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Special session on Glaciers for journalists

The United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers Preservation. This year will feature events, new data releases, and key announcements focused on glaciers. WMO and UNESCO organised a special online briefing session designed for media professionals, on 16 January 2025.

The recording of the online session on Glaciers for journalists is available below.

Moderaters: Brigitte Perrin (WMO), Fran?ois Wibaux (UNESCO)

Speakers: 

? General concepts of glaciers: formation, distribution, and importance (Prof. John Pomeroy, University of Saskatchewan) 

? How do we measure ice and glaciers? Recent progress/technologies (Dr. Samuel Nussbaumer, World Glacier Monitoring Service) 

? Latest scientific data: trends of glacier changes, contributions to sea level rise, and impacts on water resources (Dr. Isabelle G?rtner, World Glacier Monitoring Service) 

? Social and environmental impacts: water security, natural hazards, and effects on communities (Dr. Neera Pradhan, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD) 

? Common misconceptions on glaciers (Prof. Stefan Uhlenbrook, Director of Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere, WMO) 

? Anil Mishra (UNESCO) 

? Sulagna Mishra (WMO)