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Mountains Matter: Ideas to Action
Building Alliances for Resilient Mountains
Sixth Global Meeting of the
Mountain Partnership
September 26-29, 2022 Aspen, Colorado
Thank You Global Meeting Major Sponsors
Colorado Tourism Office
Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
US Economic Development Administration
City of Aspen
Atlantic Aviation
Aspen Institute
Aspen Skiing Company
Arjun Gupta Family Foundation
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
World Bank Group
Colorado State University
Pitkin County
Mountain Sentinels
Melany and Adam Lewis
Global Meeting Hosts
The Mountain Partnership — a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments globally — and co-hosts, the state of Colorado, the City of Aspen, the Aspen Institute and the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF), hosted the Sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership in Aspen, Colorado on September 26-29, 2022.
Global Meeting Partners
Global Meeting Speakers
Carolina Adler
Environmental Scientist and Geographer; Executive Director of the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)
Björn Alfthan
Senior Polar and Climate Expert at GRID-Arendal, based in Norway
Paola Agostini
Lead Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region Environment, Natural Resources, and Blue Economy Global Practice (ECA ENB)
Sílvia Calvó Armengol
Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability, Andorra
Veronica Țaran Baciu
General Director of the National Agency of the Mountain Area of Romania
Luis Benitez
Established mountaineer and Vice President for Government Affairs and Global Impact, VF Corporation.
Michael Bennet
United States Senator
from Colorado
Sam Cheptoris
Minister of Water and Environment of Uganda
Arjun Gupta
Founder and Chief Believer at TeleSoft Partners
Conor Hall
Igli Hasani
Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Austria
Thomas Hofer
Senior Forestry Officer, Team Leader Forest Biodiversity and Restoration, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Matthias Jurek
Programme Management Officer with UNEP
Pem Narayan Kandel
Secretary of the Ministry of Forests and Environment of Nepal
Malik Amin Aslam Khan
Federal Minister for Climate Change / Prime Minister of Pakistan's Advisor on Climate Change (2018-2022); Global Vice President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (2012-2021)
Julia Klein
Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability at Colorado State University
Wolfger Mayrhofer
Deputy Secretary General of the Alpine Convention
Rick Miranda
Interim President
Colorado State University
Joe Neguse
U.S. Congressman
CO 2nd District
Nikki Pitre
Executive Director at the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute. Member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the Red Bird Clan.
Jared Polis
Governor
State of Colorado
Marc Pons
Executive Director, Andorra Research and Innovation
François Pythoud
Special Envoy for International Sustainable Agriculture of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture
Richard James Randriamandrato
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar
Doreen Robinson
Head of Biodiversity and Land at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi
Rosalaura Romeo
Programme Officer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Gloria Schoch
Executive Director of The VF Foundation and Senior Director of Global Impact at VF Corporation
Basanta Raj Shrestha
Director of Strategic Cooperation at the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Torre
Mayor
Aspen, Colorado
Adriana Vidal
Chair of the Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change at IUCN
Wende Valentine
Executive Director of the dZi Foundation. She has spent the last 20 working with INGOs in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America.
Yoko Watanabe
GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) at UN Development Programme (UNDP) as its Global Manager
What is the Purpose of the Global Meeting?
The three-day Global Meeting will establish the Mountain Partnership agenda and high-level advocacy goals for the next four years. It aims to place sustainability and the resilience of mountain ecosystems and communities at the center of international processes, policies and investments within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022. It is an opportunity for members from all over the world to network and forge meaningful alliances in the year's spirit of "leaving no one behind."
The Meeting
The three-day Global Meeting, to be held at the Aspen Meadows Resort, will establish the Mountain Partnership agenda and high-level advocacy goals for the next four years. US policy makers and outdoor industry sponsors are invited to join the Mountain Partnership, participate in the meeting and develop action items in concert with key officials from North America and around the world.
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The Forum
The meeting will culminate with a forum hosted by the Aspen Institute, which will feature a public keynote address and panel discussions with key experts. The Aspen Institute is known for its groundbreaking programs, including the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Security Forum, the Aspen Cyber Summit and the Global Inclusive Growth Summit among many others. The forum will be presented under the auspices of the Aspen Institute’s Hurst Lecture Series.
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The schedule includes a welcome banquet, an evening concert and daily side events held throughout Aspen on topics related to sustainable mountain development, including related to sustainable mountain development, including climate change, ecotourism, renewable energy, Indigenous knowledge, disaster mitigation and water conservation. Basic exhibit space is available for sponsors and members to promote their sustainability projects and products.
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Telluride Excursion
Mountain Partnership members may register for a two day excursion to Telluride, Colorado to participate in the Mountain Partnership Global Meeting - Telluride. Hosted by the Telluride Institute, this event, held immediately after the Aspen meeting, will introduce up to 50 delegates to the Telluride Institute's global sustainability initiatives and Colorado's Ute indigenous culture.
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"Seventy percent of the world's fresh water comes from mountains. Sustaining mountain environments and the availability of this vital resource is critical to resolving the global climate crisis. This meeting of Mountain Partnership members is an important opportunity to develop and share action plans to protect mountains and the global environment." — Karinjo DeVore, AIMF President
The Mountain Partnership
The Mountain Partnership is a United Nations voluntary alliance of sixty mountain countries and over 400 intergovernmental organizations and NGO’s dedicated to improving the lives of mountain peoples and protecting mountain environments around the world.
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Meet Our Co-Hosts
The State of Colorado, home to vibrant tourism and outdoor industry sectors, is known for its decades long leadership role protecting the environment, launching clean-energy projects and enacting pioneering climate change legislation. Learn more >>
The Aspen Institute is a community of values-driven leaders and policy experts committed to creating positive change in the world. The organization provides open, inclusive venues to discuss and act on critical issues. Learn more >>
The City of Aspen was one of the first mountain communities to adopt ambitious climate goals and the first US city to join the Mountain Partnership. Aspen looks forward to promoting all Colorado has to offer to a global audience. Learn more >>
AIMF promotes sustainable development in mountain environments around the world through its projects, initiatives and fora. AIMF co-chairs the Steering Committee representing the North American, Central American, and Caribbean region. Learn more >>
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