International Mountain Day
The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December “International Mountain Day”. As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development...
It’s International Mountain Day on 11 December, and the theme of this year’s day is ...
Celebrating diversity and strengthening identity
The concept of traditional heritage, culture and spirituality is intrinsically linked with peoples’ livelihoods in the mountains, where it is often traditional lifestyles that determine the way...
Presented by: Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Eco region (CONDESAN), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), GRID-Arendal, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Moderator Barney Dickson, UNEP, opened the session that...
Uganda is proud to join the rest of the World in commemorating World Mountain Day today, December 11, 2015 under the global theme Promoting Mountain Products.
By Salome Alweny
As part of the activities leading to this event, Uganda...
By promoting policies in favour of ecosystem-based adaptation in mountain regions, countries could build resilience and reduce the vulnerability of communities living in these high-altitude areas as well as that of millions of others living downstream, concluded a series of...
Countries around the world celebrate International Mountain Day on December 11, in order to...
Everyone at COP 21 knows about the terrible impact of climate change on Small Island States – but what about the populations of the world´s mountain ranges who are amongst the most vulnerable and marginalised globally?
Mountains have not been very visible here at COP 21, but...
December 11th, 2015 in Le Bourget, Paris, International Mountain Day.
At the invitation of the International Climbing and Mountainering Federation, mountaineers from all over the world are standing up for COP21.
Leaders and representatives from national and...
The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December “International Mountain Day”. As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development...
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