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Two new publications on the subject of climate change
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Feb 23, 2006
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climate change, climate policy
The Mountain Research Initiative has published two new English publications on the subject of climate change.
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Wengen Workshop 2006 on global climate change
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Jun 14, 2006
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An international workshop on global climate change research will take place also this year on 4 - 6 October in Wengen/CH.
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Ice-free Alps just a matter of decades?
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Jul 27, 2006
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climate change, climate policy
A new study by the Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Research Group led by glaciologist Michael Zemp of the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich/CH provides real figures on the past, present and potential future glacier cover in the Alps.
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Database on experts in mountain area research
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Dec 14, 2006
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climate change, climate policy,
players / networks
The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) has gone online with an expert database comprising almost 5,000 entries on people in governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as private groups who are involved in research into mountain regions in general and the impact of climate change in particular.
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Climate change impacts biodiversity
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Jan 18, 2007
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For a number of years now, biodiversity in Alpine ecosystems has been declining under the effect of climate change.
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1.5 tonnes of artificial fertilizer for skiing competitions?
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Jan 18, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
sporting events,
sport,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
The impact of climate change on skiing areas is the subject of the OECD study published on 13 December 2006. It concludes that if a region's average annual temperature increases by one degree, only around 500 of the 666 skiing areas in the Alps could be assured of snow.
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Alpine glaciers melting ever faster
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Feb 14, 2007
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The glaciers of the Alps could well disappear sooner than expected. Researchers now believe that in thirty years' time only the largest and highest glaciers will be left.
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New publication on Alpine Towns
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Mar 15, 2007
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climate change, climate policy,
regional development,
regional planning, regional development, land use
In 2005 CIPRA, the International Commission on the Protection of the Alps, organised a large conference on Alpine Towns and has now published the collected findings in a conference book.
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UN Conference on Tourism and Climate Change
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Oct 11, 2007
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tourism
A three-day United Nations conference was held in Davos/CH in early October on the subject of tourism and climate change. In a joint statement the participants urged action by the tourism sector to face climate change and reduce emissions.
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Call for a more strategic approach to mountain area development
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Oct 25, 2007
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sustainable development,
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climate change, climate policy
At a meeting of the Adelboden Group held in Rome on 3 October over 60 representatives from governments, civil society and international organisations from mountain countries across the globe called for a more coherent approach to sustainable development in mountain areas.
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