2025 International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
The world鈥檚 snow, glaciers, and ice sheets are essential long-term renewable sources of freshwater, whether in polar regions, in the mountains or in downstream regions. As a side event of the UN Water Conference, the event will serve as a platform for stakeholders to express their commitments and partnerships聽to the International Year of Glacier Preservation 2025 declared by the UN General Assembly and聽serve as a steppingstone to developing a road map.
This event will discuss the outstanding gaps in understanding the link between glacier changes and聽
water resources and risks to societies, and the key actions necessary to enhance access to critical聽information that would enhance the ability of society to adapt.聽The event is designed as a first step to developing partnerships and towards co-designing a road聽map towards 2025.
The session will primarily target government officials, international聽organizations, disaster risk managers and practitioners engaged in working on resilience building聽to extremes towards programming and planning at the local level. Secondary audiences will include聽practitioners and researchers who are engaged in linking science and policy, with sustained聽strategies to better manage the impact of climate change on glaciers, and the impacts on people and聽sustainable development.
Messages and recommendations coming out of this event will be delivered to the relevant major UN conferences, including聽the High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development, Dushanbe Water Process Conferences, and others.