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The American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting will be held from 7–11 April 2021. Attendees including geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders will share and discuss the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience.
Abstract submission is now open and the deadline for all submissions is 19 February 2021.
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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reductions invites members of the DRR community to comment on the new 'Words into Action' guide on nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction.
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IPBES will organize a workshop focused on “modelling Nature Futures scenarios” and based on the Nature Futures Framework, planned for 12-15 January 2021. The Multidisciplinary Expert Panel invites Governments and other stakeholders to nominate experts to participate in this workshop by 16 November 2020. Interested experts wishing to be nominated by a Government are requested to fill out their application form by 9 November 2020.
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Are you working on climate change adaptation solutions for mountain environments? The Adaptation at Altitude programme would love to hear from you! Complete the Adaptation at Altitude programme survey in order to share your solutions with practitioners and policymakers and help increase resilience in mountain communities.
The Adaptation at Altitude programme has launched a survey to collect climate change adaptation (CCA) solutions for mountain environments. Survey responses will be used to produce a database that can be used by practitioners, decision-makers, policymakers, and any interested parties. The aim of the database is to increase visibility, impact, and acknowledge the innovative work being done in mountain regions.
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A pioneering technique which captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma.
The dramatic effect rainfall has on the evolution of mountainous landscapes is widely debated among geologists, but new research led by the University of Bristol and published 16 October in Science Advances, clearly calculates its impact, furthering our understanding of how peaks and valleys have developed over millions of years.
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On 14 October, during the Belmont Forum’s first ever virtual plenary, the Mountain Research Initiative was voted in as the Forum’s newest partner organization.
Established in 2009, the Belmont Forum is a partnership of funding organizations, international science councils, and regional consortia committed to the advancement of transdisciplinary science. The Belmont Forum’s operations are guided by the Belmont Challenge, a vision document that encourages international transdisciplinary research that provides knowledge for understanding, mitigating, and adapting to global environmental change.
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In the first of a series of videos produced as part of the Global Change in Mountain Ecosystems (GloMEc) project, Prof. Dirk S. Schmeller, Axa Chair for Functional Mountain Ecology at ENSAT, discusses the impact of human activities on mountains and the many and varied species living in them.
Mountains – A Fragile Source of Life is a new short video series that aims to delve into different aspects of mountains and why they are important for human society. It will look at threats such as climate change and pollution, as well as the functioning of mountain freshwater ecosystems and the importance of microbiomes, among other topics.
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Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a new study.
But the effects of these glacial lakes are not represented in current ice loss models, warn the study authors. Therefore, estimates of recession rates and ice mass loss from lake-terminating glaciers in the coming decades are likely to be underestimated.
