International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation – 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: UN
Context: In 2025, the International Year of Glacier Preservation is being marked through a UN-backed global conference, International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation – 2025 in Tajikistan.
About International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation – 2025:
• What is it? A high-level global summit focusing on urgent action to combat glacier retreat and ensure sustainable freshwater supplies from cryospheric sources.
• A high-level global summit focusing on urgent action to combat glacier retreat and ensure sustainable freshwater supplies from cryospheric sources.
• Held in: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Organised by: Republic of Tajikistan, with support from United Nations agencies
• Declared under: UN Resolution declaring 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
• Objectives:
• Promote climate-resilient water resource management. Raise global awareness of the threats posed by glacier melt. Encourage strong multilateral climate action aligned with the Paris Agreement and SDGs.
• Promote climate-resilient water resource management.
• Raise global awareness of the threats posed by glacier melt.
• Encourage strong multilateral climate action aligned with the Paris Agreement and SDGs.
• Key Features:
• Scientific Collaboration: Foster glacier monitoring, cryospheric data sharing, and research coordination across nations. Policy Integration: Align NDCs and NAPs with practical water governance and climate-resilient investments. Early Warning Systems: Develop roadmaps for mountain-specific climate risk prediction and disaster response. Knowledge Exchange: Disseminate best practices, case studies, and adaptive innovations in glacial risk zones. Gender Inclusion: Promote women’s participation in glacier-related water policy and decision-making. UN Trust Fund: Propose formation of a UN-supported Glacier Preservation Fund for long-term financing. Urban Water Security: Prioritize resilient urban and agricultural water supply systems through smart investments. Expected Impact: Ensure targeted hydro-meteorological services for glacier-reliant communities and boost global cryosphere protection efforts.
• Scientific Collaboration: Foster glacier monitoring, cryospheric data sharing, and research coordination across nations.
• Policy Integration: Align NDCs and NAPs with practical water governance and climate-resilient investments.
• Early Warning Systems: Develop roadmaps for mountain-specific climate risk prediction and disaster response.
• Knowledge Exchange: Disseminate best practices, case studies, and adaptive innovations in glacial risk zones.
• Gender Inclusion: Promote women’s participation in glacier-related water policy and decision-making.
• UN Trust Fund: Propose formation of a UN-supported Glacier Preservation Fund for long-term financing.
• Urban Water Security: Prioritize resilient urban and agricultural water supply systems through smart investments.
• Expected Impact: Ensure targeted hydro-meteorological services for glacier-reliant communities and boost global cryosphere protection efforts.