How are #Kyrgyz herders coping with the impacts of #climatechange on their high mountain pastures? Can they preserve their traditional lifestyle and the Kyrgyz horse? A joint initiative by the Aga Khan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season of #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is produced by ...

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During the first week of #COP26, the #AgaKhanAgencyforHabitat joined the Governments of Tajikistan and Switzerland to discuss and align approaches that are building #climatechange resilience in the Pamir highlands, where mountain communities are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. ...

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The #AgaKhan Trust for Culture (#AKTC) was invited by #Expo2020 Dubai to present its work under the theme of Best Practice in Urban & Rural Development - to share experiences, successes and lessons learnt from its Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. The Trust chose to showcase its work in Pakistan. For urban regeneration, it featured interventions carried out in the city of ...

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Communities that live in the high mountains suffer the worst consequences of the #climateemergency but emit almost zero #greenhousegases. This point was brought home by Mr. Khalid Khurshid, Chief Minister of the Government of Gilgit Baltistan, and others who participated at the World Habitat #COP26 event held on Monday 8 November 2021 in Glasgow. This video which premiered at the event shows ...

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Join us as we conclude our 2021 Virtual Voyage campaign with a Homecoming Celebration to take a look back at the places we visited, the people we met, and how all of our supporters - sponsors, volunteers, and donors - continue to make AKF's important work possible. ...

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