International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
The year 2025 was declared the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation (IYGP2025) by the United Nations General Assembly to "highlight the importance of glaciers and ensure that those relying on them...receive the necessary.. services".[1] The declaration was made at a request the mountainous country of Tajikistan made during 2022.[2] Melting ice and glaciers threaten water security in many regions, including Tajikistan.[3] [4]
Objectives of the declaration include:
- Raising awareness of melting glaciers.
- Advocating changes in policy and sustainable measures to preserve glaciers.[5] [6]
This commemoration is co-facilitated by UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization.[7] [8] [9] The official launch will occur on March 21, which is also now the World Day for Glaciers.[10] [11] The International Conference of Glaciers' Preservation will last from the May 29 -- June 1 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.[12]
References
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- ^ "Letter dated 16 June 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General". United Nations Digital Library. 2022年06月22日.
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- ^ Platform, Climate Adaptation (2025年01月23日). "Melting Glaciers Threaten Central Asia's Food and Water Security". Climate Adaptation Platform. Retrieved 2025年03月07日.
- ^ "International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 2025". World Meteorological Organization. 2024年11月13日. Retrieved 2025年02月26日.
- ^ "Open Forum on Science, Prediction, and Response to Global Decline in Mountain Snow and Ice". The Small Earth Nepal. 2014年05月04日. Retrieved 2025年02月28日.
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- ^ "UN International Year Of Glacier Preservation". Alpine Club of Canada. Retrieved 2025年02月26日.
- ^ "Canada IYGP". Canada IYGP. Retrieved 2025年02月26日.
- ^ "Official launch event - 21 January 2025". Archived from the original on 2025年01月24日. Retrieved 2025年03月07日.
- ^ Nations, United. "World Day for Glaciers". United Nations. Retrieved 2025年02月26日.
- ^ "Towards the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Dushanbe 2025". Archived from the original on 2025年01月24日. Retrieved 2025年03月07日.