UNICEF internship programme – applications by 21 January 2011
06/01/2011
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...
THESARD PRIZE 2011 for a Thesis on Mountain Areas – send CVs and summaries by 15 January 2011
06/01/2011
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...
Glaciers in South America and Alaska melting faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP report
17/12/2010
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...
International Mountain Day
10/12/2010
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 gives $12 million for adaptation and assessment in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas
09/12/2010
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...
AD Partners High Level REDD Event with SG Ban Ki-moon
07/12/2010
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...
CALL FOR PAPERS for the International Conference "Women of the mountains" – by 30 December 2010
02/12/2010
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...
Vacancy: Senior Technical Coordinator - Climate Change Adaptation, AIT-UNEP RRC.AP, Bangkok, THAILAND – applications by 10 December 2010
01/12/2010
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...
Mountain Research and Development, Volume 30, Issue 4 (November 2010) available online and open access
01/12/2010
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...
European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly on “Mountain hydrology: Observations, processes and models” - 3– 8 April 2011, Vienna
01/12/2010
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...