The Center for People and Forest (RECOFTC) is currently looking for a new Executive Director to be based at the headquarters in Bangkok. RECOFTC (www.recoftc.org) is an international not-for-profit organization...
The Women’s Water Fund, an initiative of the DHI (Danish Hydraulic Institute) Group initially funded by the “King Hassan II Great World Water Prize”, invites women from developing countries in...
The DFID-Hadley Centre Climate Science Research Partnership (CSRP) has launched a Call for Applications for fellowships in African climate science. Three types of fellowship are available: Postgraduate Research Fellowships, Postdoctoral...
A one-day workshop on mountain issues will be organized by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) to take place on 8 February 2011, at Aula Convegni of CNR in Rome....
The “Nature & Faune” Magazine invites to submit manuscript(s) on successes, problems and concerns related to the theme: “Economic and social significance of forests for Africa’s sustainable development”, by 31...
According to two studies published by the review Nature Geoscience, the 75 percent of the Alpine glaciers could disappear by the end of 2100 and a rise of several metres...
UNICEF India Country Office invites applications for a full-time Internship programme from 25 May to 3 August 2011. The internship offers an opportunity to explore issues related to child rights...
The Thesard Prize 2011 launched by the Mountain Chambers of Commerce and Industry will award 5,000 Euros to the author of a thesis on mountain areas. An international multidisciplinary Scientific...
The new report entitled "High Mountain Glaciers and Climate Change - Challenges to Human Livelihoods and Adaptation" compiled by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with scientists and research...
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as “International Mountain Day”. It is observed every year with a different theme relevant to sustainable mountain development.This...
Norway will provide more than US$12 million over five-years to a consortium of partners led by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to support a new programme in...
Avoided Deforestation Partners will present an afternoon of discussions with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. The event "Advancing REDD+: New Pathways and Partnerships" will be held Wednesday, 8 December 2010, from...
The International Conference "Women of the mountains", organized by Utah Valley University and the Kyrgyz National Center for the Development of Mountain Regions, will take place on 8-9 March 2011...
The Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia is recruiting a Senior Technical Coordinator in Climate Change Adaptation to start on 17 January 2011. This Regional Platform is a joint...
The current issue of MRD is available online and free of charge from BioOne. It contains work on various topics relevant to sustainable development in mountains, ranging from tourism and...
The forthcoming European Geosciences Union General Assembly (HS2.12) will take place in Vienna on 3 to 8 April 2011. Contributions on mountain hydrology related issues are welcomed from all mountain...