Every four years, the Mountain Partnership — a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments — holds a major meeting of members from diverse mountainous countries across the globe. The upcoming Sixth Mountain Partnership Global Meeting will be held in North America for the first time on September 26-29, 2022. Scroll down to learn more.
Sixth Mountain Partnership Global Meeting
Building Alliances for Resilient Mountains
September 26-29, 2022 | Aspen, Colorado
The Mountain Partnership and co-hosts, the State of Colorado, the City of Aspen, The Aspen Institute and AIMF, proudly present the upcoming Sixth Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen, Colorado.
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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.
event overview
Every four years, the Mountain Partnership, a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments, holds a major meeting of members from diverse mountainous countries across the globe. The upcoming Sixth Mountain Partnership Global Meeting, co-hosted by the State of Colorado, will be held in North America for the first time.
The two-and-a-half day global meeting, to be held at the Aspen Institute campus in Aspen, Colorado, will establish the Mountain Partnership agenda and high-level advocacy goals for the next four years.
In addition to member sessions, the meeting will feature daily side-events on topics related to sustainable mountain development, including climate change, ecotourism, renewable energy, disaster mitigation and water conservation. US policy makers and outdoor industry executives will participate and develop action items in concert with key officials from North America and around the world.
The gathering will culminate with a public keynote address and panel discussions with representatives from throughout North America and globally.
Afterwards, members will travel to Telluride where the Telluride Institute will introduce them to its global sustainability initiatives and Colorado’s Ute indigenous culture.
What is 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. Founded in 2002, the Mountain Partnership addresses the challenges facing mountain regions by tapping the wealth and diversity of resources from and between its members to stimulate concrete initiatives at all levels that will ensure improved quality of life and environments in the world’s mountain regions.
What is AIMF?
Founded in 2001, the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) is a nonprofit and is based in Aspen, Colorado. AIMF’s mission is to promote sustainable development in mountain environments and communities. The organization’s projects, initiatives and fora support sustainable mountain development and promote mountain life and culture in Colorado and around the world. AIMF was instrumental in developing the mountain-related actions within the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and participated in the Paris Accords. AIMF is co-chair of the Steering Committee of the UN Mountain Partnership and represents North and Central America and the Caribbean region.