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Powder avalanche near the Columbia Icefield. Photo by Frances Klatzel.
World Day for Glaciers Webinar
Introducing the UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation: The State and Fate of Canada’s Snow and Ice.
Presented on March 21st, the Canadian Committee for the UN International Year of Glaciers' Preservation introduced the UN Glacier Year and its significance in Canada. This event featured three presentations:
John Pomeroy: Observations and predictions of changing mountain snow, ice and water.
Alison Criscitiello: Contaminant transfer in the Canadian Arctic.
Bob Sandford: The importance of snow and ice to the economy, culture, and sustainability.
The Status and Future of Freshwater Supply in Canada, presented by John Pomeroy, hosted by the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
This tour shares the historical and current significance of the Columbia Icefield region through an Indigenous lens. Though no single Indigenous group was settled in the region, the mountain passes were used by several Nations for trading, both pre and post-European contact. From an ecological perspective, the Athabasca Glacier plays a critical hydrological role, supporting ecosystems and communities across North America
Themes: Glaciers, traditional knowledge, indigenous perspectives
Minute 16:33 - Glacier decline in the Canadian Rockies, presented by Dr. John Pomeroy COP26 2021. Full video discusses glaciers and ice in Switzerland, Greenland, Antarctica and more.
Themes: Glaciers, climate change
In 2020, Alberta Tomorrow and the Guardians of the Ice brought together 4 prominent scientists to discuss water and glaciers in Alberta and how climate change is affecting them. This is a recording of that webinar.
Themes: Glaciers, climate change, water resources
This is a presentation given by Professor John Pomeroy on Mountain Snow Hydrology in 2020, during the CDHM webinar-6 jointly organized by The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) with the Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (CDHM), Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Global Water Futures (GWF) and Center for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan.
Themes: Snow, hydrology, water resources
Bob Sandford with the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health discusses water security in Canada.
Themes: Water resources, climate change
A video describing permafrost, permafrost-related processes and climate impacts produced by the Alfred Wegener Institute / Lars Grübner.
Themes: Permafrost, climate change