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Asia commemorates IMD
22/02/2018
Throughout Asia, governments, organizations and individuals enthusiastically observed International Mountain Day (IMD) in December 2017. The theme “Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger, migration” was the focus of many Mountain Partnership...
Africa's annual tribute to mountains
21/02/2018
Governments and organizations throughout the African continent held events to honour International Mountain Day (IMD) 2017. The sixth edition of Algeria’s National Mountain Festival, hosted by the Association Assirem Gouraya,...
2017 Italian Mountains Report launched
21/02/2018
The Rapporto Montagne Italia 2017 (2017 Italian Mountains Report) was presented on 30 January 2018 in the House of Commons in Rome. Now in its third edition, the report is...
IMD celebrated in over 35 countries in 2017
20/02/2018
Over 180 events marked International Mountain Day (IMD) around the world on 11 December 2017, when mountaineers, mountain lovers, governments and civil society groups gathered to celebrate mountain peoples and...
MP members’ statement for CSW62 accepted
20/02/2018
A joint written statement by Mountain Partnership members the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and The Mountain Institute, together with the Utah China Friendship Improvement Sharing Hands and Development and...
CIPRA seeking new director
16/01/2018
The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) seeks a new managing director to start at the beginning of May 2018. The position includes the management of the...
“Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya” closes
15/01/2018
After four days of discussion on resilience issues in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Nepal’s Ministry of Population and the Environment and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) closed...
Energy poverty in the mountains of Tajikistan
12/01/2018
People living in remote, rural communities in Tajikistan face serious difficulties accessing energy sources. This is one of the main reasons for the increased pressure on natural resources in mountain...
Students for eradicating poverty in mountains
11/01/2018
The written statement contributed by Mountain Partnership members The Mountain Institute and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, together with the Utah China Friendship Improvement Sharing Hands Development and Commerce...
New issue of MRD Journal is now online
08/01/2018
The new issue of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD) focuses on the implications of out- and in-migration on the sustainable development of mountains around the world. Papers in...
A focus on sustainable mountain food systems
27/12/2017
The fifth edition of the Forum "Origin, Diversity and Territories" (ODT) was held on 1 December 2017 in Bulle, Switzerland and celebrated mountains under the theme "Designing sustainable mountain food...
Global Meeting concludes, new momentum for MP
15/12/2017
Over 220 participants attended the fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership on 11-13 December 2017 in Rome, Italy, under the theme ‘Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger, migration’. International Mountain...
Winners of #MountainsMatter video contest
11/12/2017
Nurlan Anarbaev of Kyrgyzstan and Jaya Setiawan Gulo of Indonesia are the 2017 winners of the International Mountain Day #MountainsMatter video contest organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Resilience in face of climate change theme of MP Global Meeting
08/12/2017
More than 150 representatives from mountainous countries, intergovernmental organizations and civil society will endorse concrete measures and policies to strengthen the resilience of mountain people and environments in the face...
Mountains and islands – COP23
30/11/2017
Mountain governments, institutions and NGOs explored issues in Bonn, Germany related to climate change adaptation and management as well as sharing experiences between the Mountain Partnership and Global Island Partnership,...
IMD and the MP Global Meeting ahead
29/11/2017
International Mountain Day (IMD) is held every year on 11 December and celebrated all over the world. As the lead coordinating agency for the preparation of this United Nations international...
Solar dryers made by mountain women
28/11/2017
On 17-18 November 2017, a two-day hands-on workshop devoted to the construction of solar dryers for dehydrating fruit took place in the high mountain village of Nisur, Gorno-Badahshan Autonomous Region,...
First West African Mountain Forum held in Togo
27/11/2017
The first West African Mountain Forum was held in Kpalime, Togo on 5-8 October 2017. Although West African mountains are not the world’s highest, they have a key role for...
Call for papers, climate change and SMD
26/11/2017
Mountain ecosystems and communities are critically affected by climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will include a cross-chapter paper on mountains in its 6th Assessment Report. Mountain...
Building a framework for action – COP23
23/11/2017
Organized within the framework of the Mountain Partnership, the official side event “Implementing the 2030 Agenda & Paris Agreement in mountains: building a Framework for Action” was held on 14...