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Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Kathmandu Declaration

13.09.2011

The “International Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20,” organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), with support from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), took place in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 5 to 7 September 2011. Participants, 150 policy makers, scientists and development experts from the world’s mountain region - including Olman Serrano, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat - contributed to the “Kathmandu Declaration on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development.” The “Kathmandu Declaration” aims to raise the attention on mountain systems, in particular those of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, with a view to the Rio+20 discussions.