GLOFCA – Reducing Vulnerabilities of Populations in the Central Asia Region from Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in a Changing Climate, Report-Part1, University of Zurich
This report provides a synopsis of the work undertaken by the University of Zurich (UZH) in our role as the lead implementing partner to the GLOFCA project. The report covers the period from October 2022 until the end of April 2023 and is an update of previous reports. The key achievement of this reporting period […]
This report provides a synopsis of the work undertaken by the University of Zurich (UZH) in our role as the lead implementing partner to the GLOFCA project. The report covers the period from October 2022 until the end of April 2023 and is an update of previous reports. The key achievement of this reporting period include:
- Completion of the second regional exchange workshop on GLOF hazard assessment.
- Preliminary hazard assessment results for the pilot sites from numerical modelling.
- Completion of a series of webinars on EWS with regional and international experts.
- Drafting of a methodological framework for GLOF hazard and risk assessment (UZH input to chapter 2 of the best practice guidance document.
- Exchange visits from partners from Kazakhstan (and preparation of visit from Kyrgyzstan).
- Procurement of services for consulting and back-stopping for technical issues of the EWS.
- Completion of the analytical lake mapping toolbox and lake atlas.
- Contributions to regional events, including summer schools and capacity building activities.
- Contributions to international conferences
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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.
Series of Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in Lakhsh District: Another Call to Action
On the evening of 10 August 2025, a powerful mudflow descended in the Archakapa area of Lakhsh District, Tajikistan, originating from a glacier lake on the Said Nafisi Glacier (formerly Baralmos).
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.