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From 12 – 19 November 2013, the UNIDO Institute and the Energy and Climate Change Branch will conduct a Professional DevelopmentProgramme on Sustainable Energy Solutions. It will be organized in cooperation with the International Centre for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE) in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The 8 day course shall give...
The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Scottish Government are pleased to announce that the XVth World WaterCongress will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 25 to 29 May 2015.
About the Congress
Held every three years since 1973, the World Water Congress is one of the most...
The UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by the Cooperation and Development Center (CODEV) is pleased to announce that the third International Conference on Technologies for Development: What is Essential? will take place at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 4-6 June 2014. The conference – held in English – will offer a high...
By Simon Redfern (Reporter, BBC News)
Instead of wearing mountains down, evidence from Europe's high Alps shows that glaciers shield summits from erosion, acting as a protective lid.
French scientists studied erosion on Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest peak, below and around its glaciers.
Ice at the highest points froze to the mountain rock and played little...
Another edition of the IMS Photo Contest has been concluded and the Kiku. International Mountain Summit again sets record numbers on international level.
It is indeed the biggest photo contest on the topic of mountains on international level. 2400 enthusiasts of photography and professionals from 98 different countries have sent us their best pictures...
On behalf of WWF and partners, it is my pleasure to invite you to the seminar, “Strengthening the Basis for Water Cooperation across Borders”, which will take place on Sunday, September 1st, in the afternoon, during the 2013 World Water Week.
More details and the program are available...
The UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by the Cooperation and Development Center (CODEV) is pleased to announce that the third International Conference on Technologies for Development: What is Essential? will take place at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 4-6 June 2014. The conference – held in English – will offer a high...
The CDM Loan Scheme has already approved 35 loan applications for CDM projects in 21 different countries. The next application phase for the CDM Loan Scheme is closing in less than one week and the last day for submitting applications for this period is the 31st of July 2013. (http...
The Mountain Research Initiative and the DendroLab at the University of Nevada/Reno will hold in Reno a Global Fair and Workshop on Mountain Observatories, examining how we gather data on mountain social, biological and abiotic systems. It will also be an opportunity to visit state-of-the-art observing sites in the Lake Tahoe region of the Sierra Nevada on the border of California and Nevada...
The 1000 mark has been passed. Photographers from more than 80 different countries already participated in the IMS Photo Contest 2013. Breathtaking shots from the most beautiful mountains in the world are part of the photo gallery.
The internationality of the photo contest, as well as of the Kiku. International Mountain Summit increases every year....
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