UNIL-CIRM, MRI, UNIGE-ISE and Labex ITTEM are organizing a symposium on global change and sustainability issues in mountain areas. Contributions from all fields of study are welcome.
Conveners : Carolina Adler (Mountain Research Initiative), Jörg Balsiger (UNIGE-ISE), Raffaella Balzarini (Labex ITTEM), Philippe Bourdeau (Labex ITTEM), Mélanie Clivaz (CIRM), Iago Otero (CIRM), Emmanuel Reynard (CIRM)
Symposium description
The United Nations designated 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Despite the efforts made in promoting the sustainable development of mountain regions and the conservation of mountain ecosystems, poverty, food insecurity, social exclusion, limited access to basic services (drinking water, sanitation, energy), environmental degradation and exposure to natural hazards are still increasing. Governments, international organizations and stakeholders are invited to increase awareness on these challenges.
The symposium welcomes in particular abstracts on the following (not limited) topics:
- How can mountain researchers respond to the demand for systematic findings and monitoring to substantiate assessments (IPCC, IPBES) and conventions (SDGs, Paris Agreement, CBD post-2020 framework, etc.)?
- How can researchers monitor and support the transformation to more sustainable socioeconomic models in mountain regions (tourism, agriculture, energy supply, etc.)? Which strategies should be developed to address challenges linked to climate change
and ecosystem degradation in mountains? - How can inter- and transdisciplinary research address challenges for sustainable mountain development?
- How can citizen science and participatory processes help improving sustainable development in mountain regions?
A potential outcome of the symposium is to consolidate key discussion points and reflection on possible research priorities and/or contributions that the Swiss and international geosciences community would like to propose in support of the goals of the Year and the planned strategy roadmap that will follow.
For more information, please download the event flyer.
Submissions
Please submit your contribution by 31 August 2022 here.
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Cover image by Philip Lublasser.
