Upcoming events

Events

20/4

2017

23/4

2017

Mountains and Sacred Landscapes
20/04/2017 - 23/04/2017

The India China Institute (ICI) at The New School, the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture (ISSRNC), American University’s Center for Latin America and Latino Studies...

18/4

2017

19/4

2017

The Role of Women in Mountain Regions
18/04/2017 - 19/04/2017

Under the Austrian presidency of the Alpine Convention, in partner with the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), an international...

4/4

2017

7/4

2017

Third Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference
04/04/2017 - 07/04/2017

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Government of Georgia and Georgian Mountain Resorts Development Company will host the third Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia on 4-7 April 2017. Under...

27/3

2017

31/3

2017

12th Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention
27/03/2017 - 31/03/2017

Members of the Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention (YPAC) will meet in Innsbruck, Austria on 27-31 March 2017 to discuss “Demographic changes in the Alps”. The YPAC was founded...

16/3

2017

21/3

2017

Mount Kenya Three Peaks Climb
16/03/2017 - 21/03/2017

The Mount Kenya Trust (MKT) invites you to come and climb the three peaks of Mount Kenya to raise vital mountain conservation funds for the MKT, an NGO working to...

7/3

2017

8/3

2017

European Climate Research Alliance General Assembly
07/03/2017 - 08/03/2017

Climate change has large impacts on natural systems and habitats, posing challenges for our communities. Robust knowledge about climate change and the related impacts for vulnerable regions is of utmost...

23/2

2017

iAlp: Interactive Alpine Museums
23/02/2017

The “iAlp: Interactive Alpine Museums” project, initiated within the framework of the Mountain Partnership, aims to streamline access to and distribution of historical information across borders through innovative museum activities...

22/2

2017

26/2

2017

Mount Kilimanjaro Research Group Meeting
22/02/2017 - 26/02/2017

The interdisciplinary AfroMont-Mount Kilimanjaro Research Group meeting will bring together researchers working on African mountains. The conference theme will be "African mountain ecosystems under global change: Linking biodiversity, biotic interactions.

13/2

2017

EUSALP General Assembly I
13/02/2017

The first General Assembly of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) under the Bavarian presidency will convene in Rottach-Egern, Germany on 13 February 2017. The General Assembly...

13/1

2017

Third Sustainable Mountain Tourism Alliance Symposium
13/01/2017

The third Sustainable Mountain Tourism Alliance (SMTA) Symposium, “Building a Meta-Network”, will have a geographic focus on Italian mountains and their relation with the neighbouring countries of Austria, France and...

11/1

2017

Incentivizing Mountain Communities for Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate
11/01/2017

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and partners will host a special session on incentivizing mountain communities for ecosystem services in the context of a changing climate at...

11/1

2017

13/1

2017

Mountain Regions, Territories of Innovation
11/01/2017 - 13/01/2017

The Laboratoire D’Excellence Innovation et Territiores de Montagne (LabEx ITEM) will host “Mountain Regions, Territories of Innovation”. The conference will investigate the future of mountain regions in the face of...

5/12

2016

11/12

2016

Mountain Cultures Photo Contest
05/12/2016 - 11/12/2016

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) received over 345 photos from 57 countries for the #MountainsMatter photo contest, which asked people to capture the diversity of...

5/12

2016

11/12

2016

Reading Mountains Festival
05/12/2016 - 11/12/2016

The Reading Mountains Festival is an occasion for partners of the Alpine Convention around the Alps to organize events to celebrate Alpine literature, languages and cultures under a joint umbrella....

4/12

2016

17/12

2016

The 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13)
04/12/2016 - 17/12/2016

The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13), the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the...

30/11

2016

4/12

2016

International Mountain Film Festival
30/11/2016 - 04/12/2016

The 33rd edition of the International Mountain Film Festival will take place in Autrans, France on 30 November – 4 December. Under the theme of "Peaks of Madness", the festival...

7/11

2016

18/11

2016

UNFCCC COP22 and Mountain Partnership side events
07/11/2016 - 18/11/2016

At the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP22), also known as the Marrakech Climate Change Conference, on 7-18 November 2016,...

29/10

2016

6/11

2016

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival
29/10/2016 - 06/11/2016

Every autumn for nine days, audiences come together from around the world to experience mountain adventures, cultures and environments portrayed in films, books and photos at the Banff Mountain Film...

21/10

2016

22/10

2016

Fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership
21/10/2016 - 22/10/2016

The Fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (MP) was to take place 21-22 October 2016 in Mbale, Uganda, but has been postponed to 2017. The new date and venue...

18/10

2016

20/10

2016

World Mountain Forum 2016: Mountains for our Future
18/10/2016 - 20/10/2016

The third World Mountain Forum (WMF 2016) will be held from 18-20 October 2016 in Mbale, Uganda. The Forum will present an opportunity for mountain stakeholders to share lessons and...