The first High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation was held at Dushanbe, the capital of the Republic of Tajikistan, from May 29 to 31, 2025. Besides, there was a field visit conducted on June 1, 2025 after the conference ended. The main agenda of the conference was to talk about the global climatic issue, i.e., retreating of glacier, and the potential solutions for the conservation of glaciers worldwide.

A devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar, near Mandalay in March 2025. Merely twelve minutes later, a second major earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred about 31 km to the south of the initial epicentre. Both vents were shallow, originating at around 10 km (6 miles) depth, and triggered strong aftershocks in subsequent days. These earthquakes caused severe damage locally and were felt as far as 1,000 km away in Bangkok, Thailand. According to satellite data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA), the earthquakes caused ground shifts exceeding 6 metres (approx. 20 feet) along the Sagaing Fault.