23/11

2026

23/11/2026

For the upcoming Seventh Assessment Report (AR7), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II (WGII) includes a dedicated cross-chapter paper on high-altitude and mountain regions and they seek the help of the expert community to support that assessment process.

The WGII is now inviting experts to contribute to the expert review of the first order draft of the...

15/12

2026

15/12/2026

The MountResilience and MOUNTADAPT projects will host a joint online webinar on strengthening the capacity of European mountain regions to adapt to climate change and build long-term resilience. MountResilience focuses on developing, testing and scaling transformative adaptation solutions across mountain communities and key sectors such as green infrastructure, agriculture and tour...

26/11

2026

26/11/2026

GEO Mountains, a member of the Mountain Partnership, invites its members, participants and other interested parties to attend its second General Meeting of 2026, taking place on 26 November 2026, from 14.00 to 15.30 CET.

The meetin...

10/11

2026

10/11/2026

The 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31) will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. The side event “Unlocking adaptation finance for mountain regions: from climate commitments to investment and action” aims to advance action on adaptation finance for mountain regions by promoting stronger integration of mountain priorities into climate planning and reporting pr...

9/11

2026

09/11/2026

The 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31) will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. Mountains are climate tipping points and the world’s water towers, yet they face accelerating climate impacts and major adaptation finance gaps. The side event “Strengthening mountain resilience through adaptation finance” will explore how UNFCCC processes can strengthen mountai...

30/10

2026

30/10/2026

The ninth edition of the Forum Foreste, Legambiente's initiative dedicated to forest ecosystems, will take place in Rome on Friday 30 October 2026 at Libreria Spazio Sette, with the national event "La bioeconomia delle foreste". Held under the theme "conserve, regenerate, rebuild", the event will bring together institutions, decision-makers, businesses, researchers, territories and...

28/10

2026

28/10/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Government of Nepal and Government of Chile will host a side event during CBD COP17 on strengthening the integration of mountain biodiversity into CBD processes and implementation.

Within the framework of the Mountain Partnership and the Five Years of Action for the Developme...

20/10

2026

20/10/2026

The second Adaptation at Altitude Base Camp will take place on 20 October 2026, bringing together researchers, practitioners and policymakers to exchange experiences and discuss how mountain regions are adapting to climate change.

The Base Camp provides an informal space for participants to share solutions, good practices and lessons learned ...

26/10

2026

Hybrid Event, 26/10/2026

Mountain Ecosystems Day will convene actors across varying levels of governance, regions and sectors to strengthen collaboration and accelerate action for mountain biodiversity. The Day will provide a platform to connect political ambition with practical action for mountain countries, highlighting mountains as a cross-cutting ecosystem and advancing dialogue on financing and investment, indigen...

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.