Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary

Mountains and climate change

Gender and Climate Change in the Himalayas
The Asia Pacific Mountain Network reports on an e-discussion, held in October 2009, on gender and climate change in the Himalayas. Published December 2009

Can Disasters Help to Improve a Country's Economy?
The Asia Pacific Mountain Network reports on an e-discussion, held in July 2008, on whether or not natural disasters can improve a national economy. Published February 2009

Building the Resilience of Mountain Communities to Climate Change
The Asia Pacific Mountain Network reports on an e-discussion on building the resilience of mountain communities to climate change held in May 2008. Published July 2008

Building the Resilience of Mountain Communities to Climate Change
A global e-conference on Climate Change and the Himalayan Glaciers was held May 7-30th 2007. Tek Jung Mahat from ClimateHimalaya reports. Published July 2007

International Year of the Mountains
The year 2002 has been designated the International Year of Mountains by the United Nations General Assembly. Published September 2002

Asia-Pacific Mountain Network
The Asia-Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) is a regional node of the Mountain Forum. It was created with the purpose of generating, packaging, disseminating or sharing information on sustainable mountain development in upland and mountainous areas of the Asia-Pacific region as well as facilitating networking among its many members - online as well as offline - as well as subscribers and partners.

China: The Third Pole
Jane Qiu reports in Nature on the changes atop the roof of the world, the Tibetan plateau.

Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment
Supporting a global network on mountain biodiversity research, the site details planned activities including database development and future workshops.

Global Warming - Impacts - Mountains
Survey of the impact of climate change on mountainous areas for the US Environmental Protection Agency.

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Detailing the work of one of the leading mountain studies institutes, site focuses on the mountain populations of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region and on integrated mountain development.

International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative works to highlight the climate policy needs and differences in the regions of the world covered by ice and snow, especially the Arctic, Antarctica and Himalayan "Third Pole."

Mountain Forum
The Mountain Forum promotes the sustainable development of mountain areas and, as well as supporting networking, has developed an electronic information service, including discussion lists, on-line library and events listing.

Mountain Partnership
The Mountain Partnership is a voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people and protecting mountain environments around the world.

Mountain Voices
Personal testimony and perspectives from mountain peoples around the world.

Mountain Watch
Mountain Watch profiles methods developed to aid decision-makers to assess the condition of mountain ecosystems, the pressures that affect them and the services that they provide. A new analysis of global data sets is supplemented by regional and local case studies drawn from around the world.

Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
The Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation (Grassroots), a non-profit voluntary organization, works in the central and western Himalayan states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in India to promote sustainable, self-reliant development at the village level.

The Banff Centre
The Banff Centre is dedicated to the arts, leadership and mountain culture and development and runs an annual programme of events designed to enrich professional practice in the realm of traditional education.

The Mountain Institute
Information about Mountain Institute projects, publications and learning programmes.

UNEP
UNEP is the global Environmental Reference Centre of the Mountain Partnership.

World Mountain People Association
The World Mountain People Association builds on partnerships between mountain populations to share experience and develop cooperation on common issues.

Youth and Climate Change
Youth and Climate Change, from ICIMOD, is a special issue of the Asia Pacific Mountain Courier devoted to young people in mountain environments. Published November 2010

Autogenerated: 15 May 2015