The “Himalayan Climate and Water Atlas: Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Five of Asia’s Major River Basins” was released on 11 December 2015 by the International Centre for Integrated...
The directors of six mountain museums met at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, on 11 December for the signing ceremony of the...
Sustainable development is not simply limited to nature protection. As a guiding idea that touches virtually all areas of life, sustainability should be discussed at every lunch, every workshop, schoolroom...
Over 30 mountain producers from over ten mountain regions of the world gathered in New Delhi, India for the exhibition “Mountain High! Festival of Peoples and Products”. The 11-day exhibition...
“Celebrating International Mountain Day 2015: Building Resilience to Climate Change in Mountain Communities” took place at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
As the new global agreement on climate change was being negotiated in Paris, France, a side event highlighted the impacts of climate change across several mountain ranges on different continents....
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat held an event at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy to celebrate International Mountain Day with three Ambassadors to...
The 11 of December is a special day of observance for mountains. As homes, sources of essential goods, foundations of livelihoods and cultural heritage, the value of mountains is immeasurable....
On 10 November 2015, the Italian League for Bird Protection (LIPU), Mountain Wilderness Italy, Pro Natura, Save the Bear (Salviamo l’Orso), the Italian Touring Club and the World Wildlife fund...
The Alpine Convention, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Italian delegation expressed concern for mountains as areas that are particularly vulnerable to climate change in statements made...
The Mountain Protected Areas Network has issued the eighty-eighth edition of its newsletter, called “UPDATE”. Edited by Dr Lawrence Hamilton, the newsletter summarizes key updates and news on mountain protected...
Costin C. Kiritescu National Institute for Economic Research of the Romanian Academy with financial support from European Fund for Regional Development is formulating a project to enhance research capacity of...
My many colleagues at the organizing committee of the International Women of the Mountains Conference and I were saddened to learn of former Utah Governor Olene Walker’s passing on 28...
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...
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...
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...
In 2015, environmental organization Little Earth installed two more solar photovoltaic systems in schools in the Bartang valley area of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. This activity was implemented within the...
The Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS) is organizing a joint international summer school for Phd students and young researchers on studying soil processes in mountain ecosystems to be held...
The Government of Switzerland is planning to propose an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Mountains, for which the support of specialized institutions and organizations is requested....
A group of government officials, intergovernmental agency workers, academics and civil society members decided, on 12-13 November 2015 in Ventimiglia, Italy, to continue working toward forming a network for Mediterranean...
