GLOFCA installs risk information boards in Talgar and Esik, Kazakhstan
To enhance public awareness and improve preparedness, GLOFCA installed warning signs and risk-map boards at Talgar and Esik.
GLOFCA Project Completes Engineering Works in Talgar, Kazakhstan
GLOFCA project jointly with Krystroy LLP and Kazselezasсhita restored the plunge pool of the Talgar dam.
GLOFCA Project Completes Engineering Works in Esik, Kazakhstan
GLOFCA project jointly with Krystroy LLP and Kazselezaсhita restored low-pressure dams in the Esik river basin.
An Automatic Weather Station Installed in Uzbekistan to Strengthen Monitoring in the Pskem Area
The installation was carried out by specialists of the H.M. Abdullaev Institute of Geology and Geophysics together with the Hydrometeorological Research Institute (NIGMI).
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.
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.
GLOFCA Project at the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Forum in Dushanbe
On 17 October 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the UNESCO–Adaptation Fund project “Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in Central Asia regoin from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate” (GLOFCA) participated in the Regional Forum: Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Agencies of Central Asian Countries.
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.
Educational field visit to Uzbekistan’s mountains for local school children
In September 2025, the GLOFCA project organized a field visit for school students from the villages of Pskem and Tepar in Uzbekistan in collaboration with SE “Institute of HYDROENGEO”.
International conference in Tashkent on innovative methods for glacier monitoring
On 16 September 2025, an international conference titled “Innovative Methods for Monitoring Mountain Glaciers under Climate Change and Current Challenges in Glaciology” was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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).