The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Glacier Preservation. This year will feature events, new data releases, and key announcements focused on glaciers. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UNESCO organised a special online briefing session designed for media professionals, on 16 January 2025. This recording includes only presentations and a few questions. More information on https://www.un-glaciers.org/
Speakers:
• General concepts of glaciers: formation, distribution, and importance (Prof. John Pomeroy, University of Saskatchewan)
• How do we measure ice and glaciers? Recent progress/technologies (Dr. Samuel Nussbaumer, World Glacier Monitoring Service)
• Latest scientific data: trends of glacier changes, contributions to sea level rise, and impacts on water resources (Dr. Isabelle Gärtner, World Glacier Monitoring Service)
• Social and environmental impacts: water security, natural hazards, and effects on communities (Dr. Neera Pradhan, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD)
• Common misconceptions on glaciers (Prof. Stefan Uhlenbrook, Director of Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere, WMO)
• Tales Carvalho Resende (UNESCO)
• Anil Mishra (UNESCO)
• Sulagna Mishra (WMO)
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