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How Can Education Contribute to Sustainable Mountain Development? Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

VOL 40 | NO 4
Call for papers open

We are looking for contributions that address the title question by presenting systematically validated and well-referenced reflections on and suggestions in relation to pedagogic concepts and methods, formal...

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Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Mountains

VOL 39 | NO 2
May 2019

The collection of evidence and experiences reported in this focus issue contributes to the knowledge base needed for effective adaptation and to the literature feeding into the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report...

Farmers’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Water Scarcity in Colombian and Venezuelan Páramos in the Context of Climate Change

By David Leroy

MountainResearch

Perceptions of water scarcity in a climate change context are critical determinants of farmers' behavior, especially collective adaptation.

Worldwide Assessment of National Glacier Monitoring and Future Perspectives

By Isabelle Gärtner-Roer et al

MountainAgenda

This assessment of national glacier monitoring identifies gaps to guide countries in improving their monitoring schemes. The three pilot cases of Kyrgyzstan, Bolivia, and Switzerland are presented in detailed...

Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

By Johannes Welling et al

MountainDevelopment

Participatory scenario planning can be a valuable tool to support recreational land use planning in glacial landscapes, and to improve anticipatory adaptation to potentially undesirable future changes.

New books on mountains out for review

MRD regularly invites experts to review books on mountain-relevant topics. We have just sent several new books out for review. See the whole list by clicking here – and watch out for the upcoming reviews!

Focus Topics

How Can Education Contribute to Sustainable Mountain Development? Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

VOL 40 | NO 4
Call for papers open

We are looking for contributions that address the title question by presenting systematically...

Mountain Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

VOL 40 | NO 2
Upcoming

Mountain biodiversity provides billions of people with vital ecosystem services and sources of livelihoods. MRD is looking for papers that...

The Role of Culture in Transformation Towards Sustainable Development in Mountains

VOL 39 | NO 4
Upcoming

Mountain communities are undergoing rapid sociocultural change, caused by drivers like outmigration, urbanization, and ...

Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Mountains

VOL 39 | NO 2
May 2019

The collection of evidence and...

Food Security and Sustainable Development in Mountains

VOL 38 | NO 4
November 2018

This issue presents options towards more sustainable food systems, like the nutrition-sensitive agriculture approach tested in several countries, and resilient multilocal...

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Characterization of Forest Fires to Support Monitoring and Management of Mount Kenya Forest

By Claudio Poletti et al

Knowledge of fire-prone periods, fire-prone vegetation, and the fire regime variability at each...

MountainResearch

From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

A review by Prithvi N. Shrestha of the book by Geoff Childs and Namgyal Choedup

MountainMedia

Khumbu Since 1950: Cultural, Landscape, and Climate Change in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

A review by Jack D. Ives of the book by Alton C. Byers

MountainMedia

A Multiscale Transdisciplinary Framework for Advancing the Sustainability Agenda of Mountain Agricultural Systems

By Bandana Shakya et al

This study shows that making...

MountainAgenda

Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs

A review by Troy Sternberg of the book edited by Dilfuza Egamberdieva and Münir Őztürk

MountainMedia

Focus Issue: Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Mountain Development—Assessing Approaches and Understanding Implications for the Future

By Carolina Adler et al

Editorial

A Method for Diagnosing Summer Mountain Pastures’ Vulnerability to Climate Change, Developed in the French Alps

By Claire Deléglise et al

This diagnostic tool has high potential for participatory application to support adaptation on summer mountain pastures by fostering a shared integrative understanding of the...

MountainDevelopment

Does Awareness of Climate Change Lead to Worry? Exploring Community Perceptions Through Parallel Analysis in Rural Himalaya

By Ritodhi Chakraborty et al

This research operationalizes a plural epistemological framework to explore perceptions of climate change in rural households in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalaya.

MountainResearch

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Risk Communication on Floodings: Insights Into the Risk Awareness of Migrants in Rural Communities in Austria

By Karin Weber et al

In this study, social networks and...

MountainDevelopment

Encounters Between Experiences and Measurements: The Role of Local Knowledge in Climate Change Research

By Julia Kieslinger et al

This study shows how local knowledge helps select representative climate datasets, estimate local impacts of climate change, and develop adaptation policies.

MountainResearch

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Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research (ICMR), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal
Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences (IGF/ÖAW), Innsbruck, Austria
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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How Can Education Contribute to Sustainable Mountain Development? Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Mountains

Farmers’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Water Scarcity in Colombian and Venezuelan Páramos in the Context of Climate Change

Worldwide Assessment of National Glacier Monitoring and Future Perspectives

Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

New books on mountains out for review

Focus Topics

How Can Education Contribute to Sustainable Mountain Development? Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

Mountain Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

The Role of Culture in Transformation Towards Sustainable Development in Mountains

Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Mountains

Food Security and Sustainable Development in Mountains

Latest Articles

Characterization of Forest Fires to Support Monitoring and Management of Mount Kenya Forest

From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

Khumbu Since 1950: Cultural, Landscape, and Climate Change in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

A Multiscale Transdisciplinary Framework for Advancing the Sustainability Agenda of Mountain Agricultural Systems

Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs

Focus Issue: Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Mountain Development—Assessing Approaches and Understanding Implications for the Future

A Method for Diagnosing Summer Mountain Pastures’ Vulnerability to Climate Change, Developed in the French Alps

Does Awareness of Climate Change Lead to Worry? Exploring Community Perceptions Through Parallel Analysis in Rural Himalaya

Risk Communication on Floodings: Insights Into the Risk Awareness of Migrants in Rural Communities in Austria

Encounters Between Experiences and Measurements: The Role of Local Knowledge in Climate Change Research

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