CATCOS PSC-1 Meeting, 18 August 2014 CATCOS Phase 2 Glacier WorkPackage Part UZH - Andes Michael Zemp and Nico Mölg World Glacier Monitoring Service, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Switzerland

CATCOS Phase 1 + continue in-situ mass balance observations + geodetic survey for validation/calibration of in-situ series WGMS (2008) international glacier monitoring strategy Key tasks of a glacier observation program  Process understanding (and model calibration)  Regional variability of glacier changes  Representativeness of observation series  Global coverage  Reanalysis of observation series  Assessment of secondary impacts  Free and unrestricted international data sharing  Publication of results in international journals  Outreach activities CATCOS Phase 2 + continue in-situ mass balance observations + reanalysis of obs. series + publication of results + outreach

 Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM)  Support the continuation of the glaciological mass balance program  Jointly analyse and publish the glaciological and geodetic data  Remote and on-site twinning  Outreach activities CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Santa Isabel, COLOMBIA Photo by J. Ramirez Photo by M. Zemp

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Antizana Ice Cap, ECUADOR  Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMHI)  Support the continuation of the glaciological mass balance program  Complete the geodetic processing  Jointly analyse and publish the glaciological and geodetic data  Remote and on-site twinning  Outreach activities Photo by S. König Orthophoto 2011, based on images fromSIGTIERRAS. Aerial image 1997 by Instituto Geográfico Militar, EC

Summer school in mass balance measurements and analysis Date: JUN/JUL 2016 Venue: La Paz & Zongo Glacier, Bolivia Local Organiser: A. Soruco, IGEMA, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz Participants: c.12 from Andean countries Teachers: c.5 from CH and FR  Training in and discussion of best practices  Direct contact to observers of ongoing glacier monitoring programmes  Strengthening the regional glacier monitoring network CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Summer School, BOLIVIA Photo by M. Zemp Photo in 2000 by M. Zemp

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – Echaurren Norte, CHILE  Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)  Support the Principal Investigator in the reanalysis of the Echaurren Norte mass balance series  Remote and on-site support Source: unknown

CATCOS-2 Actions in South America – PERU  Unidad de Glaciología y Recursos Hídricos (UGRH)  Support the Principal Investigators and the National Correspondent  Coordinate with other SDC-activities  2 nd edition of Mountain Report to be launched during the Climate Change Conference (COP20) in Lima, December 2014

CATCOS-2 Actions – Educational and Public Outreach GlacierApp  Dissemination of global glacier change information for a wider public  Increased visibility of worldwide glacier monitoring network  Special focus on  ‘reference’ glaciers with long-term observatoin programmes  CATCOS regional partner series ¡ VAMOS !