The followings 45 Who is who entries are listed below.
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S. No. Name Category Type of Work Thematic Area Mountain of Intrest Country URL
1 Action Nature Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Rural/Community Development
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • (Renewable) Energy
    		•  Alps Switzerland www.actionnature.org/en/
    2 Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Policy development & implementation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Business
    		•
  • (Renewable) Energy
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Policy & compensation incl. Adaptation Fund
  • Water /watershed management
  • Soil fertility management
  • Payment for environmental services
  • Land tenure
  • Forest management
    		•  Switzerland www.akdn.org/index.html
    3 AGRIDEA Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Rural/Community Development
    		•
  • Infrastructure (i.e. water, housing, sanitation, roads)
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Local/ Indigenous knowledge
    		•  Alps Switzerland www.agridea.ch
    4 Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Pollution
    		•  Switzerland www.art.admin.ch
    5 ALPdidact Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Information Sharing System
    		•
  • Infrastructure (i.e. water, housing, sanitation, roads)
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
    		•  Alps Switzerland www.alpdidact.ch
    6 Centre for Development and Environment, University of Berne (CDE) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Policy development & implementation
  • Information Sharing System
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
    		•
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Policy & compensation incl. Adaptation Fund
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
  • Water /watershed management
  • Forest management
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  N/A Switzerland www.cde.unibe.ch
    7 Commission Internationale pour la Protection des Alpes - Schweiz (CIPRA - Schweiz) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Rural/Community Development
  • Information Sharing System
  • Network
  • Policy development & implementation
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Water /watershed management
  • Forest management
  • Pollution
  • Policy & compensation incl. Adaptation Fund
  • Microfinance /Microcredit
  • Social aspects incl. gender and migration
  • Land use planning & management
    		•  Swiss Alps Switzerland www.cipra.org/de/CIPRA/cipra-schweiz
    8 Ecole Polytechinque Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • (Eco)Tourism
  • Policy & compensation incl. Adaptation Fund
  • Local and national adaptation strategy
    		•  Switzerland www.epfl.ch/
    9 Eidgenössisches Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung (SFL) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  Switzerland www.slf.ch/
    10 ETH Zurich Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Forest management
    		•  Switzerland www.ethz.ch/index_EN
    11 Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology Government (supported) Organisation
  • Information Sharing System
  • Policy development & implementation
    		•
  • Scenarios and predictions (DRR)
    		•  Switzerland www.meteoswiss.ch
    12 Fondation pour le développement durable des régions de montagne (FDDM) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  - Caucasus Mountains - Alps Switzerland www.fddm.ch
    13 Forest Ecology (ETH) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Water /watershed management
  • Forest management
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
    		•  European Alps Switzerland www.fe.ethz.ch
    14 Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Rural/Community Development
  • Policy development & implementation
  • Advocacy
    		•
  • Infrastructure (i.e. water, housing, sanitation, roads)
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  - Andes (Altiplano) Dry - Alps - Himalayas - Tibet, Plateau of - Caucasus Mountains Switzerland gmba.unibas.ch
    15 Helvetas. The Swiss Association for International Cooperation Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Funding
    		•  Andes Arido (Altiplano),Andes Húmedo (Páramo),Andes Semi Switzerland www.helvetas.org/
    16 Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil (HSR) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Local and national adaptation strategy
  • (Eco)Tourism
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.hsr.ch
    17 Institute of Cartography (ETH) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • cartography
  • Local and national adaptation strategy
    		•  Wester China, Mongolian and Tibetan Plateaus Switzerland www.karto.ethz.ch
    18 Intercooperation Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Land use planning & management
    		•  Andes Arido (Altiplano),Andes Húmedo (Páramo),Andes Semi Switzerland www.intercooperation.ch
    19 IUCN Regional Office for Southern Africa (IUCN ROSA) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Rural/Community Development
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
    		•
  • Water /watershed management
  • Payment for environmental services
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  ... Switzerland www.iucnrosa.org/
    20 L'Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Education
  • Urbanization and mobility in mountain areas
    		•  Switzerland www.arch.unisi.ch
    21 Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
    		•  Switzerland
    22 Mountain Research and Development (MRD) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Advocacy
    		•  - Alps - Pamirs - Andes (Altiplano) Dry - Ethiopian Highlands - Himalayas Switzerland
    23 Pamir’s Bridges Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO)
