1/10

2026

Hybrid Event, 01/10/2026

Mountain forests are vital for food security, livelihoods, biodiversity conservation and climate resilience, yet they face increasing pressures from climate change and environmental degradation. This event will bring together government representatives, international organizations, researchers, private sector actors, Indigenous Peoples, youth and mountain communities to showcase innovative solu...

1/9

2026

01/09/2026

The first-ever Global Conscious Food Systems Summit opens in Bhutan on 1 September, bringing together nearly 450 participants from more than 60 countries to explore how deeper shifts in values, culture and ways of thinking can contribute to transforming food systems.

Held under the theme “Igniting consciousness for systemic transformation”, the summit will bring together political lead...

17/10

2026

19/10

2026

17/10/2026 - 19/10/2026

The 2nd International Conference on Mountain Science will take place from 17 to 19 October 2026, at the Institute of Mountain Haz...

27/8

2026

27/08/2026

The side event "Value addition for sustainable commodities: Linking soil health, rangelands and global markets" will take place on 27 August 2026 from 8.30 to 10.00 (GMT+8) in MET-05 (CSO), Blue Zone, on the margins of UNCCD COP17, as part of Food Systems & Soil Health Day.

Under the theme of Food Systems & Soil Health Day, the event will provide a time...

1/8

2026

01/08/2026

The event “Governing the unexpected: Glaciers, common goods and the new territories of the Alps” will take place on 1 August 2026 at the Adamello Glacier, between Lombardy and Trentino, Italy, as a preview of the Caravan of the Glaciers campaign.

8/7

2026

08/07/2026

Held on the margins of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum, this side event will highlight the integrated and interlinked nature of sustainable development in mountain regions and identify concrete pathways to accelerate SDG implementation ahead of the 2027 SDG Summit.

25/7

2026

28/7

2026

25/07/2026 - 28/07/2026

The XIV International Meeting of the Andean Network of Knowledge and Practices will take place in Tupicocha, Huarochirí (Lima, Peru) from 25 to 28 July 2026. Organized by REDAR Perú, the Andean Network and local communal institutions, the event is dedicated to ancestral knowledge, sustainable development and cultural identity. 

Held in celebration of the International Year of the ...

21/10

2027

23/10

2027

21/10/2027 - 23/10/2027

The Second Global Mountain Summit “Bishkek+25” will take place from 21 to 23 October 2027 in the Congress Hall in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The high-level event will be hosted by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. It marks the culmination of the Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions, declared by the UN General Assembly for 2023–2027.

More information wil...

30/6

2026

30/06/2026

On 30 June between 14.00 -15.00 CEST the Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) Knowledge Network will host an online learning event exploring how digital technologies can contribute to effective and just climate change adaptation in mountain regions. 

5/6

2026

6/6

2026

05/06/2026 - 06/06/2026

On 6 and 7 June at the Botanical Garden of Rome located in Largo Cristina di Svezia 23 A, Montagna Madre will take place.

5/6

2026

05/06/2026

The premiere of the documentary Heart Dressed is an invitation-only event and will take place on Friday 5 June at 18.00 CEST in the Palazzina dell’Auditorio, comprensorio di Villa Farnesina. 

5/6

2026

05/06/2026

On Friday 5 June at 10.00 CEST a panel discussion, held in Italian, on the intersection of fashion and food will take place at the Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali, located in Salita del Grillo 32. 

10/6

2026

10/06/2026

On 10 June 2026, from 10.30 to 11.45 (CEST), the side event “Advancing mountains and climate change: SBSTA 64 Dialogue, COP31 and beyond” organized by the Government of Andorra, in collaboration with the Governments of Kyrgyzstan and Nepal, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and OIKOS Association within the framework of the Mountain Partnership will ...

12/6

2026

12/06/2026

The second Dialogue on mountains and climate change will take place on 12 June 2026 within the framework of the 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) in Bonn, Germany. The Dialogue was mandated by a decision of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties at COP30, which requested the Chairs of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body...

5/11

2026

6/11

2026

05/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

Jointly organized by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) and Western Caspian University, the 3rd International Conference “Mountains: Biodiversity, Landscapes and Cultures” will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 5–6 November 2026.

18/5

2026

21/5

2026

18/05/2026 - 21/05/2026

The NAP Expo 2026 will be held from 18–21 May 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda. Organized annually by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the UNFCCC and delivered in collaboration with a wide range of partner organizations and bodies, the NAP Expo is a global outreach event designed to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). 

19/3

2026

Hybrid Event, 19/03/2026

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat and Cumbres Blancas, together with the Institute for Sustainable Development and Research and Shunya Yetana Community Based Organization, will host a side event titled “Indigenous and Indigenous Youth-led action for glaciers and mountains”. The event will take place on 19 March 2026 from 11.00 to 12.30 CET in Room XI at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and wi...

10/8

2026

15/8

2026

10/08/2026 - 15/08/2026

The Global Pastoralist Gathering and Conference will take place in Mongolia from 10 to 15 August 2026, bringing together pastoralist representatives and organizations from around the world within the framework of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026.

23/3

2026

29/3

2026

23/03/2026 - 29/03/2026

The Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be hosted by the Government of Brazil from 23 to 29 March 2026 in Campo Grande at the Bosque Expo.

2/12

2026

4/12

2026

02/12/2026 - 04/12/2026

The 2026 United Nations Water Conference will take place from 2 to 4 December 2026 in the United Arab Emirates. The Conference will be co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal and convened at a critical moment, as the international community enters the final five years of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.