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Past Events

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Adaptation at Altitude Knowledge Network: Join our first meeting!

30/05/2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

Are you interested in climate change adaptation in mountains and eager to accelerate action? Join us on the 30th May for the first meeting of the Adaptation at Altitude Knowledge Network, a global community through which we can share experiences and knowledge on adaptation in the mountains and collaborate to accelerate the uptake of innovative solutions.

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Webinar: Women move mountains in adapting to climate change

08/12/2022 - 14:00 to 15:30

Watch this International Mountain Day webinar which focused on how to promote gender-responsive climate action in mountain areas. Learn more about the role of women in climate action, best practice examples and key lessons learnt.

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MRD Talk #02: Engaging with Indigenous and local knowledge for the conservation of mountain landscapes

06/12/2022 - 17:00 to 18:30

The second talk in the MRD Talk series, highlighting how working with Indigenous and local knowledge holders is crucial to conserving mountain landscapes.

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Taking Action Together for Resilient Mountain Communities in the South Caucasus

05/12/2022 - 10:00 to 06/12/2022 - 16:00

Learn about the outcomes of the interactive regional meeting hosted by UNEP and Sustainable Caucasus in Tbilisi, Georgia, which aimed to support regional collaboration among South Caucasus countries for climate adaptation planning and action.

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COP27 - Cascading impacts: how can we adapt and reduce risk in the mountains and downstream?

08/11/2022 - 13:00 to 14:30

Watch and learn about this COP27 side event which focused on the impacts and risks from upstream-downstream hazards in mountains, which have cascading and compounding detrimental effects on both local and downstream ecosystems and billions of people worldwide.

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The Andes Monitoring Networks strengthen their skills in the course "Analysis of vegetation dynamics data in the Andes"

17/10/2022 - 09:00 to 21/10/2022 - 17:00

Researchers from the Andean Forest Network (RBA) and GLORIA-Andes, together with CONDESAN, the Institute of Regional Ecology (Instituto de Ecología Regional, CONICET - National University of Tucumán) and GEO Mountains, organized the workshop course "Analysis of data on vegetation dynamics in the Andes".

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Sixth Global Meeting of Mountain Partnership: South America and the Andes participate as an active block

27/09/2022 - 00:00 to 29/09/2022 - 00:00

On Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) hosted a side event at the Mountain Partnership’s Sixth Global Meeting in Aspen, Colorado, USA. The side event was aimed at showing regional information collected for the sustainable management of mountains in the South America and Andres region.

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Sixth Global Meeting of The Mountain Partnership: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Altitude by Fostering a Community of Practice

26/09/2022 - 09:00 to 17:00

On Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) hosted a side event at the Mountain Partnership’s Sixth Global Meeting in Aspen, Colorado, USA. The side event hosted a discussion on how we can increase adaptive capacity to climate change in the Andes, East Africa, the South Caucasus, Hindu Kush Himalaya and beyond!

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Why and how to use Wikipedia for science communication

12/09/2022 - 18:30

This special event, held at the International Mountain Conference in Innsbruck, introduced early career researchers to Wikipedia editing. The event showcased the utility and reach of Wikipedia as a resource and started participants off on their journey as Wikipedia editors.

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MRD Talk #01: Climate change adaptation in mountains – How to close the gap between policies and local realities?

30/06/2022 - 16:30 to 18:00

The first talk in the MRD Talk series, highlighting the crucial role of dialogue between scientists, development practitioners, private-sector representatives, and policymakers in fostering innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient mountain futures.

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Mountains Connect Interregional Workshop

20/06/2022 - 08:00 to 22/06/2022 - 13:00

The Mountains Connect Interregional Workshop brought together more than sixty participants from across the world's mountain regions to share and create new knowledge and experiences on adaptation and regional governance in mountain ranges.

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East Africa Mountains Regional Dialogue Meeting

30/03/2022 - 12:00

The event brought together 31 participants including representatives from the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, the members of the Climate Change Technical Working Group (CCTWG) from the partner states and other key stakeholders from East Africa, and suggested establishing an East Africa Mountains Stakeholder Platform under the EAC.

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Adaptation at Altitude Regional Meeting: Taking Action Together for Resilient Mountain Communities in the South Caucasus

14/12/2021 - 12:00 to 14:45

The regional session featured exchange on adaptation solutions, discussions of national and local adaptation plans and consultation on opportunities of regional dialogue and collaborative action.

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Climate change and forced migration in mountain areas: What are the solutions?

10/12/2021 - 14:00 to 15:15

(Video) This webinar, organized by the Inter Parliamentarian Union and the Adaptation at Altitude programme with members of Parliament, international organization representatives and experts, discussed migration and internal displacement due to climate change in mountain areas and explored ways to increase mountain communities’ resilience and capacity to adapt by addressing some of the root causes of climate migration.

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