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Events for World Water Day 2025

 

 

21 March    
 10:00 -13:00
UNHQ, New York
 

High-Level Celebration of World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 2025

 

The Permanent Missions of Tajikistan, Barbados, Peru, Senegal, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UAE, along with UNESCO, WMO, UNDESA, UN-Water, IAEA, IUCN, and UNU-INWEH, are organizing a High-Level Celebration of World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 2025. Taking place on March 21 at the UN Headquarters, the event will bring together global leaders to highlight the role of glaciers in the climate system and water cycle, discuss strategies for their protection, and share best practices to address their rapid melting.

Glacier's aerial view
Photo:NASA Earth Observatory
20-21 March
8 am
UNESCO HQ, Paris
 

Joint celebration of the first World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day

 

As part of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025, a joint celebration of the World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day will be organized to highlight the accelerating threat of glacier melt and its impact on water security, communities and ecosystems.

Boat navigating in front of a glacier
Photo:Sailors for Sustainability.
24 March
10 am (Chile), 14 pm (the Netherlands)
Online
 

World Water Day Webinar: Preserving Glaciers and Water Towers | Celebrating 200 Years of Relations between Chile and the Netherlands

 

This event will celebrate the bilateral relations between Chile and the Netherlands and bring together experts and policymakers to discuss glacier and water tower preservation, highlighting their role in climate resilience and sustainable development. With its extensive network of glaciers and water towers spanning both the continent and Antarctica, Chile plays a pivotal role in the global dialogue on these vital ecosystems.

Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Grey Glacier
Photo:SCStock/Adobe Stock
25 March
1 pm (CET)
Online
 

Climate Change and Water Security: A Global, Regional and Local Approach to Resilience - webinar

 

Commemorating World Water Day 2025, related to water security in the context of climate change adaptation. Organized by UN University.

Glaciers calving into blue waters
Photo:Madeleine Deaton/Adobe Stock