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Gauri Shankar from Tinsang La
(3320m, 10300 feet)

What we are here for: 

The problems of climate change are an increasing reality for communities living at high altitudes. The Glacier Trust works to enable affected communities to adapt to these circumstances. The Trust is unique in placing climate change at the centre of its development agenda. It takes a flexible approach to promoting capacity building, by working with other NGOs on specific climate change related projects. Further information is available under About Us .

Our status:

The Glacier Trust is a UK registered charity, Number 1124955.

Donations:

This is a secure site organised through the UK Charities' Aid Foundation (CAF). It will enable us to reclaim tax paid by UK tax payers, but is open to all donors world wide. If you are donating form the United States, please kindly Contact Us  before donating and we will email you the form by which you can claim your tax deduction, through the American Fund for Charities. All donations will be acknowledged. They are kept confidential (unless otherwise agreed by you).  We do not pass donor details to any other organisations.    

         What we will be doing:

Our first two appeals are now under way. Please see under Recent Posts (opposite)

Scientific Reporting and Reviews:

Much of the recent scientific research regarding the effects of climate change is not available, where it is needed, in the communities most affected. Part of the objective of The Glacier Trust is to make scientific research more available by publishing updated reviews of scientific literature, both to help NGOs' work in capacity building and to identify areas where further research is needed.

Such reviews will be preceded by executive summaries, which will be written with the lay reader in mind.

We will also be assessing our own projects scientifically to see whether they may have wider application.

Circumventing Corruption:

For western donors, worries about the corrupt syphoning of charitable funds are often reason enough to withhold a donation. We will be publishing an article that will seek to place a wider perspective on corruption, an issue avoided by many charities, and suggests the way ways by which we hope to face down and circumvent the problem.

How much goes on admin?

All work for The Glacier Trust is provided on a voluntary basis.  The first year's costs will be covered by a specific grant, to ensure that 100% of all other donations hit their target.