Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Synthesis Report
This 2018 synthesis report explores existing adaptation policies in main global mountain regions, and identifies gaps - as well as opportunities - to integrate mountain-specific adaptation measures into key sectoral, national and regional development strategies and policies.
Enhancing resilience of communities to the adverse effects of climate change on food security, in Pichincha Province and the Jubones River basin
This solution was implemented in Ecuador with the main goal of reducing the vulnerability and food insecurity of communities and ecosystems related to the adverse effects o
Adaptation to Climate Impacts in Water Regulation and Supply for the Area of Chingaza - Sumapaz - Guerrero, Colombia
This project had the general objective “to strengthen the hydrological buffering and regulation capacity of the upper areas of the watersheds located in the Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero Conser
Association of Andean Ecosystems
ECOAN is an entity classified as a non-governmental non-profit organization in Peru.
Acción Andina
Acción Andina is the first multi-country, large-scale initiative to restore the high altitude forests of the Andes.
Financing for Andean Forests
The article describes the experience of Andean Forest Program with several finance mechanisms and identifies remaining challenges for the future.
Mountain forests management and well-being in the Andes
The article analyzes how the actions promoted by the Andean Forests Program contributed to the well-being and resilience of the population in its intervention sites.
Current state of climate change policies and adaptation strategies in the Andes
A new regional study on the current state of climate change policies and adaptation strategies in the Andes shows the achievements in seven Andean countries, and raises future prospects.
Protocolo para el monitoreo de fenología y polinización en cumbres
Esta publicación presenta un protocolo para el monitoreo de fenología y polinización en cumbres de la red GLORIA-Andes Venezuela.
Hacia una agenda de investigación para el monitoreo integrado de ecosistemas andinos
Esta publicacion es un resumen del Conversatorio sobre “Hacia una agenda de investigación para el monitoreo integrado de ecosistemas andinos: aportes para la sostenibilidad en escenarios de cambio ambiental”.
Ecosystem conservation and restoration in Laguna de Los Pozuelos, Argentina
This solution contributes to the conservation and restoration of high Andean wetland ecosystems in the Laguna de los Pozuelos, Argentina, through the active participation of local communities.
Bosques Andinos
El Programa Bosques Andinos es una iniciativa regional que contribuye a que la población andina que vive en y alrededor de los Bosques Andinos reduzca su vulnerabilidad al cambio climático y reciba
Los Andes Después del Hielo | The Andes after ice
Esta publicacion trata del proyecto ‘El Último Glaciar de Venezuela’, una iniciativa que estudia el retroceso glaciar y la dinámica de formación de un nuevo ecosistema en la Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela. | This publication discusses glacial retreat and the dynamics of formation of a new ecosystem in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela. Contains a video documentary.
Sustainable Management of Socio-Ecosystems in the Andes
This article describes the first course of the IPROMO Mountains Training Programme held in Spanish. The course was organised by CONDESAN with the support of two initiatives financed by the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC).
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Andes
This regional study aims to identify the knowledge gaps and working priorities for climate change adaptation in the Andes.
The Bioculture and Climate Change Project in Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Bioculture and Climate Change Project focuses on an approach of adaptation based on communities and their ancestral knowledge on climate, which goes beyond the traditional approach of ecosystems-based adaptation (EbA). It is developed in the upper valley of Cochabamba, Bolivia, for the protection of watersheds, through the co-creation and revaluation of ancestral knowledge.
Protecting Biodiversity and Multiple Ecosystem Services in Mountain Biological Corridors of the Mediterranean Ecosystem in the Santiago and Valparaíso regions, Chile (GEF-Montaña)
This project seeks to contribute to the development of public-private initiatives that allow the conservation of biodiversity and protect or enhance the benefits provided by mountain ecosystems.
Mechanisms for ecosystem services retribution in the Cañete river basin, Peru (MERESE)
This project implemented by the Minister of Environment of Peru (MINAM) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) sought to conserve and protect 9,482 hectares of native forests, grasslands and wetlands in the Cañete river basin, Peru.
Gender in the Andean Forests Landscape
This blog shares lessons learned from the identification, recognition, and assessment of local gender roles, functions, and contributions, during the activities of the Andean Forests Programme.
Gobernanza participativa y gestión del riesgo ante incendios forestales en el Perú
Este blog presenta aprendizajes en la gestión de riesgo de los incendios forestales en la región de Apurímac, Perú.
Virtual reality for education: an immersive trip into the Andean Tropical Mountain Forests
The Andean Forests virtual reality platform provides a tour of 14 forest landscapes in four South American countries. It aims to be used in an educational context.
Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change?
This paper evaluates adaptation action and research in light of the challenge posed by climate change in glaciated mountain systems.
Adaptation to Glacio-Hydrological Change in High Mountains
This dissertation explores how adaptation is studied in mountain systems as well as what we know about and might do to address growing adaptation needs in high mountain communities.
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