Regional News

Prospects for Cooperation: CAREC and UNFPA Discuss Key Issues of Sustainable Development in Central Asia

The Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Zafar Makhmudov, met with the Head of the Sub-Regional Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Central Asia, Sergio Esperanca. At the meeting, they considered issues of cooperation between the organizations. They paid special attention to prospects for joint efforts in

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February 7, 2025
Regional News

Registration for CACCC-2025 is now open!

Since 2016, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) has been organizing the Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC) annually, fostering regional dialogue on climate change mitigation and adaptation. In 2025, the conference theme is Achieving the Global Climate Finance Goal through Regional and National Actions in Central Asia to emphasize the importance of

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February 7, 2025
Turkmenistan

UNDP and British Embassy in Turkmenistan Convene Eighth Climate Group Meeting of the Development Partners

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the British Embassy in Turkmenistan co-hosted the eighth Coordination Meeting of the Development Partners Climate Group on 5 February 2025 at the UN Building in Ashgabat, aiming to accelerate Turkmenistan’s progress in meeting its international commitments under the Paris Agreement. Representatives from UN Agencies, diplomatic missions, and state

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February 7, 2025
Regional News

The CAREC has launched the implementation of the project “Central Asian Capacity Building for Methane Emission Reduction (CA CBMER)”

The CA CBMER project aims to strengthen the capacity of Central Asian countries to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. This project will support the development of robust methane emission inventories and monitoring systems, while fostering regional collaboration to share knowledge and experiences. By providing training, guidelines, and practical tools, the project

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February 7, 2025
Kyrgyzstan

How the Capital of Kyrgyzstan Has Been Grappling With an Environmental Catastrophe – A Sanctioned Landfill – For Over a Decade

For a decade, authorities of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, have been elaborating plans to solve the city landfill problem, which is called an environmental catastrophe by ecologists. Back in 2013, the EBRD and the European Union allocated 22 million Euro for the construction of a modern landfill, waste sorting facility, and for the improvement

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February 7, 2025
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