StateofVermont
HouseofRepresentatives
Montpelier,Vermont
ConcurrentHouseResolution
H.C.R.49
OfferedbyRepresentativeGreerofBennington
HouseconcurrentresolutionrecognizingMarch21,2025asWorldDayfor
GlaciersinVermont
Whereas,accordingtoUnitedNationsResolution77/158,whichtheUnited
NationsGeneralAssemblyadoptedonDecember14,2022,“glaciersarea
criticalcomponentofthehydrologicalcycleand...thecurrentaccelerated
meltingandretreatofglaciershavesevereimpactsontheclimate,the
environment,themaintenanceofhumanwell-beingandhealthandsustainable
development,” and
Whereas,theresolutionfurtherstatedthat“inmanyhighmountainareas,
glacierretreatandpermafrostthawareprojectedtofurtherdecreasethe
stabilityofslopes,andthattheincidencesoffloodsowingtoglacierlake
outburstorrain-on-snow,landslidesandsnowavalanchesareprojectedto
increaseandoccurinnewlocationsordifferentseasons,” and
Whereas,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyalsoexpressed“theurgent
needtoraiseawarenessofandtopromoteandfacilitateactionsandsustainable
measurestowardspreservingglaciers,” and
Whereas,theproponentsoftheresolutionbelievedthatthebestwayforthe
internationalcommunitytofocusontheseconcernswasto“declare2025the
InternationalYearofGlaciers’Preservationandtoproclaim21Marchofeach
yeartheWorldDayforGlaciers,” and
Whereas,thefirstWorldDayforGlacierswillbeobservedonMarch21,
2025andwillincludeofficialeventsatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNew
YorkCityandatUNESCOheadquartersinParis,featuringglaciologists,
policymakers,andthemedia,designedtobringpublicattentiontothisclimate
situation,nowthereforebeit
ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives:
ThattheGeneralAssemblyrecognizesMarch21,2025asWorldDayfor
GlaciersinVermont,andbeitfurther
Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthis
resolutiontotheUnitedNationsSecretary-General.