We invite all GEO Mountains members, participants, and other interested parties to attend the GEO Mountains General Meeting on Friday, 29 May 2026, from 09:00 – 12:00. 

The meeting is co-hosted with GEO and will be held immediately following the GEO Symposium (26–28 May, Geneva) at the WMO Headquarters, allowing participants to attend both events. We strongly encourage participation in the GEO Symposium ahead of the General Meeting. 

The General Meeting will provide an opportunity to hear about recent activities, share future plans with the community, and discuss possibilities for collaboration and engagement. Participants will also have insights on activities and outputs from the community, as well from the GEO Secretariat, the WMO and other work programme activities. 

Outline Agenda: 

• Welcome & Introduction

• Updates on past, ongoing, and future GEO Mountains activities 

• The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on the Global Cryosphere Watch (TBD)

• The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Youth Engagements and recent updates, Rui Kotani, GEO Secretariat

• GEO Mountains Small Grants Updates
  • Yan Zhong, University of Geneva (UNIGE),

• GEO Mountains Community Inputs:
  • Julia Aguilera Rodriguez, UNIGE, “Assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of mountain adaptation: Lessons from the Andean region”

• The World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT), on their Database and the use of Google Earth Engine.

• Joint Discussion and Knowledge exchange

• Wrap-up and Next steps

The meeting will be hybrid. Register here. Please indicate whether you will participate in person or online. 

We look forward to meeting you in Geneva!