The Glacier Trust is a UK based charity that works in partnership with Nepali NGOs to enable climate change adaptation in the Himalayas. Our work is innovative, delivered in partnership and tailored to the precise needs of the communities we support.
Our focus
Climate Change Adaptation: We work with remote communities in the Himalayan mountains and foothills to improve the livelihood chances of subsistence farmers who are already affected by climate change. Learn more...
Higher Education: We enable young adults to study and train in remote areas, this up skills the next generation of Nepali glaciologists and climate change adaptation professionals. Learn more...
Awareness raising: We raise awareness about the impact of global economic structures on poverty, inequality and the struggle to limit the extent of climate change. Learn more...
Trending Discussions
From around the site...
Social Vulnerability
“Hi All I'm looking for tools to undertake sector based social vulnerability assessments and planning to integrate into...”
“The challenge is huge! Finding the mechanisms to convince entrenched habits and pockets of economic power in society,...”
COP24 SIDE EVENT: 2050 Pathways for Resilience: What mechanisms deliver adaptation and resilience at scale for LDCs?
“JOIN US AT COP 24. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), International Federation of Red...”