International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development - GLOMOS events

On 16 December 2021, the United Nations General Assembly has proclamed 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development (IYSM2022).

On this occasion, all actors engaging in mountain sustainable development are invited to raise awareness on the critical role played by mountain regions and mountain ecosystems for both highland and lowland populations.

In addition, 2022 marks a special year for also being the 20-year anniversary from the first-ever international day dedicated to mountains, following which the Mountain Partnership, the United Nations alliance dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people and protecting mountain environments around the world, moved its first steps.

As invited members of the Open-ended Scientific Committee to this IYSM2022, the GLOMOS Center has planned a series of activities and events to pass the messages of this resolution:

Conferences and Workshops:

• Southern African Mountains Conference (SAMC2022): co-organized in South Africa from March 14th to 17th with the partners from the Afromontane Research Unit of the Free State University of South Africa

• Multi-stakeholder workshop on Safeguarding Mountain Communities: organized in Kotayk/Syunik (Armenia) from May 17th to 20th as part of a project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), it aims at fostering multi-stakeholder dialogue, build partnerships, enhance awareness, and provide insight into the latest global developments around disaster risk reduction (More informations about the project can be found at the bottom of this page)

• International Training Course on Climate Change Adaptation related to Soil and Water issues: hosted at Eurac Research premises in Bolzano (Italy) from June 7th to 17th, the training is co-organized with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

• International Mountain Conference: hosted in Innsbruck (Austria) from September 11th to 15th, the conference sees GLOMOS Head Stefan Schneiderbauer as member of the Scientific Committee. In addition, GLOMOS staff will lead four focus sessions and a plenary session.

• Sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership “Building Alliances for Resilient Mountains”: hosted by the Aspen International Mountain Foundation in Aspen, Colorado, from September 26th to 29th, the event will see GLOMOS participating as active member of the Mountain Partnership and member of the Open-ended Scientific Committee of IYSM2022.

Publications

• Edited Book “Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: a Global Challenge”, to be published by Elsevier in 2022. Featuring examples of challenges and opportunities in global mountain regions, the book includes contribution from the major representatives of the efforts towards sustainable mountain development. (More informations about the publication can be found at the bottom of this page))