Sustainable mountain development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2009
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SymbolA/RES/64/205
TitleSustainable mountain development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Recognizes that mountains provide sensitive indications of climate change through phenomena such as modifications of biological diversity, the retreat of mountain glaciers and changes in seasonal runoff that are having an impact on major sources of freshwater in the world, and stresses the need to undertake actions to minimize the negative effects of these phenomena and promote adaptation measures; encourages greater consideration of sustainable mountain development issues in intergovernmental discussions on climate change, biodiversity loss and combating desertification; encourages Governments to adopt a long-term vision and holistic approaches in their sustainable development strategies, and to promote integrated approaches to policies related to sustainable development in mountain regions; also encourages Governments to integrate mountain sustainable development in national, regional and global policymaking and development strategies; encourages Governments, the international community and other relevant stakeholders to improve the awareness, preparedness and infrastructure to reduce risks of disasters and to cope with the increasing adverse impact of disasters in mountain regions; encourages Governments and intergovernmental organizations to integrate the gender dimension, including gender-disaggregated indicators, in mountain development activities, programmes and projects; encourages Member States to collect and produce information and to establish monitoring systems on biophysical and socio-economic data devoted to mountains; encourages all relevant entities of the UN system to further enhance their constructive efforts to strengthen inter-agency collaboration to achieve more effective implementation of the relevant chapters of Agenda 21.
Action note2009-12-21
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 66th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.2/64/L.23/Rev.1
Committee reportA/64/420/Add.8
Meeting record
A/64/PV.66
Agenda information
A/64/251 53h Sustainable mountain development. MOUNTAIN AREAS--SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Date[New York] : UN, 11 Mar. 2010
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7 p.
Notes
Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.