In preparation for the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that will take place in Paris during the...

Mountains play a major role in providing water to large numbers of people. These glacier-dominated areas also pose challenges to downstream communities as they adapt to recent and continuing global...

More than 120 representatives of organizations from across Central Asia and from around the world whose work is dedicated to the concerns of mountain societies and environments, gathered in Dushanbe...

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Centre for Environment and Agriculture Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED) have developed four Climate Smart Villages (CSV) pilots under ICIMOD’s...

“Mountain regions attract about 20 percent of global tourism, but we need to remember that many mountain peoples live in extreme poverty and are affected by natural disasters” said Thomas...

The value chain of Andean cereals and their potential for sustainable development and the fight against hunger was discussed at Expo at an event organized by the Italian Ministry of...

Experts from both Nepal and India stressed the need for mainstreaming disaster reduction into planning, relief operations preparedness and the importance of concerted scientific efforts. Lessons in preparedness and response from...

En el marco del Taller Global de Promotores y Puntos Focales de la Campaña Mundial “Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes”, veinte Promotores y Promotoras de la Campaña, así como personal de la...

Dear friends and partners, it is with deep sorrow to share the news of the sad demise of our friend and colleague Dr Festus D. Kibiri Bagoora who passed on...

The Mountain Partnership (MP) is thankful for the work carried out by Matteo Todisco, who left the MP at the end of July 2015. Matteo grew up in an international...

In October last year, the family of 55-years-old Charog Yaftaliev who lives in remote mountain village Nisur of Rushan district of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan became the first to...

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) develop relevant work for the conservation of mountains and are of great significance to Costa Rica. This topic was discussed with Mr Carlos Hernández Hernández Executive Director...

Strategies to adapt to the effects of climate change are now necessary especially to the small-scale farmers practicing rain-fed agriculture, who are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of...

Andean rural areas in South America are home to native ancient ethnicities such as Quechuas and Aymaras and Huancas. These custodians of the Andean cultural heritage, through their biodiversity in...

The Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS)  and the East African Community (EAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join their efforts in enhancing environment and sustainable natural resource...

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is inviting interested Pakistani journalists to apply for a small grant toward a media fellowship opportunity, the ICIMOD Media Fellowship 2015 –...

From 6 to 10 July 2015, 15 researchers from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan came together in the picturesque Chong Kemin Valley of Kyrgyzstan for a workshop on scientific writing and...

International Mountain Day (IMD) is held every year on 11 December and is an occasion to celebrate the importance of mountains for highlands and lowlands worldwide. This year the IMD...

Starting next year today will be a holiday in Japan when, on 11 August 2016, the nation will honour its extensive mountain regions. Influenced by Shintoism, Japanese culture tends to...

The Central Asian Meeting of Pastoralists was held in Hustai National Park in Mongolia to set up the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub on 26-29 July 2015. Around 40 representatives of pastoralist...