Indigenous mountain communities use traditional water management techniques, like ice stupas in Ladakh and rainwater harvesting in the Andes, to enhance climate resilience and sustain ecosystems.
Sustainable Synergy and Grounded Imaginaries: A Case Study of Dhaji Diwari Method in Himachal Pradesh
This paper explores integrating traditional Dhajji Diwari techniques with contemporary engineering in sustainable housing, emphasizing community agency and context-specific solutions for resilience.
Walk of Water – Water Towers
The Alps, Europe’s Water Towers, face rapid glacier loss. This session explores conservation efforts, protective sheets, and community action through visual storytelling, fostering dialogue on policy.
Coming from the Cold (II): Addressing the Challenges of Remote Cryosphere Fieldwork in the Andes and Antarctica from a Gender Perspective
We analyze gendered challenges in Andean and Antarctic fieldwork, highlighting key barriers and contributing to broader discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion in cryosphere research.
Coming from the Cold (II): Addressing the Challenges of Remote Cryosphere Fieldwork in the Andes and Antarctica from a Gender Perspective
We analyze gendered challenges in Andean and Antarctic fieldwork, highlighting key barriers and contributing to broader discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion in cryosphere research.
Livelihood Resilience Measurement and Group Differences of Ecological Migrants at Extremely High Altitude: A Case Study at Senburi Resettlement in Xizang, China
Revealling variations in livelihood resilience among Xizang’s high-altitude ecological migrants, emphasizing targeted interventions to enhance economic capacity, skills, and governance.
The Bison Monitoring Study – From Reintroduction to Reconciliation to Resilience.
Plains Bison have been reintroduced to Banff National Park and the Stoney Nakoda will be conducting a “Cultural Monitoring” study of the Bison herd, in the next 3 years.
The Mountain Legacy Voices Project: Past and present mountain voices speak to the future
Introducing the Mountain Voices project, a tribute to the mountains of western Canada connecting extensive mountain archival imagery with a diverse range of personal mountain interactions.
The explanatory and exploratory potential of resilience for mountain systems
Mountain communities serve as change antennas, living systems labs for adaptive, transformative, and inner resilience, forging alpine-urban alliances toward desirable social-ecological futures.
Echoes from the Alps to the Rockies: The Story of Swiss Guides in the Canadian Mountain History- Focusing on Abbot Pass Hut
Rebuilding buries stories! the story of 125 years of Swiss guides’ legacy in the Western Canada Mountains.