8:30 Cryosphere Coordination Meeting
Daily coordination meetings and negotiations updates will be held every morning the Cryosphere Pavilion.
Contact: Stefan Ruchti (stefan@iccinet.org) or Pam Pearson (pam@iccinet.org)

10:00 Equipment and Technical Set-Up
The technical crew will make sure all video and audio equipment is in working order.
International Cryosphere and Climate Initiative

11:30 Preview: State of the Cryosphere 2024
Media briefing on today’s release of the State of the Cryosphere Report 2024 and its relevance for COP29 negations.
International Cryosphere and Climate Initiative

13:00 Recent and Future Loss of Glaciers in the Greater Caucasus (Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan)
The Greater Caucasus region contains over 2,000 glaciers, which constitute a valuable water resource for agriculture and hydroelectric power. They also contribute to the region’s economy by attracting thousands of tourists, although several glacier-related hazards have occurred, including glacial lake outbursts and major ice-debris flows leading to significant loss of life. This side event will summarize recent observations of glaciers in the Caucasus, which have reduced in area by 23% since 2000 and with several glaciers disappearing. Crucially, projections show that the region is highly sensitive to global mean temperature increases between +1.5°C and +3°C, with the former likely to preserve around 40% of glacier mass, but with the latter leading to near-complete deglaciation.
Durham University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Monash University, IIia State University

14:30 Early Career Scientist Presentations
Our team of Early Career Scientists volunteering at the Cryosphere Pavilion during Week 1 will give presentations on their research and fieldwork in the cryosphere, explaining the global importance of polar ice sheets, mountain glaciers and snow, permafrost, polar oceans, and sea ice.
International Cryosphere and Climate Initiative

16:30-18:15 UNFCCC “Message from a Frozen Planet” Side Event (Location: Side Event Room 7)

18:30 Official Cryosphere Pavilion Opening Ceremony