About Us

Our Story
We are a group of young scientists from various backgrounds and academic institutions that gathered around the theme of glacier related hazards and their monitoring. Our first kick off meeting was held in Bhutan in June 2018. The IGCP 672 /UNESCO project led by Adina Racoviteanu focuses on the transfer of scientific knowledge on monitoring debris-covered glaciers to local partner institutions in high Asia through trainings, workshops and field collaborations.
There is urgency in standardising glacier hazard monitoring in remote areas of the Himalaya. Our long-term goal is to disseminate methodologies developed under this project via trainings and workshops to local institutions in high Asia and to embed scientific knowledge into local communities. We will use different types of satellite imagery combined with terrain analysis to characterise the surface features of these glaciers, to map their changes over time and to assess their potential for triggering hazards. By combining the science with community involvement, we aim at understanding the socio-economic impacts of glacier hazards in high altitude areas where people live.