The International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025 will be kicked off with an official launch event on 21 January 2025, Tuesday. This launch event aims to raise awareness, stimulate action and attract funding for the further implementation. The Launch event will feature a “curtain-raiser” (High Level Plenary Opening). This segment will mark the official launch of […]

The European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative – Snow consortium will be holding a virtual user workshop on 23 January 2025. The agenda is below. If you are interested in joining the meeting, please contact Chris.Derksen@ec.gc.ca for further information. Time (CET) Title Presenter 14:00 Introduction and Workshop Objectives Chris Derksen Part 1: Overview of Snow CCI Products […]

Scope The RIMMA conference is being held for the first time in Bern, Switzerland, where we have a long tradition in hazard cartography and integrated management of natural hazards and risks. Information and warnings are decisive elements in integrated risk management. Warnings increase preparedness and are one of the organizational measures (along with forecasts and […]

Scope of the Workshop This workshop aims to bring together global glacier modelers, providing a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration. The focus will be on modelling glaciers on a global scale (or regional, i.e. covering at least one entire region of the Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI). GlacierMIP meeting An (open) business meeting of the […]