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Education
Members of the Education initiative
Education is one of the most effective means of reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development in mountain areas as it helps to build the capacity of local people to solve mountain problems.
The Education Initiative of the Mountain Partnership will be guided by the principles set out in Agenda 21 and will consider other relevant international agreements, declarations and policy platforms, including the Millennium Development goals.
In 2004, leading members of the Education Initiative, along with other key resource people, met for the first time at a workshop in Rome to identify key issues and actions for the Initiative. The results of the workshop were shared with all members of the Education Initiative and further refined during the breakaway session dedicated to the issue at the Second Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership, or Cusco Conference (Peru, 28-29 October). A Discussion Paper was produced that will provide a foundation for further action in the Education Initiative.
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