UIAA call for experts

International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)

CALL FOR EXPERTS

Please register your interest to contribute to and support the work of the UIAA and its Mountain Protection Commission by filing in the form below. The information collected via this form is securely curated by and filed at the MRI Coordination Office, and contact details of experts who register below will be shared with the UIAA Office and its Mountain Protection Commission for further follow up.

The expressions of interest form is open for applications from 28 March 2023 and will remain available until 30 June 2023, or until further notice.

We also strongly encourage you to create or update your profile in the MRI Experts Database, which is regularly searched by the MRI Coordination Office staff, network members, and external partners who are looking to identify individuals for expert inputs, consulting opportunities, as speakers at events, propose research ideas, among other prospects for collaboration.

If you have any questions about this call for experts, please contact us at the mri@mountainresearchinitiative.org

Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of the UIAA through your expertise!

Name*

First NameLast Name

Preferred email address*

example@example.com

University, institution, primary affiliation*

Your role or position

Location where you are based*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City

Country

Are you a member of a UIAA member federation?*

YesNoNot sure / I don't know

If you are a member of a UIAA member federation(s), please list below:

See https://theuiaa.org/members/member-federations/

Areas of expertise that you offer or are interesting in supporting:*

Protected area management and conservation practices in mountain areasPollution, waste management, and/or life cycle assessmentsMountain protection and sustainable development in outdoor recreation, mountaineering expeditions and remote area explorationClimate change mitigation (e.g. GHG emissions inventories, managing and reducing GHG emissions in the travel, tourism, or outdoor recreation contexts, trackig emission reduction pledges, etc.)Climate change adaptation (e.g. addressing risks associated with climate change impacts in mountaineering and outdoor recreation, sesonal changes in outdoor recreation, options for adaptation, etc.)Mountain biodiversity and ecosystemsAdvocacy, planning practices, participatory community engagement, decision-making processes, and/or policymaking (at local, national, regional, or global level)

I have created (or have updated) an experts profile in the MRI Experts Database, and it is available for public view.*

YesNo

Are you an Early Career Researcher (i.e., undergraduate student, MSc/PhD student, or post-graduate up to 5 years since obtaining MSc/PhD)?*

YesNoNot sure

Please share any additional general comments here

I hereby offer my consent and permission to the MRI Coordination Office to share my contact details with the UIAA Office and Mountain Protection Commission for the purposes described in this call for experts.*

Yes

Thank you!