Description
This was the first meeting of the"Glacier Days", a cycle of in-depth discussions on glaciers and high altitude promoted by the Cabina di regia delle aree protette e dei ghiacciai (steering committee for protected areas and glaciers) and organised by the Trentino Parks network.
This first event, entitled"Glaciers and climate change: environment, mountains, safety", was held in Cogolo di Peio, in the Stelvio National Park, on 13 September 2022.
Starting from the physical elements that make up the glacial and periglacial environment and their evolution also due to the climate, the first day dealt with the topics of environmental changes of glaciers and permafrost and their monitoring.
The necessary introduction was provided by the Provincial Climate Change Coordination and Action Table, which framed the day in relation to the context of the evolution of resources as well as the work programme on climate change, approved by the Provincial Council in 2021.
The interventions concerned the analysis and assessment of physical resources and their evolution, with particular reference to the permafrost monitoring network, activated by the Autonomous Province with the collaboration of the University of Padua.
Programme of the meeting
Institutional greetings
Introduction
Roberto Barbiero, Provincial Environmental Protection Agency, Provincial Coordination and Action Table on Climate Change
Environmental changes and the effects on glacier water resources
Luca Carturan, University of Padua, Department of Earth Sciences
Glaciers towards new balances
Christian Casarotto, MUSE - Science Museum
Province's monitoring of glaciers and permafrost
Matteo Zumiani, Geological Service
Walter Beozzo, Forecasting and Planning Office Autonomous Province of Trento
Glaciers as a climatic and environmental archive
Monica Tolotti, Edmund Mach Foundation
In the afternoon, there was a visit to Pejo 3000 to observe the glaciers of Val della Mite.
I partecipanti al convegno nella visita pomeridiana in Val de la Mite (Foto Daniele Bassan)
Press release
A summary of the speeches can be found in the press release dedicated to the event.
Recording of the meeting
[The institutional greetings were not recorded due to the law of electoral par condicio, the speeches start from minute 47:23].
Presentations by the speakers
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Other documentation
A collection of studies, research, scientific publications and press articles on the topic of glaciers can be found on this page
