Climate change is creating new challenges for food safety in Central Asia. Extreme heat increases risks for products that require continuous refrigeration, while water scarcity forces agricultural producers to seek alternative sources for irrigation and food processing. As a result, food safety issues are becoming increasingly intertwined with the health
QAZAQ GREEN. Kazakhstan is planning to scale green-tech solutions across the country. This was announced during the presentation of the first fully autonomous solar-powered EV charging station in the CIS, where large-scale network expansion is now planned, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, a regional dialogue entitled “One Steppe Forward: Regional Dialogue on Land Restoration and Resilience in Northern and Central Asia” was held. The event focused on practical approaches
US$1.3 billion portfolio of finance for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries, with rangelands at its centre through a US$1.2 billion portfolio spanning 45 projects Progress toward Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), with Brazil presenting a new voluntary 2030 LDN target comprising 17 sub-targets, while Central Asia has already
