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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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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Kyrgyzstan has begun the process of developing a Basin Plan for the Chu River

Kyrgyzstan has begun the process of developing a Basin Plan for the Chu River   On 6 February 2025, Bishkek hosted a meeting to review the project “Water Use Permit System in the Kyrgyz Republic” implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry. The project is being implemented by the International Office …

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Azerbaijan’s Green Diplomacy: Outcomes of COP29 and Future Commitments

Azerbaijan’s Green Diplomacy: Outcomes of COP29 and Future Commitments Azerbaijan’s Achievements at COP29, including the Climate and Peace Initiative, and Its Role as a Leading Advocate for Global Climate Action, with Emphasis on Central Asia, CAREC, SPECA, and the Caspian Sea The Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan, Gismat Gozalov, delivered a briefing on the key …

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The Role of Civil Society in Green and Just Transition in Central Asia

The adverse impacts of climate change are worsening each year, and the window for action is rapidly closing. In the current economic system, the negative effects of climate change lead to exacerbating poverty, and widening inequality, particularly in regions that are more vulnerable to climate shocks and economic shifts, according to researchers Iskandar Sangini and …

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On the results of the DKU-UNEP project “Global Opportunities for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia and the Caucasus” (GO4SDGs)

On the results of the DKU-UNEP project “Global Opportunities for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia and the Caucasus” (GO4SDGs). In 2024, the 3rd phase of the project was completed, the goal of which is to expand the knowledge and potential of universities in Central Asia and the South Caucasus in the field of …

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PostCOP following the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 29 was held in Dushanbe

On February 5, 2025, in Dushanbe, the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank in Tajikistan and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held a round table on the topic “Summing up the outcomes COP29 for Tajikistan” with the participation of the CEP …

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What impact will Trump’s rise have on the governments and civil society of Central Asian countries?

The administration of the new US president will generally continue the previous policy towards Central Asia, experts from CABAR.asia believe. The countries of the region are not even focal points for the US, says one of the experts. In some cases, Trump’s decisions will be unexpected and unpredictable, however, the main directions of his policy …

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Details of the agreement of Kazakhstan with Saudi Arabia on the Dzungarian Gate wind farm have become known

Astana. January 30. KazTAG – Details of the agreement between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia on the wind power plant (WPP) in Dzungarian Gate have become known, the agency’s correspondent reports. “The Government of Kazakhstan, ACWA Power (a Saudi Arabian-listed joint-stock company) and Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund JSC have entered into an agreement on principles, dated March …

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