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Lucerne (Switzerland), 13 October 2011.- “If the Earth was one country, would we accept such pollution? If the Earth was one country, would we accept such inequalities? If the Earth was our country: that is the Rio spirit.” Brice Lalonde, former Minister for Environment in France and Executive Coordinator for Rio+20, thus inspired the two-day discussions at the Lucerne World Mountain...
Lucerne, 11 October 2011 – More than 100 participants representing governments, non-governmental organizations, academia, civil society, politics, business and the United Nations system will look to sharpen the profile of mountains on the international agenda during the Lucerne World Mountain Conference, a two-day meeting starting today in Lucerne (Switzerland)....
The CDKN Innovation Fund supports innovative thinking and innovative action. It is designed as an open competitive fund to provide fast-moving support for creative initiatives in the field of climate change and international development
It is flexible in order to catalyze a range of different project types, scales of operation and projects in different stages of...
Boletín del Mountain Forum (MF Bulletin 2011)
- Último día para expresiones de interés: 30 Setiembre 2011
- Último día para el registro de los materiales multimedia: 12 Octubre 2011
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Mountain Forum Bulletin (MF Bulletin 2011)
- Deadline for expression of interest: 30 September 2011
- Deadline for submission of Multimedia Materials: October 12th
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Three papers in the newest issue of MRD focus on water resources and water management issues in the Indus Basin—one of the largest watersheds in the world, with well over 200 million people in the lower basin depending on the water from headwaters shared by China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Drafts of these papers were presented at an international multistakeholder expert consultation...
MRI Europe
- Read the August Newsflash of MRI Europe:http://mri.scnatweb.ch/dmdocuments/MRI_Europe_Flash_August2011.pdf
S4C, Science for the Carpathians
- Read the August Newsflash of S4C:...
L'Initiative Équateur est heureuse d'annoncer l'appel à candidatures pour le Prix Equateur 2012, qui reconnaît 25 remarquables initiatives locales qui travaillent à promouvoir des solutions de développement durable pour les gens, la nature et des collectivités résilientes.
Les 25 récipiendaires du Prix Équateur 2012 recevront chacun 5 000 $ (USD), avec 10 sélectionnés pour la...
La Iniciativa Ecuatorial se complace en anunciar la convocatoria de candidaturas para el Premio Ecuatorial 2012, que reconocerá 25 iniciativas pendientes locales que están trabajando para avanzar en soluciones de desarrollo sostenible para la gente, la naturaleza y la resiliencia de las comunidades.
Los 25 receptores del Premio Ecuatorial 2012 recibirán cada uno $ 5,000 (USD), con 10...
The Equator Initiative is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2012, which will recognize 25 outstanding local initiatives that are working to advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.
All winning initiatives will receive US $5,000, with 10 selected for “special recognition” and a total of US $20,000 each....







