For information only - not an official document
UNIS/MA/37
2 December 2013
International experts will discuss the current Post-2015 development process including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the need to mainstream mountain issues into current discussions, in particular, with regards to issues such as water, climate change, energy, forestry and biodiversity.
Speakers include:
Harald
Egerer - Coordinator of the Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention and Head of the UNEP Vienna Office
Elisabeth
Sötz - Expert on Environmental and Natural Resources, Austrian Development Agency
Walter-Maria
Stojan - Head of Unit for Environment and Sustainability, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Raimund
Mair - Expert on Sustainable Hydropower, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
Georg
Gratzer - Expert on Mountain Forestry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)
Lawrence
Hislop - Head of the Polar Division, GRID Arendal -a Centre collaborating with UNEP
Nina
Shatberashvili - Expert on climate change and adaption in the Caucasus, National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG)
Representatives from
UNDP Tajikistan - Presenting experiences from Central Asia
Participation requires a VIC grounds pass. Media representatives who wish to attend and who are not accredited to the VIC should contact press@unvienna.org , no later than
Monday, 9 December 2013, 12.00
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For further information please contact:
Matthias
Jurek
GRID Arendal expert, UNEP Vienna - ISCC
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-4326
Email: matthias.jurek[at]unvienna.org
The organization of the event has been facilitated by UNEP Vienna - ISCC and UNIS Vienna in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water of Austria (Lebensministerium), the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), GRID Arendal (GRIDA), the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), the European Academy Bolzano (EURAC) and the Carpathian Convention. The International Mountain Day (11 December) provides an opportunity to create awareness about mountains, their importance to the global community, and to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development. "Mountains" have been successfully included in the Rio+20 outcome document "The Future We Want".
