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The Alps as a Model Climate Region: cc.alps shows how it's done
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Apr 03, 2008
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
sustainable development,
players / networks
Climate change is affecting the Alps more than other regions of Europe. That's why in many areas measures are now being adopted and prepared to reduce, or adapt to, climate change. CIPRA's new project "cc.alps" is designed to help ensure that these climate response measures are in keeping with the principle of sustainable development as far as possible.
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Ecological networks in the Alps at the 9th Conference on Biological Diversity
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zopemaster
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May 15, 2008
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players / networks,
biodiversity
More than 5,000 participants are expected in Bonn/D at the end of May for the 9th Conference of the Contracting Parities to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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2009 Alpine Town of the Year award for Bolzano
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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development/support measures,
players / networks,
climate change, climate policy
On 9 June Bolzano/I was officially declared the 2009 Alpine Town of the Year. The decision was taken in recognition of the South Tyrolean town's contribution to climate protection and a sustainable planning policy designed to provide a good quality of life for residents and an attractive destination for visitors.
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Climate Pact for the Alps - criteria for innovation
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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development/support measures,
players / networks,
sustainable development
Some 350 attendees came to Argentière-la-Bessée/F for this year's AlpWeek from 11 - 14 June to discuss the question of innovation in and for the Alps under the title of "Innovating (in) the Alps".
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Database on municipal development in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Jul 17, 2008
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information systems,
players / networks
How do my town and region perform in terms of employment, demographics, structural diversity, agricultural and near-natural land use, structural change in agriculture, and landscape fragmentation in the Alpine space?
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New World Heritage sites in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Jul 17, 2008
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
players / networks
In July the UNESCO World Heritage Committee added another 27 cultural and natural sites to the World Heritage List, including three located in the Alpine region, namely the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona with the Glarus overthrust, the cross-border (CH/I) Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes and the fortifications of Vauban in France.
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2008 King Albert Mountain Award
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zopemaster
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Sep 11, 2008
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players / networks,
development/support measures
The King Albert I Memorial Foundation held its annual award ceremony in Pontresina/CH on 6 September.
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Early warning system for water scarcity in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Oct 23, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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water consumption, water supply,
INTERREG,
development/support measures,
players / networks
The kick-off for the cross-border project "ALP-WATER-SCARCE: Water Management Strategies against Water Scarcity in the Alps" took place in Annecy/F in mid-October as part of the INTERREG Alpine Space Programme.
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€100,000 for exemplary climate protection in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Nov 06, 2008
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climate change, climate policy,
players / networks,
development/support measures
At a ceremony held in Bern/CH on 6 November, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) awarded prizes for outstanding climate protection to seven municipalities, businesses and organisations, the winners of its cc.alps competition held across the Alps. Weather expert Thomas Bucheli and CIPRA President Dominik Siegrist presented the prizes worth a total of €100,000.
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A change of gender for alpMedia
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zopemaster
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Feb 12, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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players / networks
For the past four years Felix Hahn has been the project manager in charge of the success of the alpMedia Newsletter.
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