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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ALMATY, May 30 (Xinhua) — The first International High-Level Conference on Glacier Protection was held in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe on Friday, the Khovar news agency reported.
The forum, held in Kokhi Somon, the seat of the Government of Tajikistan, brought together more than 2,500 experts from 80 countries, heads of government delegations, high-ranking representatives of regional and international organizations, research institutes and development partners.
The conference included two thematic sessions: “Glaciers, Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, the threat of sea level rise and strategies for small island developing states” and “From glaciers to the sea: glaciers, snow cover and water availability in the context of climate change”.
The conference was organized within the framework of the International Year of Glacier Conservation on the initiative of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, supported at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. –0–