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IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub News: World Mountain Forum Calls for Action on Climate, SDGs

Posted on: 25 Oct 2016 / Submitted by: Silvia

The 2016 World Mountain Forum (WMF) resulted in a Mbale Call for Scaling Up Action, themed ‘Don’t leave the mountains behind,’ which is expected to galvanize work on the ground and guide mountain-related interventions in international policy processes, including implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The WMF took place from 17-20 October 2016 in Mbale, Uganda, under the theme ‘Mountains for our Future.’ The Forum convened sessions on four themes: mountains and climate change; mountain communities and livelihoods; mountain ecosystem services; and sustainable mountain agriculture.

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