“The Impact of Glacier Retreat in the Andes: International Multidisciplinary Network for Adaptation Strategies”

“The Impact of Glacier Retreat in the Andes: International Multidisciplinary Network for Adaptation Strategies”

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The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP), and Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme are working with Andean Members States to establish an international network in order to facilitate a dialogue between researchers and decision makers and identify research and policy needs, specifically:

• integrate the knowledge on the impact of Climate Change on future availability of melt water from glaciers and its effects on biodiversity and land use, and
• formulate strategies for underpinning future policy actions with regard to sustainable economic development.

To initiate this process a workshop was organized under the auspices of UNESCO-IHP and MAB in Lima, Peru, on 29-30 May 2012. The workshop should result in the development of a set of recommendations and plan of actions based on the interdisciplinary questions outlined below:

• Climate change impacts on the cryosphere, hydrology and biodiversity linked to ecological and economic systems in the Andean region;
• Policy and decision making for risk prediction and response network among countries and institution;
• Education & Capacity building.