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Some weeks ago more than 300 climate change specialists from 60 countries gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam for the 6th Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change.
The meeting, organised by IIED and partners, included three days of...
The Global Programme on Climate Change (GPCC) of Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) is based on common interests and shared investments and costs between India and Switzerland in the area of climate change viz. climate change adaptation (including food security and sustainable agriculture), climate resilient development, energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Swiss Agency for...
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Turkey (FCCC/ARR/2011/TUR), which shows that total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased by 97.6% between 1990 and 2009.
The centralized review was undertaken by the Expert Review Team (ERT), which concluded that the preparation and reporting of Turkey’s inventory submission was...
ICIMOD is pleased to announce the release of a new publication, ICIMOD Working Paper 2012/2, ‘Mountain Biodiversity Conservation and Management: Selected examples of good practices and lessons learned from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region’.
This publication presents 15 case studies solicited by ICIMOD during the International Year of Biodiversity 2010....
In cooperation with UNDP, the Government of Brazil is inviting you to join and contribute to Rio+20 Dialogues on Sustainable Development.
Brazil is convening a Dialogue series with the aim of bringing together civil society, the scientific community and academia to contribute ideas and suggestions on sustainable development. Conclusions and recommendations from the...
With the collaboration of strategic international partners, the Government of Peru is leading the organization of the Mountain Pavilion at Rio+20. The initiative aims to showcase achievements and progress towards sustainable development in mountain regions to representatives of 191 countries and civil society present at the conference.
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ICIMOD is pleased to announce the release of a new publication, ‘Beekeeping Training for Farmers in the Himalayas: Resource Manual for Trainers’.
Beekeeping contributes to rural development by supporting agricultural production through pollination and by providing honey, wax, and other products for home use and sale. It offers a good way for resource-poor...
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Experience Sharing and Planning Workshop on Payment Mechanisms for Ecosystem Goods and Services Provided by Rangelands – Testing and Piloting to be held on 18 to 20 June 2012 at Sichuan, China.
Interested candidates are requested...
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New project: Arange
The sustainable provision of ecosystem services (ES) in and from mountain regions is of crucial importance to an array of stakeholders and society in general. Mountain ecosystems can only continue to provide all these services in a rapidly changing world if a wide array of ES is considered in forest management at local,...
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