Caroline Clason

World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 2026 UNESCO, WMO and the IYGP Community will celebrate the World Day for Glaciers and the World Water Day at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris on 18-19 March 2026, closing the International Year of Glaciers' ...

For information about the wider programme, including sessions highlighting the vital links between the cryosphere, water, and gender equality, and for info on how to register (for free) for in-person or remote attendance, visit: www.un-glaciers.org/en/world-day... (3/3)

#Glaciers2025 🏔❄️

The side event (at 9:00-10:30 CET on 18th March) also introduces our new @iacscryo.bsky.social working group on Cryosphere Stewardship.

Find out more about the event, agenda, and how to join for free online at: www.un-glaciers.org/en/articles/... (2/3)

I'm looking foward to heading to Paris next week to celebrate the World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 2026, with events taking place online and in-person at UNESCO HQ. I'll be speaking about resource security in a side event on 'Cryosphere in Crisis: Pathways for a Safe and Just Future' (1/3)

Probably the pinnacle of my many years supporting Scottish rugby. What a game, and a better result than even my wildest dreams! 🥳🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Zambezi river flows under a road bridge

Sunset on the Zambezi

Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria falls)

Applications open for a 3-year Post Doc position in Leeds (UK) on the #UKRI funded Still Waters project. We are looking for #hydrology #geomorphology modelling skills to embed surface hydrology into #malaria models with fieldwork in Zambia. Pls contact me for more details: tinyurl.com/3356rt44

💧 Why attend?
🔹Gain global perspectives on water governance and sustainability
🔹Explore the intersection of gender, policy and risk
🔹Engage with leading voices shaping international water research

📅 Where and When?
Online | Monday 23rd March 2026

🔗 Register for free at: tinyurl.com/WWD26Durham

🌎 World Water Day 2026: Water and Gender 💧

How does gender shape water access, governance, cooperation and sustainability worldwide?

Join us online on Monday 23rd March 2026 for this special event hosted by @ihrr.bsky.social & @geogdurham.bsky.social at @durham.ac.uk. 🧵👇

@un-water.bsky.social

A blue/green pool of water with a white, icy mountain glacier behind and snow-capped rocks in the background. Text on the image reads "Geographer Dr Caroline Clason has co-authored a UNESCO report on the effect of melting ice on people and planet."

We’re a leading centre for research into glaciers and ice sheets. Recently @carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social co-authored a major report for the UK National Commission for @unesco.org on the effect of melting ice on people and planet 👉 bit.ly/4r51PMl

It’s been a busy winter so far for us, with a selection of our activities recently highlighted in Durham University’s Global Research Newsletter: tinyurl.com/bdc88kk4
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Find out more about just some of what we’ve been up to across Arctic, Antarctic and mountain glacier regions! tinyurl.com/mshk3ute

Congratulations to Cameron Powell who won the postgraduate poster prize at last week's @quaternaryra.bsky.social ADM in Brighton! There was lots of Durham palaeoglaciology research on show, including work by @hollyjenk.bsky.social and Molly Gath. 👇❄️

durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/d...

With the EGU abstract deadline fast approaching, a reminder to check out our session on "impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere" (CR1.3) when choosing where to submit! ❄️🌡️💧

Funded PhD! Building Resilience to Interactions and Cascades Between Hydrometeorological and Biological Hazards in African Rangelands (Project 2). co-supervisors
@carolineclason.bsky.social Jed Stevenson. Funded by Christoper Moyes Memorial Studentship @ihrr.bsky.social
Link 👇 Contact if interested

Project 2: "Building resilience to interactions and cascades between hydrometeorological and biological hazards in African Rangelands" (lead supervisor @geofrancismasse.bsky.social; co-supervisors @carolineclason.bsky.social and Jed Stevenson)

Project 1: "Risky opportunities: assessing the intersection of mountain hazard cascades and energy resilience in High Mountain Asia" (lead supervisor @carolineclason.bsky.social; co-supervisor Alexander Densmore).

