11 December 2017 Rome, Lazio, Italy
International Mountain Day 2017

The theme for International Mountain Day 2017 is: 'Mountains under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration'.

The high-level conference on mountains titled, 'Mountains under Pressure,' will coincide with International Mountain Day and the 15th anniversary of the Mountain Partnership. The conference will raise awareness of the need to place mountain ecosystems and peoples at the center of international negotiations, policies and investments, especially the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Conference will be followed by the fifth General Assembly of the members of the Mountain Partnership, on 12-13 December 2017 also in Rome, Italy.

date: 11 December 2017
venue: FAO Headquarters
location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
www: http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/news/news-detail/en/?dyna_fef[uid]=889675