Supported by National and International Partners
GLOFCA is implemented in close collaboration with national, regional, and international partners whose expertise strengthens glacier hazard management and supports community-driven resilience across Central Asia’s high mountain regions.
News
Follow the latest updates from the GLOFCA project: from field missions and early warning system installations to national consultations and regional cooperation efforts.
New information boards in Ala-Archa National Park: a step towards visitor safety
The GLOFCA project installed information boards in Ala-Archa National Park to enhance the safety of tourists and local residents.
Major collapse of the Dehdal Glacier
On 25 October 2025, at around 11:00 a.m., a large ice mass collapsed from the Dehdal Glacier (formerly known as Dedal), located on the northern slopes of the Peter the First Range, near the village of Safedobi in Tajikabad District.
GLOFCA project and partners planted 800 trees in the Pskem Valley to protect against landslides and held a children’s drawing contest
On 30 October 2025, the GLOFCA team and the State Institution “Hydroingeo” will hold a tree-planting campaign in the Pskem Valley, one of the project’s pilot sites. The initiative aims to stabilise slopes and protect local communities from landslides.
Pilot Projects
In the region’s most vulnerable glacier valleys, GLOFCA works with local communities to assess risks, install early warning systems, and strengthen preparedness. Explore our pilot sites across Central Asia.
Kazakhstan
In the Ile Alatau mountains, GLOFCA supports early warning and engineering measures in the Esik and Talgar river basins, which are home to moraine-dammed lakes threatening communities, infrastructure, and UNESCO-listed heritage.
Kyrgyz Republic
In Ala-Archa and Ton-Tosor valleys, GLOFCA monitors unstable glacial lakes, supports local preparedness, and is installing an early warning system to reduce flood risks in high-risk communities.
Uzbekistan
In the Pskem River basin, GLOFCA works to reduce flood and landslide risks from large glacial lakes threatening villages, hydropower, and tourism in Tepar and Pskem.
Tajikistan
In the Saidoi Nasafi (Baralmos) Glacier area, GLOFCA supports risk mapping, community outreach, and the installation of an early warning system. The region has experienced repeated GLOF events, which have damaged roads and other critical infrastructure.
Kazakhstan
In the Ile Alatau mountains, GLOFCA supports early warning and engineering measures in the Esik and Talgar river basins, which are home to moraine-dammed lakes threatening communities, infrastructure, and UNESCO-listed heritage.
Kyrgyz Republic
In Ala-Archa and Ton-Tosor valleys, GLOFCA monitors unstable glacial lakes, supports local preparedness, and is installing an early warning system to reduce flood risks in high-risk communities.
Uzbekistan
In the Pskem River basin, GLOFCA works to reduce flood and landslide risks from large glacial lakes threatening villages, hydropower, and tourism in Tepar and Pskem.
Tajikistan
In the Saidoi Nasafi (Baralmos) Glacier area, GLOFCA supports risk mapping, community outreach, and the installation of an early warning system. The region has experienced repeated GLOF events, which have damaged roads and other critical infrastructure.
Resources & Publications
Access our comprehensive collection of scientific research, policy frameworks, and practical guidelines developed to strengthen regional capacity for GLOF management and community preparedness throughout Central Asia.
Rapid Hazard Assessment Report: Dehdal glacier collapse
This is a Rapid Hazard Assessment Report of the Dehdal glacier collapse prepared by Khusrav Kabutov, Ubaydullo Udaydulloev, Jakob Steiner, Simon Allen, Evan Miles
Monitoring earth’s glacial lakes from space with machine learning
An article reviewing AI methods for remote sensing of glacial lakes, by surveying a decade (2015–2024) of research on glacial lake monitoring from space, with a focus on classical machine learning and deep learning approaches.
Atlas of mudflow and flood hazards in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic (EN)
The atlas was compiled with the support of the Country Office
of the United Nations World Food Programme in the Kyrgyz Republic (WFP UN)
and with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)