On 21 March 2025, the GLOFCA project was featured during a high-level side event at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, held as part of the joint celebration of the first-ever World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day. The event, titled “Climate Change Impact on Cryosphere, from Glaciers to the Sea: Examples from the Regions,” brought together national representatives from Central Asia, regional project experts, representatives from key research institutions as well as representatives of cryosphere-related projects from Africa and Latin America.
Among the speakers were Mr. Ramazon Rahmonov (Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan), Dr. Bolot Moldobekov (Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences, the Kyrgyz Republic), and Dr. Christian Huggel (the University of Zurich). The session was co-organized by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty.
The GLOFCA project was presented as a key regional initiative addressing glacier lake outburst floods through the installation of Early Warning Systems and low-cost adaptation measures. The event emphasized the importance of regional cooperation, data systems, and long-term strategies for cryosphere monitoring and climate adaptation.
