Adaptation at Altitude

📢 A@A Knowledge Network: How can innovative solutions help close the adaptation gap in mountain regions? Save the date and join us with researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to exchange ideas and explore solutions for climate adaptation in mountain regions worldwide. Speakers include: - Dr. Upama Ashish Koju, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Analyst at ICIMOD - Veronica Quitiguiña, SEAP Parques para la Vida project by Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina | CONDESAN - Fuad Bagirov, Azerbaijan Country Representative of the Scientific Network for the Caucasus Mountain Region 🗓️ Date: 11 December 2024 ⏰ Time: 14:00 - 15:30 CET 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ePFpy6_W #MountainsMatter #IMD2024 SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute Mountain Partnership of the United Nations Zoï Environment Network weADAPT Learn - Share - Connect

📖 Read of the Week: Adapting to Transboundary Risks in Mountain Regions Mountains face some of the most visible impacts of climate change, from melting glaciers and disrupted water flows to worsened natural hazards. These risks don’t stop at borders, creating urgent challenges for transboundary climate adaptation. This article synthesizes knowledge from the Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal, highlighting key risks, challenges, and actionable solutions for managing these transboundary threats. 🔗 Explore the full article: https://lnkd.in/em8SWUNy #MountainsMatter #OurChangingMountains

📢 Save the date: A@A Knowledge Network: How can innovative solutions help close the adaptation gap in mountain regions? In honour of #InternationalMountainDay, the Adaptation at Altitude Knowledge Network is hosting an online event that you won't want to miss! 🌍 Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or policymaker focused on climate adaptation in mountain regions, join us to connect, exchange ideas, and discover innovative solutions across mountain regions worldwide! 🗓️ Date: 11 December 2024 ⏰ Time: 14:00 - 15:30 CET 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/emrAdcP7 Let’s celebrate mountains and collaborate on effective adaptation strategies! #MountainsMatter #IMD2024 SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute, Mountain Partnership of the United Nations, Zoï Environment Network

📢 New Publication Alert! Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Areas: Microfinance, Remittances, Philanthropy, and Insurance Adaptation has never been more urgent as climate change impacts intensify in mountain regions. But how can remote, marginalized mountain communities secure the funding they need to build resilience? Our latest web flow explores smaller-scale private mechanisms—microfinance, remittances, philanthropy, and insurance—that offer promising solutions. These tools provide adaptable, community-centred financing that can support entrepreneurial adaptation efforts, incentivize insurance for disaster preparedness, and assist in climate recovery.  📈 🔗 Discover how innovative private funding solutions are helping bridge the adaptation gap for mountain communities. Read the full web flow: https://lnkd.in/eFyk-ze5 #MountainsMatter #ClimateAdaptation #OurChangingMountains Zoï Environment Network

📖 Read of the Week: Mountains in Silent Thaw – A Call for Action in the Last Days of #COP29 As COP29 nears its close, our Read of the Week sheds light on the urgent challenges facing mountain ecosystems. Mountains in Silent Thaw highlights the rapid melting of the Earth’s "frozen heartbeat"—our glaciers—and the widespread impacts on water resources, biodiversity, and communities. With accelerated glacier retreat in regions like the Andes, Caucasus, and Hindu Kush Himalaya, the stakes are high: water shortages, increased natural hazards, and severe impacts on Indigenous and local communities. 🔗 Explore this read and join us in advocating for mountain resilience and stronger climate action: https://lnkd.in/eXBcKRkg #COP29 #MountainsMatter #FrozenHeartbeat #ClimateAction #OurChangingMountains

