According to experts, Kyrgyzstan has a great potential in development of renewable energy sources. However, many issues need to be solved to have this sector function in full. The practicability of accelerated development of renewable energy sources in Kyrgyzstan is driven by several factors. In particular, by global pledge signed at the
Can artists stand up for natural boundaries, preserve lakes or plant forests? It turns out they can. Aigerim Kapar, contemporary art curator, founder of the contemporary art and public interaction platform ‘Artcom Platform’, co-initiator of the movement to preserve lakes in Astana ‘SOS Taldykol’, and the project on care about Lake
On May 20-21, the Resource Efficiency in Agri-Food Production and Processing» (REAP) project team will participate in the 6th SWITCH-Asia annual conference to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. More than 130 participants from Europe, Asia and the Pacific region are expected at the conference, including representatives of ongoing projects funded
Three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits, or seeds for use as human food depend, at least in part, on bees and other pollinators. PHOTO:Photo FAO/Greg Beals We all depend on the survival of bees Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly
UN Development Programme’s new initiative: Climate Promise 2025. This ambitious endeavor is designed to bolster developing nations as they gear up to enhance their climate action plans within the framework of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Set against the backdrop of the upcoming round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the importance of clean water and sustainable water management. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1992 and was first celebrated in 1993. World Water Day provides an opportunity to
A team of scientists in the United Kingdom say they’ve discovered a porous material that has the potential to store large quantities of greenhouse gases, making it a possible new tool in the arsenal to fight climate change. The scientists detailed how they used computational models to develop this material
On May 7, 2024, the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (CEP RT) hosted the final meeting of the project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for the Aral Sea Basin, Additional Financing” (CAMP4ASB AF) at the National Library. At the meeting, the CEP RT
Plants are life – we depend on them for 80 percent of the food we eat and 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe. But international travel and trade have been associated with the introduction and spread of plant pests. Invasive pest species are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, May 2, 2024 – Today, on the banks of the Karakum River near Ashgabat, USAID and the State Committee for Water Resources organized the grand opening of a new metering system to measure water flow on this important waterway. The system will provide real-time data to the State Committee
