Consul General of the Kyrgyz Republic in Almaty, Zhenishbek Asankulov, and the Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Zafar Makhmudov, discussed opportunities for enhanced cooperation at CAREC headquarters on March 19, 2025. Consul General Zhenishbek Asankulov invited CAREC representatives to the international conference “Global Mountain
Closing the Early Warning Gap Together WMO recently confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record. Changes in our environment are driving more extreme weather events. Rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones, devastating rainfall, storm surges, flooding, deadly droughts, and wildfires are on the rise. Sea levels are increasing, exposing densely populated
Many centuries ago in ancient Persia there ruled Jamshid, a powerful and wise king who had people and genies under his rule. He brought his people knowledge, crafts and laws, taught them to build cities and make clothes. And one day, on the day of the spring equinox, Jamshid ascended
Melting glaciers Melanie Biausque/WMO Photo Competition UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have officially launched the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation on January 21st, 2025, marking a crucial milestone in global efforts to protect these essential water towers that provide freshwater to over 2 billion people worldwide. The United
Photo:UN-Water Glacier preservation Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise. Countless communities and ecosystems are at risk of devastation.
Glaciers are considered as important water towers since they store approximately 70% of the global freshwater. Photo:DJoseph/Adobe Stock Glaciers: Guardians of Earth’s Future Glaciers are nature’s frozen sentinels, vast rivers of ice and snow that carve the Earth, silently bearing witness to the passage of time and the shifting rhythms
Forests, crucial ecosystems for food security Forests, pillars of global food security and nutrition, are the livelihoods of millions of families. They provide essential foods such as fruits, seeds, roots and wild meat, fundamental resources for indigenous and rural communities. But its function goes far beyond. Forests are a vital
