top news stories cover the Mountain Women of the World Network's summit of Mount Aconcagua, a Mountain Partnership side event at the 67th session of the Commission...

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MP members call for attention to mountains and the cryosphere at the UN 2023 Water Conference

MP members call for attention to mountains and the cryosphere at the UN 2023 Water Conference

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Mountains are the world's water towers – providing water to both people living in the mountains and to around 2 billion people living in connected lowland areas. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically Target 6.6, recognize mountains' important role, calling for the protection and restoration of water-related ecosystems, including mountains,...

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Advancing sustainable mountain development: Water towers for people and the planet (UN 2023 Water Conference virtual side event)

Advancing sustainable mountain development: Water towers for people and the planet (UN 2023 Water Conference virtual side event)

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Mountains are of paramount importance as the world's water towers – both for people in the mountains and for around 2 billion people living in connected lowland areas. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically Target 6.6, recognise mountains' important role, calling for the protection and restoration of water-related ecosystems, including...

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