Welcome to the Mountain Research Initiative!
The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) is a multidisciplinary scientific organization that addresses global change issues in mountain regions around the world.
The MRI strives to support the design of integrated research strategies and programs that further our understanding of the impacts of Global Change in mountain areas and that lead to tangible results for stakeholders and policy-makers.
MRI is a joint project of IHDP and IGBP and is funded by the
Swiss National Science Foundation
MRI is hosted at the Institute of Geography of the University of Bern
News and Events
Mapping out the future of Alpine Glaciers. The international channel "Euronews" broadcasted a feature about the ACQWA project in the Alps. A 9-minute video about the Alps as Europe's water tower.
On thinner ice. The glaciers of the Himalaya are melting. "On Thinner Ice", an Asia Society multimedia project, helps explain this critical issue.
9 pages of news from and for MRI Europe! Update of the MRI Europe lists * News from the project AlpinRiskGP and from CIPRA International * COP15 Policy Brief * Events * Publications * Positions * Open Calls *
MRI Europe Newsflash, February 2010Read more
Download the First Announcement of the Forum Carpaticum 2010
Forum Carpaticum, 15-17 Sept. 2010, Kraków, Poland 177.85 Kb
MRI workshop on global change research in mountain regions in Vienna, Austria, prior to the EGU meeting. The one-day free workshop brings together the key active researchers from around the world working on global change in mountain regions.
