The UNESCO IHP project “The Impact of Glacier Retreat in the Andes: International Multidisciplinary Network for Adaptation Strategies” foresees in a set of deliverables related to diagnostics of current conditions of glaciers in Andean countries, the identification of their vulnerability to climate change, as well as current and future opportunities for the implementation of policies on climate change adaptation strategies. To identify these strategies, a set of regional activities were organized since 2012, strengthening the science-policy dialogue in the Andean Region on these topics.

Following up on these activities, a two day meeting will be held in Santiago de Chile, to present ongoing activities of the Glacier Melt project, as well as to discuss follow-up activities and to identify possible linkages with other regional activities on climate change adaptation strategies.