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Event
25 October 2022

GLOFCA is present in ‘Adventure of Science: Women and Glaciers in Central Asia’

GLOFCA member Laura Niggli joined this year’s ‘Adventure of Science: Women and Glaciers in Central Asia’ (https://www.inspiringgirls.org/central-asia-en) expedition as visiting scientific instructor with expertise on Glacier Lake Outburst Floods. The project ‘Adventure of Science’ empowers young women through science, art and wilderness exploration. This year’s successful expedition took place from 16.-25. August 2022 in the […]

GLOFCA member Laura Niggli joined this year’s ‘Adventure of Science: Women and Glaciers in Central Asia’ (https://www.inspiringgirls.org/central-asia-en) expedition as visiting scientific instructor with expertise on Glacier Lake Outburst Floods.

The project ‘Adventure of Science’ empowers young women through science, art and wilderness exploration.

This year’s successful expedition took place from 16.-25. August 2022 in the adventurous Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan where the young women made their first steps in and around Golubin glacier located in the beautiful high mountain regions the Kyrgyz range.

The female led team trained the participants in scientific methods and supports them in the development and presentation of their own scientific projects. The participants learnt about climate and environmental changes as well as natural hazards and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in high mountain regions.

Besides the focus on thematic capacity building, the program is designed to encourage critical thinking, curiosity, and expression with the goal to empower a new generation of strong, aware and educated female explorers, scientists and leaders.

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Early Warning
Kyrgyz Republic
10 November 2025

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.
Event
Tajikistan
6 November 2025

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.
Community
Uzbekistan
31 October 2025

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.