United Nations World Water Day 2025: Week of Events at University of Birmingham on "Glacier Preservation"

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The University of Birmingham has held since 2018, UN World Water Day events in person and hybrid. 

 

Please see below our plans for this year on Glacier Preservation. We have a week of events. 

 

 

United Nations World Water Day 2025: Week of Events at University of Birmingham on "Glacier Preservation"

All of the below events are free to attend and are open to all, both within and outside the University. 

Times are UTC+00:00 (Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London).

 

World Water Day 2025: Glacier Preservation 

Ahead of World Water Day, Friday 21 March 2025, there are a range of virtual events that have been organised to bring together experts from various fields to discuss the urgent need for action to address the #global #water #crisis. #WorldWaterDay celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

 

Week of Events Schedule:

All events are free to attend and is open to all, both within and outside the University. If you wish to attend, click on event links above to register. 

 

World Water Day 2025 (Friday 21 March Event) Panel:

On this World Water Day, we must work together to put glacier preservation at the core of our plans to tackle climate change and the global water crisis. The panel discussion entitled “Glacier Preservation” aims to raise awareness about the issue and provide a platform for discussing innovative solutions to tackle the challenge.

 

Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise. Countless communities and ecosystems are at risk of devastation. As we work together to mitigate and adapt to climate change, glacier preservation is a top priority. We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down glacial retreat. And, we must manage meltwater more sustainably. Saving our glaciers is a survival strategy for people and the planet: join us on Friday 21 March 2025, 1-3pm to learn more. This webinar will be delivered by:

 

Panel

  • Thomas Gribbin, Doctoral Researcher, BGS
  • Professor Rachel Carr, Professor in Glaciology, Newcastle University
  • Dr Nick Barrand, Associate Professor of Glaciology, University of Birmingham
  • Dr Sihan Li, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, University of Sheffield
  • Dr Caroline Clason, Associate Professor of Physical Geography,·Durham University

 

Chairs

 

This event is free to attend and is open to all, both within and outside the University. If you wish to attend, please register here.

 

The World Water Day and Week activities are held by the Birmingham Water Research Centre under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces at Birmingham, the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability & Climate Action.

 

If you have any queries, please contact Suman Hira s.h...@bham.ac.uk

                                                                                   

We are looking forward to seeing you next week!

 

Stefan, David, Iseult

 

 

Professor Stefan Krause

Royal Society Industry Fellow

Chair of Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry 

School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/gees/krause-stefan.aspx

 

Visiting Research Professor, University of Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France

Laboratory of the ecology of natural and anthropised hydrosystems (LEHNA)

                                                                                

Co-lead UNESCO UniTwin network on “Ecohydrological Interfaces Under Change”

Head of the Birmingham Water Council

Lead of the Water Challenges theme - Institute of Global Innovation

 

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Campaigns & Media:

Global Water Challenges:

Water Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/heroes/water-crisis.aspx

World Water Day at Birmingham: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/water-sciences/world-water-day/index.aspx

Household Water Inequalities: https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/university-birmingham/scientists-shine-new-light-household-water-inequality

Environmental Plastic Pollution:

Birmingham QUEST - Ganga Water Pollution Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/quest/sustainable-environments/microplastics-in-the-ganga.aspx

Birmingham QUEST - Microplastics in Rivers: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/quest/sustainable-environments/microplastics.aspx

Birmingham Brief - Single Use Plastics: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2019/04/tracking-the-sources-of-plastic-pollution.aspx

Birmingham Brief - Plastic Recycling Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2021/getting-a-grip-on-the-uks-plastic-recycling-crisis-alternatives-to-shipping-the-problem-overseas

Chronicles of Higher Education – Global Plastic Pollution Crisis:  https://sponsored.chronicle.com/UniversityofBirmingham/

100 Plastic Rivers Programme: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/water-sciences/projects/plastic-rivers.aspx

First News: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/talking-points/special-report/plastic-recycling-doesnt-work-says-pm-is-he-right/

Equality and Diversity in HE:

Nature News: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01506-4

THE – Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/female-scientists-less-likely-win-prizes-named-after-men

Birmingham Brief: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/women-miss-out-on-academic-awards-if-prizes-named-after-a-man

Forschung und Lehre: https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/forscherinnen-erhalten-seltener-preise-als-ihre-kollegen-4744

 

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