Skip to main content

Event
Kazakhstan
22 August 2025

GLOFCA Knowledge Platform Presented at World Library and Information Congress in Astana

On 20 August 2025, the GLOFCA project was presented during the session “Regional Engagement, Global Impact: Connecting with UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty” at the 89th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Astana, Kazakhstan.

On 20 August 2025, the GLOFCA project was presented during the session “Regional Engagement, Global Impact: Connecting with UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty” at the 89th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The GLOFCA team highlighted the project’s online platform as a knowledge management tool linking science, policy, and communities in reducing glacial lake outburst flood risks. It was emphasized that the platform, containing information on early warning systems, technical tools such as manuals and atlases, as well as practical resources such as community brochures and school safety materials, contributes to the free flow of knowledge and information in the region between all stakeholders. It also enables direct feedback from local communities through a grievance mechanism.

By sharing GLOFCA at WLIC, UNESCO underlined the common mission of libraries and knowledge platforms: ensuring open access to information, supporting preparedness, and sustaining resources beyond project lifetimes. Lessons from GLOFCA’s work in Central Asia are also contributing to global knowledge on managing glacier-related hazards.

Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty at the WLIC session

Read more

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.