COP27 Video of the Week: “Cascading Impacts: How Can We Adapt and Reduce Risk in the Mountains and Downstream?” with Carolina Adler, Arun Shrestha, Christine Kaaya Nakimwero, and Helmut Hojesky

Climate hazards in mountains have compounding negative effects on local ecosystems, with cascading impacts on billions of people downstream and worldwide. In a panel discussion, speakers provide an overview of these risks based on the latest IPCC assessment, offer diverse experiences in responding to them, and discuss engaging scientific insights and practical knowledge on policy action in mountains. This event was organized by the Adaptation at Altitude programme, an organization which aims to enhance the reliance and adaptive capacity of mountain ecosystems and their communities around the world.

Alex Mackey, Project Manager of the Zoï Environment Network, moderated the event. Panelists included Dr. Carolina Adler, Executive Director of the Mountain Research Initiative and Lead Author of IPCC AR6 WGII Cross-chapter Paper on Mountains; Dr. Arun B. Shrestha, Regional Program Manager of River Basins and Cryosphere at ICIMOD; Christine Kaaya Nakimwero, Member of Parliament in Uganda; and Helmut Hojesky, Director for Air Quality and Climate Change, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action and Chair of the Alpine Climate Board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-anKUtcME