📢 Excited to advertise a PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social and @ihrr.bsky.social generously funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation. There are ten projects to select from (two highlighted below), and the deadline is 6th February. Learn more at: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Polar Medal for two Durham glacial geologists We are delighted to announce that Professors Colm O’Cofaigh and Dave Roberts have been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal in the King’s New Year Honours list, which recognises outstanding achievem…

CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂

durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/p...

Wishing everyone a very merry festive season and a happy 2026! 🥂 This year, in place of sending cards, I've donated to St Mungo's who provide pet-friendly support to people experiencing homelessness. Best wishes from my furry bestie and I! 🐾🎄♥️

Rivers on ice: understanding meltwater pathways on mountain glaciers A new study led by Holly Wytiahlowsky of the Durham Glaciology Group has just been published, providing insight into glacier hydrology by producing the first inventory of supraglacial channels on m…

@hollywytia.bsky.social has written a short, public-friendly blog post about her new paper in the Cryosphere about supraglacial (ice-surface) streams on Swiss glaciers. Learn more at the link below 👇

durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/r...

Looking forward to co-chairing a new IACS Working Group on Cryosphere Stewardship. It aims to explore frameworks to address the diminishing cryosphere while strengthening coordinated action for its stewardship. We'll shortly be inviting the wider cryosphere community to join! ❄️ lnkd.in/eW4isT55

Distribution and characteristics of supraglacial channels on mountain glaciers in Valais, Switzerland Abstract. Supraglacial channels form a key component of glacier hydrology, transporting surface meltwater to englacial and proglacial positions, which impacts ice flow dynamics, surface mass balance a...

🚨 Interested in the form and variability of the supraglacial hydrological system? @hollywytia.bsky.social et al. explore the controls on channel distribution and characteristics on Swiss Alpine glaciers in a new paper hot off the press at The Cryosphere! ❄️ tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

I think we can probably accept applications from potential new members, so long as they keep it very quiet! 📝

Cop30 live: rumours of deal as final plenary begins After a series of all-night meetings, the Brazilian presidency appears optimistic it has persuaded parties to agree to a deal

#Cop30 - Closing plenary now started - proposed final deal does not include a plan for a transition away from fossil fuels

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brilliant! It'll be great to catch up 😊

Thinking about EGU 2026? Check out our session on "Impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere"! We invite abstracts on a range of topics from cascading hazards to social and ecological impacts, resource security to environmental risk... 👇 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

A mountain glacier running into a pool of water.

@carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social has co-authored a major new report from the UK National Commission for UNESCO looking at the consequences of melting ice on people and planet. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
@cop30brazil.bsky.social

British Scientists Join UNESCO in Global Push to Protect the World’s Glaciers | UNESCO in the UK The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) has launched a landmark scientific report, Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World:

Sally Rangecroft and I discuss the rapid decline of Tropical Andean glaciers and the challenges of changing freshwater contribution and water quality in the region. Find out more and download the report here 👇 ❄️ unesco.org.uk/news/british... @geogdurham.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk (2/2)

As the United Nations marks the 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and the opening of COP30 in Brazil, I'm happy to have been able to contribute a chapter to a new UK National Commission for UNESCO report on "Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes". (1/2)

Opportunities PhD scholarships We are currently advertising a range of glaciology/polar-related projects (listed below) funded by the 2026/27 IAPETUS DTP studentship competition. For information on funding, elig…

📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects at @geogdurham.bsky.social funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on these projects, and info on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/

Very happy to announce that I have just started as Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Cryosphere! ❄️ The Cryosphere is an open-access, not-for-profit journal of @egu.eu, providing an inclusive publishing space for the global cryospheric community. I'm really looking forward to contributing in this new role!

Reindeer in Ljungris, Berg Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden. Arild Vågen.

Excited to advertise a new interdisciplinary PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social - "From ice to ecosystem: assessing the risk of glacier melt and legacy contamination for reindeer in Sápmi (Lapland)" ❄️ 🦌

To learn more about the project and how to apply visit: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...