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Rural/Community Development
    		•
  • Infrastructure (i.e. water, housing, sanitation, roads)
    		•  Central Asia Switzerland www.pamirbridges.ch
    24 Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Pollution
  • (Renewable) Energy
  • Health/nutrition
    		•  Alps, Andes, Altai Switzerland www.psi.ch
    25 Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für de Berggebiete (Swiss Association for Mountain Areas) (SAB) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Rural/Community Development
  • Information Sharing System
  • Network
  • Policy development & implementation
    		•
  • Land tenure
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Social aspects incl. gender and migration
  • Health/nutrition
  • Land use planning & management
    		•  Swiss Alps Switzerland www.sab.ch/
    26 Secretaría del Convenio de Ramsar Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO) Switzerland www.ramsar.org
    27 Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Funding
  • Information Sharing System
  • Policy development & implementation
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Education
  • Governance
  • Water /watershed management
  • Social aspects incl. gender and migration
  • Health/nutrition
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  Switzerland www.sdc.admin.ch
    28 Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Soil fertility management
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Forest management
    		•  Switzerland www.wsl.ch
    29 Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
    		•
  • ecosystem, hydrology,
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Local and national adaptation strategy
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
  • Education
    		•  Avalanche Switzerland www.slf.ch
    30 Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Water /watershed management
  • aquatic systems
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.eawag.ch/index_EN
    31 The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Rural/Community Development
    		•
  • Infrastructure (i.e. water, housing, sanitation, roads)
  • Health/nutrition
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.akdn.org
    32 The Alliance in the Alps (AIA) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Information Sharing System
  • Network
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Water /watershed management
  • (Eco)Tourism
  • (Renewable) Energy
    		•  Alps Switzerland www.alpenallianz.org/e/allianz.htm
    33 The Mountain Research Initiative Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation Andes Arido (Altiplano),Andes Húmedo (Páramo),Andes Semi,Blue Mountains (Jamaica),Cordillera Brasilera (Brasil),Cordillera Central (Panamá),Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico),Cordillera Central (República Dominicana),Cordillera Chontaleña (Nicaragua),Cordil Switzerland www.mri.scnatweb.ch
    34 the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Research & Technology transfer
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
    		•
  • Water /watershed management
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
    		•  Switzerland www.eawag.ch
    35 Union International Des Association D'alpinisme (UIAA) Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO)
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Policy development & implementation
    		•
  • (Eco)Tourism
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Local/ Indigenous knowledge
    		•  Switzerland www.theuiaa.org
    36 Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza / The World Conservation Union Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation Switzerland www.iucn.org
    37 University of Basel Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Land tenure
  • Soil fertility management
  • Water /watershed management
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.unibas.ch
    38 University of Bern, Institute of Plan Sciences Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Forest management
  • ecosystem, vegetation
  • Local and national adaptation strategy
    		•  Switzerland www.ips.unibe.ch
    39 University of Geneva Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
  • Local and national adaptation strategy
  • natural hazzard process, late-holocene activity, tree-ring analysis
  • Education
    		•  Swiss Alps, Himalayas, Mexico, Morocco, Spain Switzerland www.unige.ch
    40 University of Lausanne (UNIL) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.unil.ch
    41 University of Lausanne, Institute of Geography Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.unil.ch/igul
    42 University of Zurich (UZH) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Education
    		•  Switzerland www.uzh.ch/about_en.html
    43 University of Zurich, Department of Geography Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • Geomorphology, remote sensing, glaciology
  • Soil fertility management
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
    		•  Switzerland www.geo.unizh.ch
    44 WWF Schweiz Civil Society Organisation incl. Foundation
  • Land use planning & management
  • Social aspects incl. gender and migration
  • Agriculture incl. livestock, fisheries, medicinal plants
  • Water /watershed management
  • Soil fertility management
  • Pollution
  • Forest management
  • Biodiversity - wildlife conservation
    		•  Swiss Alps Switzerland www.wwf.ch
    45 Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Government (supported) Organisation
  • Capacity building (Training, education, extension, etc)
  • Research & Technology transfer
    		•
  • livelihoods
  • Monitoring of changes (glaciers, permafrost)
    		•  Switzerland www.zhaw.ch
     

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