This side event to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) aims to contribute to the “The Future We Want” outcome document by highlighting the need to better manage mountain natural resources as global public goods supplying water for life, food for health, and clean energy for livelihoods. The event will focus on sharing research-based knowledge on such topics as conservation of freshwater resources and critical biodiversity, maintenance of gene pools, and protection of forest, wetland and rangeland ecosystems. Particular attention will be given to strategies and action proposals for enhancing people’s livelihoods and well-being.
date: 18 June 2012 venue: Rio Centro, Room: P3-A location: Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil additional: 9:30-11:00 contact: Madhav Karki e-mail: mkarki@icimod.org www: www.icimod.org/rio20