An international conference will take place on 18-19 April to showcase the important of women in mountain regions and boost their political weight.

It is often women who are particularly aware of their changing environments and get involved in initiatives to confront these changes.

The conference will therefore focus on how women shape and improve ecological, economic and cultural activities in mountainous areas.

Representatives from mountain regions worldwide will gather to exchange best practises and network.

UN Environment is a partner in this event, which takes place in Alpbach/Tyrol under the Austrian presidency of the Alpine Convention.

Experienced in topics connecting women and environmental issues, UN Environment has published various reports focusing on gender, environment and climate change such as the Global Gender and Environment Outlook and the assessment on Women at the Frontline of climate change – Gender risks and hopes.  

For more information please contact matthias.jurek@unvienna.org 

Experts will meet on 16-21 April in Mahmudabad, Iran to discuss how to translate the Aktau Protocol of the Tehran Convention into change on the ground.

The Protocol entered into force last July and regulates how countries respond to and cooperate on oil pollution incidents.

National experts will also negotiate a potential new protocol on monitoring, assessment, access to and exchange of information, as well as cooperation with the private sector.

During a roundtable, delegates will further discuss cooperation with the private sector - in particular oil and gas companies operating in the Caspian Sea.

UN Environment hosts the interim Secretariat of the Tehran Convention in Geneva. The April meetings are organised in close collaboration with the government of Iran.

For more details please get in touch with mahir.aliyev@unep.org