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News

The Alps are renewed in Poschiavo

(28.9.2011) On what sort of resources are the Alps building their future? Can climate change be an opportunity? What ought to be done to ensure that young people have prospects? The Alpine Week being held in the Swiss valley of Val Poschiavo from 4 to 9 September 2012 aims to discuss just how renewable the Alps actually are. More

So¢a valley soon under water?

(28.9.2011) The proposal was made by Slovenia's Ministry of Economic Affairs just before the summer break. Five hydroelectric power plants are to be built on the So¢a river and its tributaries, the Ucja and Idrijca. More

Events

International Symposium on Climate Impacts on Low Flows and Droughts

(1.3.2012 - 2.3.2012) Vienna
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AlpWeek /AlpineFestival 2012

The Alps reinvent themselves

(5.9.2012 - 8.9.2012) Valposchiavo
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Publication

Pooling potentials for competitiveness

Year of Publication: 2011

3rd Alpine Space Forum

The Alpine Space Programme has organised in 2010/2011 a series of three thematic events to fine tune its strategic orientation and take a close look at major challenges affecting the cooperation area. To close the events trilogy, an event was organised focusing on the competitiveness of the region. It aimed at identifying endogenous potentials, reinforcing cluster development and governance and inspiring actors to grasp development opportunities for their regions. More