He is also Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development, in recognition of his global role in mountain research and knowledge exchange.
The Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Icimod) has released a series of reports setting out what is known and what is not known about climate change in the region.
Professor Martin Price, Chair of the UK MAB Committee and UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, played a key role in the development of the strategy, acting as Rapporteur of the ICC Session and participating in an ad hoc working group comprised of representatives from 20 countries.
The 13 coal-producing counties of eastern Kentucky have consistently worse poverty than the others, notes Justin Maxson, director of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, a local microfinance group.
It is unclear when Google may launch the new gaming offering and the plans aren't finalized, but people briefed on the matter said the games would be part of broader social-networking initiative that is under development by the Mountain View, Calif.
Rory Stewart, Conservative MP who has set up the Turquoise Mountain Foundation which is working to encourage development in Afghanistan, explained that this should be "a real warning not to try and nation build other countries in the middle of an insurgency".
The workshop will further help to develop policy directives for climate resilient development and ecosystem-based adaptation for mountain communities.
The Obama Administration has abandoned development of a nuclear waste storage facility proposed for Yucca Mountain, Nevada in favor of emerging technologies for recycling and stabilizing spent fuel.
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