Central Asia mountains: sustainable mountain development from Rio 1992 to 2012 and beyond

Hughes G.; GRID-Arendal ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - ZOI Environment Network, 2012

This report is an illustrated overview of the trends and challenges in sustainable mountain development in Central Asia since 1992. It highlights selected achievements and lessons learned, and identifies opportunities for further progress. It also presents two case studies from Tajikistan addressing the issues of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in mountain regions. The first is a study on the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience, and the second is a tree-planting project designed to stabilize hazardous mountain slopes.

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 Central Asia mountains: sustainable mountain development from Rio 1992 to 2012 and beyond

  Available online: http://issuu.com/zoienvironment/docs/central-asia-mountains-onepager-zoi-?mode=w [...]

G. Hughes ; GRID-Arendal ; United Nations Environment Programme ; Mountain Partnership ; Zoï Environment Network

Published by: ZOI Environment Network ; 2012

This report is an illustrated overview of the trends and challenges in sustainable mountain development in Central Asia since 1992. It highlights selected achievements and lessons learned, and identifies opportunities for further progress. It also presents two case studies from Tajikistan addressing the issues of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in mountain regions. The first is a study on the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience, and the second is a tree-planting project designed to stabilize hazardous mountain slopes.

Language(s): English

Format: Digital (Free)

Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Environment and landscape ; Landslide ; Region II - Asia ; Tajikistan Add tag

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