Tajikistan's president calls for global effort to preserve glaciers as melting accelerates

By Meruyert Zhakupova

Published connected 30/05/2025 - 22:29 GMT+2•Updated 22:30

Tajikistan is location to astir 14,000 glaciers, but much than a 1000 person already disappeared.

The state has nan largest number of glaciers successful Central Asia and sits astatine nan epicentre of location glacier melt. As nan effect grows, Tajikistan is starring nan telephone for action and bringing nan rumor to nan world stage.

On nan side-lines of nan first high-level International Conference connected Glaciers' Preservation successful Dushanbe, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon projected launching a awesome study of nan country's glaciers and creating a location investigation lab.

He besides suggested focusing investigation efforts connected nan Vanch Yakh Glacier, formerly known arsenic Fedchenko. It is nan world's largest continental glacier and has already retreated by much than 1 kilometre complete nan past 80 years.

"Considering nan truth that much than 60% of nan region's glaciers are located successful Tajikistan, I propose, successful collaboration pinch improvement partners and investigation institutes, to organise a broad expedition to study nan glaciers of Tajikistan and found a location laboratory for glacier research," nan president said.

The International Conference connected Glaciers' Preservation gathered much than 2,000 group from much than 80 countries.

Among nan high-profile guests were UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Iran's First Vice President Mohammed Reza Arif, Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shabaz Sharif and different world leaders.

The arena marks an important measurement toward putting nan UN's 2025 International Year of Glacier Preservation into action.