Celebration of the 1st World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day (Paris, France). The inaugural World Day for Glaciers will be celebrated alongside World Water Day on 20–21 March 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Organized as part of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025, this high-level event will address the growing challenges arising by glacier melt and its impacts on global water security, ecosystems, and communities.

Highlights of the two-day programme include:

• High-level sessions featuring global leaders and experts
• Launch of the UN World Water Development Report 2025 under the theme “Mountains and glaciers: Water towers”
• Brainstorming session for the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences 2025-2034
• Exhibitions on glaciers and mountains
• Parallel side-events for further in-depth discussions and engagement