Mountain Summit

Between October 29th and November 1, 2002 the Bishkek Global Mountain Summit 2002 was held in Kyrgyzstan. Many issues were discussed regarding keeping the international commitment to development of mountainous regions in a sustainable way. Numerous important subjects were talked about in this Summit that was the final world event tying together the International Year of Mountains 2002.

The Summit was kicked off by the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akaev, who reiterated that the international community needs to be involved in making sure world attitudes toward sustainable and environmentally sound development of mountain regions and states happen.

One of the most important developments was towards the end of the Summit when the Central Asian Mountain Charter was signed by countries in Central Asia, Eastern and Central Europe.

This Summit was arranged by the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan with support from many other sponsors.