Climate change threatens the vast high latitude and high altitude cold regions of the world. This session explores the impacts of climate change on the cryosphere in Latin America, Central Asia and the Andes; and anticipates the future dangers these regions will face. Hosted largely by the COP26 Cryosphere Pavilion Hub in Geneva, panelists discussed adaptation solutions and experiences, with a particular focus on mountain areas and developing countries.<\/p>\n
Hosted by the University of Geneva, the Switzerland Moderator was Dr. Carolina Adler, Executive Director, Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) and IPCC AR6 WG2 Lead Author. Opening words came from Professor J\u00f6rg Balsiger, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva; and Professor Christian Huggel, University of Z\u00fcrich. Regional impacts were explained by Randy Mu\u00f1oz, PhD candidate from Peru, University of Z\u00fcrich; Professor Martin H\u00f6lzle, University of Fribourg; and Professor Markus Stoffel, University of Geneva.<\/p>\n
Dr. Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General of WMO kindly moderated the Glasgow portion. Panelists included Dr. Radha Wagle, UNFCCC Focal Point, Nepal; Nino Tkhilava, UNFCCC Focal Point, Georgia; Janine Kuriger, Global Programme Climate Change and Environment, SDC; Marlene Kronenberg, University of Fribourg; Miguel Vera-Lugo, Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregi\u00f3n Andina; and Dr. Izabella Koziell, Deputy Director General, ICIMOD.<\/p>\n