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The final glacier melt
by CIPRA International — published Apr 24, 2024 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 12:03 PM — filed under: , ,
Glaciers have been suffering from the consequences of climate change for years, but the latest figures from the Alpine countries are nevertheless alarming: measurements from 2022-23 show that the glaciers in the Alps shrank by more than ever before. A researcher from the Austrian Alpine Association describes the situation as “miserable as hell”.
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"Climate protection is health protection"
by CIPRA International — published Jul 19, 2023 — last modified Jul 20, 2023 09:55 AM — filed under: , ,
The health consequences of the climate crisis range from cardiovascular problems through to allergies, infectious diseases and depression. At the first Liechtenstein «Future Forum Alps», held at the end of June 2023, some 140 participants from various Alpine countries discussed measures for climate and health protection.
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FutureForum Alps Liechtenstein 2023
by CIPRA International — published Jan 30, 2023 — last modified Apr 25, 2023 03:09 PM — filed under: , ,
How does the climate crisis affect our physical and mental health? What measures are needed to keep us and the environment healthy? These and other questions will be addressed by the first Liechtenstein Future Forum Alps on 30 June and 1 July 2023 in Schaan under the title “My health, our climate”.
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Alpine Climate Camps
by [email protected] — published Oct 13, 2022 — last modified Dec 21, 2023 09:25 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Recharge your batteries, experience glaciers, go by bike: The Alpine Climate Camps project combines mountain sports and climate protection while encouraging young climate activists.
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IPCC report: climate crisis in the Alps
by CIPRA International — published May 11, 2022 — filed under: , , , ,
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the effects of the climate crisis are greater than we thought: glaciers are melting in the Alps and there are more rockfalls and droughts. What else awaits the Alps? And how can we deal with it?
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Point of view: Water will not tolerate resistance
by CIPRA International — published Oct 06, 2021 — last modified Oct 06, 2021 08:45 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
Extreme weather conditions are also increasingly affecting the Alps. The climate crisis is driving this development. Can more and more dams, barriers or power stations solve the problem and at the same time satisfy the growing hunger for energy? We must work with the power of water rather than against it, says Kaspar Schuler, CIPRA’s Executive Director and co-author of CIPRA’s new position paper on hydropower.
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Climate crisis makes mountains crumble
by CIPRA International — published Oct 06, 2021 — filed under: , , , ,
Rockfalls and rockslides are nothing new in the Alps, but dwindling permafrost is making the situation even worse – for mountaineering and for villages.
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Climate protection: from plan to action
by CIPRA International — published Jul 13, 2021 — last modified Jul 13, 2021 01:38 PM — filed under: , , , ,
The Alps as a climate-neutral, climate-resistant region by 2050: this is the objective of the newly launched “Climate Action Plan 2.0” of the Alpine Convention. Concrete steps will now follow in such areas as mountain farming, spatial planning and biodiversity.
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Glacier ice on a stick
by alpMedia — published Mar 16, 2021 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:02 AM — filed under: , , ,
Artificial ice cones and “snow ropes”: Swiss glaciologists want to save glacier ice as a water reservoir and make ski resorts more environmentally friendly. The idea comes from the Indian Himalayas.
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Youth and climate as the focus of AlpWeek
by alpMedia — published Sep 02, 2020 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under: , , ,
What do young people think about climate change in the Alps? This is the main theme of the AlpWeek Intermezzo, due to take place in Nice in December 2020.
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