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DocumentStrategic Initiative for Climate Change Impacts Adaptation and Development in Mountain Regions 2011
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No results found.There is still very limited awareness, let alone concern, at the global-level of the impacts caused by climate change in mountain ecosystems. The information available generally focuses on retreating glaciers. while the perception may be one of regions with low population density in a harsh environment,the reality is magnitudes of people are affected directly and indirectly by changes in mountain environments. within the framework of the “Strategic Initiative for Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Development in Mountain Regions”, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat has organized three regional meetings in Chile, Tajikistan and Uganda with support of the world Bank Development Grant Facility. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetMountain sustainability - Building capacity to promote the sustainable development of mountain communities and ecosystems
Partnership with the University of Torino
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No results found.The scale-up note on the partnership between FAO and the University of Torino showcases some of the activities that have been undertaken to promote the development of capacities on sustainable mountain development and its link to the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 6, 12, 13 and 15. The publication highlights the possibility for practitioners, technicians and officers from governmental organisations and NGOs to participate in courses focusing on the sustainable management of mountain areas characterized by high ecological, social and economic complexity. -
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Climate change impacts, adaptation and development in mountain regions
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No results found.Climate change is severely affecting mountain ecosystems, impacting people’s lives in high-altitude mountain regions (highstream) as well as in cities and environments (downstream populations) dependent on mountain goods and services.Effective adaptation strategies are required in response to climate change impacts in mountain regions. In order to better integrate scientific evidence and mountain people’s experience into international discussions, experts from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan met at the Ismaili Centre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 9 to 11 November 2011. Organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and the University of Central Asia in collaboration with the Government of Tajikistan, this meeting was held within the framework of the World Bank’s Development Grant Facility (DGF) on climate change impacts, adaptation and development in mountain regions.
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