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Thematic Conference "Practical Geography and XXI Century Challenges"
On 4-8 June, 2017 The Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences is hosting the thematic conference "Practical Geography and XXI Century Challenges" dedicated to the 100 year anniversary of the Institute.
The IX International Scientific-Practical Conference "Mountain Territories: Priorities of Development" will be held October 23rd to 25th 2017 in Vladikavkaz. The Conference is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of implementation of ideology of sustainable development of mountain territories in the Caucasus.
Lessons Learned Workshop under the SCOPES project "Sustainable Caucasus"
Under the SCOPES project “Supporting Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)” a Lessons Learned Workshop was held on 20-21 June in Borjomi, Georgia.
Summer School Programme in "Geomatics for a Sustainable environment" at the University of Geneva
As part of its continuing education program, the University of Geneva proposes a new Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) called «Geomatics for a Sustainable Environment» in English. The instructor-led teachings will take place as a Geneva summer school from 4 to 15 September 2017.
Development of the Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Caucasus
In the framework of the project «Supporting Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)», geospatial data has been designated as a key element to support the process towards sustainable mountain development.
On 28-30 November 2016, the First Caucasus Mountain Forum (CMF) was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, gathering over 150 participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Iran, Turkey, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Poland, Kenya, etc.
SNC-mt Summer School "Research for Development"
Through September 5-16, 2016 International Summer School «Research for Development» was held in Abastumani
On 27-28 November 2015 the Sustainable Caucasus Project organized a workshop on sustainable mountain development curriculum development in Tbilisi, Georgia.
On July 2-3, 2015 the kickoff meeting of the project “Supporting Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)” was held in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Meeting of the Steering Group for the Scientific Network for the Caucasus Mountain Regions (SNC-mt)
On 16-17 September, 2014 UNEP supported the participation of Caucasus researchers at the 2014 Forum Carpaticum in Lviv, Ukraine.