parallel session

Parallel Session 2: Connecting highlands to islands Melting of mountain glaciers has major downstream impacts.  Climate change induced melting has resulted in  disruptive consequences to downstream ecosystems, infrastructure and livelihoods, affecting seasonality of water availability or triggering floods.  As a result, these regions, islands and coastal areas are today among the most vulnerable communities across […]

Parallel Session 1: Urgency of 1.5-degree ambition for the preservation of glaciers Climate Change is an existential crisis. Its impacts are increasingly intensifying, bringing devastating consequences to ecosystems, farming, and food systems across the globe. The Paris Agreement (2015) aims to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5°C to avoid these impacts. Achieving this