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
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, UK
14:30 Preview: State of the Cryosphere 2024
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