Glaciers are in the spotlight in 2025, through the UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP) and the inaugural World Day of Glaciers on March 21. The latter event was celebrated with high-level ceremonies at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and UN Headquarters in New York City. The UN special year is jointly co-facilitated by UNESCO and […]

February 2024: Alex Massot – a colleague from the GEO Mountains Secretariat – and I have been kindly invited to extend our stay in Colombia by a group of mountain researchers, led by Professors María Elena Gutiérrez and Enrique Ángel from Universidad EIA. The team are keen to show us the spectacular mountain environment in which they […]

During the GEO Mountains Regional Workshop Series (2023–2024), we were fortunate to be able to spend some time in the very mountain regions we have been working to support for the last four years under the Adaptation at Altitude Programme. In this post, we provide a few reflections on our experiences. Affability and Avalanche Risk in […]

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports play a pivotal role in shaping global climate policies. However, the effectiveness of its outreach efforts in Central and South America remains a critical question. In this context, I believe that including the rich social diversity in IPCC outreach for Central and South America is essential for […]