The year 2025 was declared the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation (IYGP2025) by the United Nations General Assembly to "highlight the importance of glaciers and ensure that those relying on them...receive the necessary.. services". [1] The declaration was made at a request the mountainous country of Tajikistan made during 2022. [2] Melting ice and glaciers threaten water security in many regions, including Tajikistan. [3] [4]
Objectives of the declaration include:
- Raising awareness of melting glaciers.
- Advocating changes in policy and sustainable measures to preserve glaciers. [5] [6]
This commemoration is co-facilitated by UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization. [7] [8] [9] The official launch will occur on March 21, which is also now the World Day for Glaciers. [10] [11] The International Conference of Glaciers' Preservation will last from the May 29 -- June 1 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. [12]