📢 High-Level Event at #COP29: Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Caucasus Mountains and Beyond 🌄 📅 Date: Thursday, 21 November 🕘 Time: 09:00-10:30 am (GMT+4) 📍 Location: Azerbaijan Pavilion, Blue Zone Join us for an impactful session on advancing climate resilience in mountain regions! This event will feature: - Launch of the Caucasus Environment Outlook (UNEP 2024) - Panels on National Adaptation Plans and cross-regional climate solutions Hear insights from UNDP, UN Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal experts and representatives from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Kyrgyz Republic, Georgia, and Austria. 🌐 Don’t miss out if you’re in the Blue Zone! #COP29Azerbaijan #MountainsMatter #OurChangingMountains #ClimateAdaptation  #MountainResilience

Thank you to everyone who attended our side event on glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) at #COP29! Yesterday, experts worldwide gathered at the Cryosphere Pavilion to discuss the urgent need for multi-hazard risk management solutions to address GLOFs, a critical climate risk in regions like the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Andes. This event underscored the importance of cross-border collaboration and local adaptation efforts to protect vulnerable mountain communities. 🌐 Missed it? Read the summary notes and watch the full session—the recording is now available! https://lnkd.in/esrf5CnU 🎥 https://lnkd.in/eKHfkYrk   #MountainsMatter #COP29

Join us at COP29 Azerbaijan for an Important Discussion on Transboundary Climate Risks in Mountain Regions! Transboundary climate impacts are of rising concern in the policy landscape. Yet the global importance of mountain ecosystems, and their potential to not only receive but propagate climate risk across borders, is often overlooked. This event will explore how policymakers and practitioners can help strengthen resilience to transboundary climate risks in mountain areas through global and regional mechanisms. 📅 19 November 2024 ⏰ 13:00–14:30 (AZT) 📍 Climate, Peace, and Transboundary Resilience Pavilion, Blue Zone, Baku Stadium 💻 Livestream available: https://lnkd.in/eieP-RKR This event will highlight: ✔️ Opportunities for enhancing resilience through regional cooperation ✔️ Pathways for integrating transboundary risks into COP30 negotiation tracks ✔️ Collaborative efforts for stronger adaptation strategies in the Hindu Kush Himalayas Speakers include: Katy Harris, SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute & Director of Adaptation Without Borders Kate Williamson, Research Associate, SEI Pradyumna Rana, ICIMOD Vishwas Chitale PhD, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) Shawkat Ali Mirza, Director, Climate Change and International Conventions, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh Kinley Dem, Chief Forest Officer, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Bhutan Anil Pokhrel, Chief Executive at National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority, Government of Nepal Alexandra Mackey, Adaptation at Altitude and Zoï Environment Network #COP29 #MountainsMatter #OurChangingMountains #TransboundaryRisks #HinduKushHimalayas #MountainAdaptation

📢 Don’t Miss Our COP29 Side Event Tomorrow! 📌 Topic: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) – Responding to Climate Change Risks Related to the World’s Glaciers 🗓️ Date: Monday, 18 November 🕙 Time: 10:00-11:00 (GMT+4) 📍 Location: Cryosphere Pavilion, Blue Zone 💻 Livestream: Cryosphere Pavilion YouTube Channel Join us to explore the dangerous impacts of GLOFs in regions like the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Andes. This session will highlight risk management solutions, launch the Adaptation at Altitude GLOF Solution Synthesis, and emphasize the importance of cross-border collaboration in protecting mountain communities. 🔗 Check the full agenda and details here: https://lnkd.in/esrf5CnU #COP29 #MountainsMatter #OurChangingMountains

📖 Read of the Week: Transboundary climate risks and adaptation in mountain areas: a brief for Parties and Observers to the UNFCCC With #COP29 underway, this essential brief guides #UNFCCC Parties and Observers on addressing transboundary climate risks in mountain regions. It outlines key negotiation tracks, including Global Stocktake, Global Goal on Adaptation, Finance, Planning & Reporting, and Loss and Damage. Mountain areas face unique, cross-border climate risks. This brief explains why these risks matter and offers clear recommendations for advancing resilience efforts. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d6ibcDYc #MountainsMatter #OurChangingMountains SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute, Zoï Environment Network, ICIMOD, Adaptation Without Borders