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Released today, the 2012 FPP Annual Report marks the final year in which Marcus Colchester has been directing the work of Forest Peoples Programme and sets the stage for Joji Cariño to take over as Director. In their opening message of the report Marcus and Joji write: "The pressure on forests and forest peoples continues relentlessly. This is despite growing global awareness that...
Nepal , Jun 2 2013 (IPS) - Residents of Jhirpu Phulpingkatt, a village nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, about 110 km from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, are on red alert.As the impacts of climate change batter the towering mountains above them, these villagers on the banks of the Bhote Koshi river have started to dread the sound of incoming text messages, which may carry evacuation warnings...
Papers in this Open Issue of MRD address diverse key concerns of sustainable mountain development as identified in the final outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Papers in the MountainDevelopment section examine how stakeholder analysis can enhance integrated water management in Uganda and how communication endeavors can improve livestock...
The United Nations Environment Programme, Vienna Office – Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention (UNEP Vienna - ISCC), on behalf of the Big Foot Project partnership, and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), are pleased to invite you to the conference Intergenerational Learning and Innovation for Sustainable Development, final conference of the project Big Foot....
The Andes Mountains are home to lakes, lagoons, marshes, and bogs that are collectively known as the high Andean wetlands. These ecosystems provide fresh water for more than 100 million people and provide important habitat for valuable plants and wildlife, including Neotropical migratory birds. However, major threats to these wetlands are putting the well-being of human and animal populations...
Many studies have shown the particular vulnerability of coffee to climate change. This is due to its sensitivity to temperature changes and its specific requirements of rainfall patterns (coffee under pressure CUP, Mesoamerican Coffee policy brief). Furthermore, its perennial nature makes it very difficult for farmers to adapt to changes in market conditions or the environment, since investments...
Just over a month after launching the ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest on ‘Water and Life’, we received nearly 3,000 entries from across the region covering the three categories. A panel of judges has already selected the ‘best’ photo overall, first runner-up, and second runner-up, which will be announced on World Environment Day 5 June 2013.The next top 30 entries (10 from each category)...
Bright sun melts scattered patches of late-spring snow in a bristlecone forest high along the western slope of the Snake Mountains.The tranquil scene is 300 miles northeast of Las Vegas, but anyone with a computer can pay it a visit, thanks to ongoing climate research by the Nevada System of Higher Education.Researchers are giving free and universal access to all the information they are...
Here two publication shared by IIED.org:Climate Investment Funds: understanding the PPCR in Bangladesh and NepalThe Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) now operates in nine countries and two regions. It aims to support these countries and regions to prepare and implement climate resilience programmes that are long term and integrated into wider poverty reduction and development planning...
Journalists in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region are often in need of resources (space, time, and means) to support investigative stories on the impacts of climate change and other drivers of change. Under the Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP) , and specifically its communication and outreach component, the Center for International Climate and...