Sustainable Mountain Development No. 56, ICIMOD, Winter 2009
Himalaya – Changing Landscapes photo exhibition media. The large European exhibition will now move to
draws attention to global climate change Switzerland where it will be shown in Berne in October.
ICIMOD’s photo exhibition Himalaya – Changing
ICIMOD has received a steady stream of requests
Landscapes continued its European tour in 2009. The
from its member countries to have the powerful photos
fi fth exhibition was organised in Bonn, Germany, from
exhibited in the region itself.
1 to 12 June 2009 in conjunction with the UNFCCC
As the European exhibition is too large to be transported
climate change conference. The concept of the
by air (the panels are 4 m x 2 m), ICIMOD has now
exhibition was extended with new photos to make it
created a small version of the exhibition. This ‘mobile
even more compelling. The repeat mountain panoramas
exhibition’ fi ts inside a box and can travel on an
and photos of the 1950s glacial research teams were
aeroplane. Three sets arrived at ICIMOD headquarters
complemented by repeat photographs of landscapes
in August 2009. Two will remain with ICIMOD and will
from the mid hills of Nepal and Pakistan. New repeat
be available to travel to different locations where they
photos of people were also added, as well as pictures
will be displayed for a limited period, one was custom-
of cultural and socioeconomic changes in the region.
made for the GP Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment
The Bonn exhibition was displayed next to the hotel
and Development, located in Almora, Uttarakhand,
where the UNFCCC conference was being held, and
India.
on the way to many side events. The exhibition drew
much interest amongst the conference participants and
Nonna Lamponen, nlamponen@icimod.org
the employees of the German Ministries nearby and was
extensively covered in both the local and international
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