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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Glaciers and Sustainability in the Anthropocene

    Description
    Description
    The subscribed organizations commit to collaborating in:



    - raising societal awareness of glacier and glacier ecosystems vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic impacts;



    - developing practical guidance to promote the protection of glaciers and glacier ecosystems;



    - disseminating more information and creating more effective channels of communication between the scientific community and the greater public, including youth, media, business actors, government officials and the general public, regarding glaciers and glacier ecosystems and their services;



    - establishing greater ties between countries and regions where glaciers and glacier ecosystems are at risk;

    Implementation of the Project/Activity

    The subscribed organizations shall:

    - collaborate in a collective effort to produce systematic communication about glaciers and glacier ecosystems vulnerability both due to natural and anthropogenic causes, sharing information about their individual and collective work to protect glaciers and glacier ecosystems and services, with each other and their colleagues in the scientific and public policy, government, business or advocacy community;

    - produce a policy/guidance paper on the central elements of glacier and glacier ecosystems vulnerability in the anthropocene highlighting the key risks and protective measures that need to be considered in order to protect glaciers and glaciers ecosystems;

    - utilize their communication networks and channels, including partner list serves, institutional websites, social networking media, and other communication tools to disseminate information pertinent to the protection of glaciers and glacier ecosystems;

    - consolidate an informative and/or collaborative network of colleagues to promote glacier and glacier ecosystems awareness and protection;

    Partners
    Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA), Argentina

    Geoestudios, Chile

    Museo de las Montañas Andinas, Peru

    Human Development Center, Kyrgyz Republic
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    1. A list serve incorporating others interested in exchanging information about glacier and glacier ecosystems vulnerability and protection;
    2. A 25-page paper/guidance note on glacier and glacier ecosystems vulnerability and recommendations to project glaciers and glacier ecosystems;
    A workshop to be held in a region where glaciers and glacier ecosystems are at risk
    4. A constituted and collaborative forum or network committed to raising the awareness and promoting the protection of glaciers and glacier ecosystems services;
    Financing (in USD)
    1000
    In-kind contribution
    computers, telephone, office supplies, utilities
    Staff / Technical expertise
    one devoted person from each institution assigned to the commitment
    No progress reports have been submitted. Please sign in and click here to submit one.
    False
    Action Network
    Rio+20
    This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.
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    Timeline
    01 January 1970 (start date)
    01 January 2013 (date of completion)
    Entity
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    Goals
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    Geographical coverage
    Argentina, Chile, Peru, Kyrgyz Republic, Global
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    Contact Information

    Jorge Daniel Taillant, Executive Director