Event
Regional
11 August 2025

GLOFCA Contributes to Regional Cryosphere Action Planning in Central Asia

From 6–8 August 2025, the GLOFCA team took part in a subregional workshop at Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic.

From 6–8 August 2025, the GLOFCA team took part in a subregional workshop at Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, dedicated to developing the Subregional Joint Action Programme (SJAP) for the cryosphere in Central Asia. The meeting, organized by the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty under the GEF-UNDP-UNESCO Cryosphere Project, brought together government representatives, scientific institutions, and national experts to define priority measures for cryosphere monitoring, research, and climate adaptation.

As part of the process, GLOFCA contributed its expertise in disaster risk reduction, highlighting the role of Early Warning Systems and community preparedness in addressing glacier-related hazards. This input will help ensure that the SJAP and National Action Plans integrate practical measures for building resilience in mountain communities across the region.

Risk Management

Uzbekistan

29 December 2025

Landslide monitoring devices installed in Uzbekistan to strengthen monitoring in the Pskem area

New landslide monitoring equipment has been installed in the Pskem valley in Uzbekistan under the “Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in the Central Asia region from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate” (GLOFCA) project, implemented by UNESCO with support from the Adaptation Fund, by specialists of the SE “Institute of HYDROENGEO”.