Glaciers are crucial for regulating the global climate and providing freshwater, essential for billions of people.
However, due to climate change, driven mainly by human activities since the 1800s, these vital resources are rapidly melting.
The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation to highlight the importance of glaciers and ensure that those relying on them, and those affected by cryospheric processes, receive the necessary hydrological, meteorological, and climate services.
These efforts underscore the role mountain regions play as a key source of global freshwater and ecosystem services.
The International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
The UN declared this year the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, along with their proclamation of 21 March as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025.?
This is an opportunity to raise global awareness about the glaciers, snow, and ice in the climate system and the hydrological cycle, as well as?the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the impending changes in the Earth¡¯s cryosphere.
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