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Schoolmeester, T.; Saravia, M.; Andresen, M.; Postigo, J.; Valverde, A.;
Jurek, M.; Alfthan, B. and Giada, S. 2016. Outlook on Climate Change
Adaptation in the Tropical Andes mountains. Mountain Adaptation
Outlook Series. United Nations Environment Programme, GRID-
Arendal and CONDESAN. Nairobi, Arendal, Vienna and Lima.
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Production Team
Tina Schoolmeester, GRID-Arendal
Miguel Saravia, CONDESAN
Magnus Andresen, GRID-Arendal
Julio Postigo, CONDESAN, Universidad del Pacífico
Alejandra Valverde, CONDESAN, Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Perú
Matthias Jurek, GRID-Arendal
Björn Alfthan, GRID-Arendal
Silvia Giada, UNEP
Contributors
Angela Soriano, CONDESAN
Bert de Bievre, CONDESAN
Boris Orlowsky, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Clever Mafuta, GRID-Arendal
Dirk Hoffmann, Instituto Boliviano de la Montana - BMI
Edith Fernandez-Baca, UNDP
Eva Costas, Ministry of Environment, Ecuador
Gabriela Maldonado, CONDESAN
Harald Egerer, UNEP
Ieva Rucevska, GRID-Arendal
Koen Verbist, UNESCO
Larisa Semernya, UNEP
Manuel Peralvo, CONDESAN
Marie Halvorsen, GRID-Arendal
Rolando Celleri, Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Selene Baez, CONDESAN
Tiina Kurvits, GRID-Arendal
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Riccardo Pravettoni, Cartografare il Presente
ISBN: 978-82-7701-151-6
Front cover photo: Southern Bogota, Colombia