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Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:15:31 +0100
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Sign the petition for mountains

The current draft of the international climate change agreement has a proposed mention of mountains, which the petition being circulated by the Mountain Partnership (MP) aims to retain in the final draft. (Please sign the petition here<https://www.change.org/p/unfccc-united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change-ensure-that-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-mountain-peoples-and-ecosystems-is-fully-addressed-in-the-unfccc-cop21-new-climate-deal?recruiter=47847342&utm_source=share_pe>.) The online petition calls on delegates at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to include ...

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MP Steering Committee discusses 2016





Mountain science community gathers in Perth




Meeting discusses inclusive mountain development



Partnerships key to achieving global goals

The Mountain Partnership Steering Committee met in Turin, at the Palazzo dal Pozzo della Cisterna, on 14-15 October 2015. This was the second formal meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) after its election at the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (MP). Items ...




More than 400 scientists, researchers and practitioners from across the global came to Perth, Scotland on 4-8 October 2015 to attend the largest scientific conference on mountains. The four-day international conference, structured around three research themes, ...




The Fourth International Women of the Mountains Conference (WOMC) was co-organized by Utah Valley University (UVU) and the International University of Kyrgyzstan (IUK) in Orem, Utah, USA on 7-9 October 2015. For the first time, the Utah International Mountain Forum ...



Partnerships play a key role in overcoming hunger and ensuring resilient livelihoods through promoting the sustainable management of mountains in the dryland areas. Speakers at a 20 October 2015 side event at the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) ...

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FEATURED NEWS



PUBLICATION


 *   Nepal group wins Mountain Protection Award<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/340516/>

 *   Climate change threatens snow leopards<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/340047/>

 *   Solar energy for Tajik mountain communities<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/338517/>

 *   Governance approaches for mountain ecosystems<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/340573/>

 *   Camp for mudflow-affected villages in Tajikistan<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/338291/>

 *   South America group meets on disaster reduction<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/336561/>

 *   Greener airfield in Swiss mountains<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/336179/>

 *   MP members support rebuilding Nepal<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/335765/>

 *   Governance specialist vacancy at ICIMOD<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/335501/>


UPCOMING EVENTS

 *   Mountain Project Management 2015/16<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/330529/>
Venue: Edolo, Italy

 *   Climate change impacts on mountainous regions of the world<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/277522/>
Venue: Paris, France

 *   Mountain Arts Festival <http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/340487/>
Venue: Cumbria, England

 *   The International Mountains and Climate Congress<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/317225/>
Venue: Grenoble, France

 *   Call for Applications: Regional Media Training Workshop: Air pollution, its sources and impacts, and mitigation options<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/314987/>
Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal

 *   Kendal Mountain Festival<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/274243/>
Venue: Kendal, UK

 *   Macro Regional Strategies and Mountain Dimension - from the Carpathian Convention to other European Mountain ranges, prospects, challenges and opportunities for regional cooperation<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/340112/>
Venue: Brussels, Belgium

 *   21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/308286/>
Venue: Paris, France




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In this Very Short Introduction, Martin Price outlines why mountains matter at the global level, and addresses the existing and likely impacts of climate change on mountain, hydrological and ecological systems.
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VIDEO

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Pre-order material for International Mountain Day 2015
Anyone interested in receiving a few hard copies of International Mountain Day 2015 posters and fact sheets should email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 15 November, specifying the number of copies they require and whether these should be in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Russian. The material will also be posted online and can be downloaded for printing. As for every year, we encourage members to communicate to us their planned 2015 celebrations.



NEW Members
Currently, the Mountain Partnership has 263 members: 56 governments, 14 intergovernmental organizations, 188 major group organizations (e.g. civil society, NGOs and the private sector) and 5 subnational authorities. Please feel free to contact them for possible collaborative projects and ideas. We welcome the following new member:

 *   Asociacion Oikos <http://www.mountainpartnership.org/members/members-detail/en/c/116813/>






CALL FOR NEWS
Keep other Mountain Partnership members informed about your activities! Please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> info about new projects and programmes, initiatives, events, publications, newsletters, vacancies and calls for papers.






The Mountain Partnership is a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain peoples and protecting mountain environments around the world. www.mountainpartnership.org<http://www.mountainpartnership.org>
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