The International Glaciers Conference in Dushanbe closed on May 31, and proved a landmark halfway point in the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP) 2025. It served also to raising cryosphere issues as countries prepare for the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies meetings in June (SB62) and later, COP30 in Brazil. Outcomes from this conference will be presented to the UN General Assembly this September and will include the Dushanbe Glaciers Declaration, Chair’s Summary, and Dushanbe Call to Action; with the aim of advocating for stronger emission reductions “preserve glaciers” and limit long-term impacts from declining snowpack and mountain permafrost as well as glacier retreat.
Full Program: International Conference on Glaciers Preservation
International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, 22 April 2026 A white paper entitled Barriers to Glaciers-Related Financing:…
As a part of IYGP, the text for the White Paper was released last November…
Nature Communications, 1 April 2026 A growing network of meltwater lakes along the edge of…
Nature Communications, 6 April 2026 Arctic warming increases the amount of iron draining out of…
Nature Climate Change, 30 March 2026 Rising temperatures increase the frequency of retrogressive thaw slumps…
Nature Communications, 30 March 2026 Surface melting in Antarctica is projected to increase this century,…