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weADAPT: Adaptation in mountains - new theme, content and an online conference....!

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Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to your weADAPT update. We hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and well. 

We would like to share this month's featured content. As usual, you can also explore other articles and case studies that share lessons learned on climate change adaptation and related issues. If you would like to share your own work with others, please login and follow this simple guidance. 



New theme on Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains

Mountains cover roughly one quarter of the Earth’s land surface but host an impressive array of natural resources and provide numerous essential ecosystem services. They also feature some of the clearest indications of climate change: rising temperatures, melting glaciers and changing precipitation patterns are disrupting water flows and affecting ecosystems, creating and worsening natural hazards and threatening livelihoods and communities both within the mountains and downstream.


This new theme space, set up as part of the Adaptation at Altitude (AaA) programme, is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It aims to provide a community of practice and open networking space for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to find out who is working on what and where and share and discuss insights from their work. The theme is free to join and completely open access. Members can elect to receive notifications of new discussion posts, articles and case studies, and a regular newsletter, to keep up to date with the latest happenings in this field. 

To join the network please visit this page and click on "join" below the introductory text.

The AaA programme is developing a curated database of high-quality, global adaptation solutions for mountains that will be shared through this network. For more information please contact Anna Scolobig (Anna.Scolobig@unige.ch).


Are you working on adaptation in mountainous regions? Get in touch!
We would like to hear from you! To help kick-start knowledge sharing in the CCA in Mountains community of practice we will be offering support for those wanting to share content, including details of projects, reports, case studies etc. Please contact Christina Daszkiewicz (christina.daszkiewicz@sei.org) and Julia Barrott (julia.barrott@sei.org) to find out more.

In the spirit of collaboration (rather than competition) the AaA team are looking to link up with other relevant knowledge-sharing networks and platforms working on adaptation in mountains. Please get in touch with Julia Barrott (julia.barrott@sei.org) if you would like to explore how we can join efforts to connect knowledge in this field. 
 


Online Conference: Climate Change, Health, and Mountain Ecosystems and their Governance in the Andes+

CONDESAN, the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) and the University of Zurich are pleased to invite you to the online conference: Climate Change, Health and Mountain Ecosystems and their Governance in Support of Sustainable Development in the Tropical Andes – Central America Region (Andes+), to be held the 7 and 8 of July 2020 under the framework of the Cluster of Cooperation Conéctate A+. Find out more about the conference and how to register here.
 


Wishing you good health,

From the weADAPT team 
 

 

Shaping the water–energy–food nexus for resilient mountain livelihoods

Added to the SDC Climate Change & Environment (CC&E) Network by Susanne Wymann von Dach and Manfred Kaufmann
Cover: Improving people’s water, energy and food security in this remote valley in Nepal requires taking into account climate change (I. Providoli).

This brief presents a participatory process for assessing the status of water–energy–food systems in mountains, identifying governance and technical options and exploring alternative scenarios.

Read the complete Article on weADAPT

Leaving no one in mountains behind - Localizing the SDGs for resilience of mountain people and ecosystems

Added to the SDC Climate Change & Environment (CC&E) Network by Susanne Wymann von Dach and Manfred Kaufmann
Cover photo: Remote village in Central Asia. (Photo by A. Uzbekova)

This issue brief presents initial steps towards localization of the 2030 Agenda to mountain areas.

Read the complete Article on weADAPT

The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People

Added to the Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains Theme by Philippus Wester, Udayan, Sanhita Sahasrabudhe, Giovanna Gioli, Bernadette P. Resurrección and Arun Bhakta Shrestha
Two people walking on a mountain in Hindu Kush Himalaya. View with a peak behind and a blue sky.

This open access volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. 

Read the complete Article on weADAPT

Migration and Sustainable Mountain Development - Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Added to the SDC Climate Change & Environment (CC&E) Network by Susanne Wymann von Dach and Manfred Kaufmann
Children on their way home from school, Laos

This publication seeks to provide insights into the complex migration processes and the resulting opportunities and challenges for mountain communities and regions.

Read the complete Article on weADAPT

The Climate-Cryosphere-Water Nexus in Central Asia

Added to the SDC Climate Change & Environment (CC&E) Network by Veruska Muccione and Manfred Kaufmann
Climate change impacts on Central Asia high mountains

This nexus brief explores the interactions between changes in the cryosphere due to climate change and the consequences for water resources and hazard management in Central Asia.

Read the complete Article on weADAPT


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