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This publication was produced by IFWF-sponsored reporters from Limpopo, Andes, Mekong, Nile and Ganges river basin (CPWF).
The following articles are part of this:
- Can Africa feed the world in 2050? River basin have enough water if they are managed well
- No development without women's decisions in water. Call for more girls and women to participate in and influence the...
Due to the increasing priority orientated towards more integrated policy concepts, such as rural development policy, there is a growing need to address the concept of multifunctionality for policy assessment. In particular, the dependence of the various tasks and services provided by agriculture on the territorial contexts is a key issue in valuingadequately the potential of agriculture and...
News and Views from the 3rd International Forum and Water and Food
It is no secret that food security depends on water security and that climate change is impacting on both. The question is whether these issues will be addressed at the UNFCCC COP17?Is there still time to have them feature on the COP17 agenda? Belynda Petrie, CEO of One World,provides...
L’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a proclamé le 11 décembre « Journée internationale de la montagne » à compter de 2003. Cette journée porte chaque année sur un thème différent lié à la gestion durable des montagnes. Afin d’établir le lien et d’apporter une contribution à l'Année internationale des forêts, le thème de la Journée 2011 est...
Les experts scientifiques présentent des étapes concrètes vers un système alimentaire durable à l’échelle mondiale.
COPENHAGUE (16 Novembre 2011) - À l'approche des pourparlers de l'ONU sur le climat à Durban, en Afrique du Sud, d’ici la fin Novembre, une Commission internationale indépendante composée de scientifiques reconnus a adressé aux décideurs publics...
The 3rd International Forum on Water and Food was opened with an African drum roll on November 14th. The Forum offers something for everyone.
The Forum will bring together more than 300 CPWF partners (from more than 50 organizations), policy makers, development professionals and other key stakeholders to assess the very relevance of its research-for-development (R4D...
Finding data on sustainable development in the Alps can be difficult. Let alone data that is easy to find and free to use. The DIAMONT database offers Alpine data, and a newly released screenshot tutorial helps you to find your way through it.
The DIAMONT database contains indicators of Alpine development, as well as the calculated values of these indicators of 6 alpine countries. It...
The mountain.TRIP final conference "Looking up, reaching out - new horizons in communicating mountain research" will be held on the 17 November 2011 in Brussels.
During the two years of mountain.TRIP, we have identified EU-funded mountain research and developed and tested various communication products which can serve a better knowledge exchange between science and practice in European...
Videos about projects that really matter. A project leader stands in a field and talks about his research project. Often quite long and not always comprehensible... Does this description conjure an image in your mind's eyes?
Mountain.TRIP aimed at producing different and pathbreaking science videos. The project leaders are asked to 'sell' their projects to the camera in a one...
This study offers a perspective on the changing use and social significance of the Sibillini mountains over time. Interestingly, taking a historical overview provides a kind of intellectual framework for perceiving today’s demand that mountains offer increasing tourist and health related activities, provide a refuge, and an environment for counter urbanization.
This study is the...
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