On May 2, the Central Asian University for the Study of the Environment and Climate Change (Green University) launched a national seminar within the framework of the projects “Climate Education to promote the SDGs and combat climate change” and “Eco-Schools Uzbekistan”. The event, organized by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental
Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, met with Vice President of JWIL Infra Ltd., Akshay Bhardwaj. During the meeting, discussions revolved around projects related to water supply, irrigation, wastewater treatment, and industrial effluent management, as well as exchanged opinions on investment cooperation in the development of water resources. Possible sources
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – On May 30, another Nexus game event was held at the Department of Water Resources and Engineering Disciplines of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin. This time, the fourth-year students transferred their skills to the second and third-year students of the direction “Integrated use
The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) summed up the results of the regional project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin” (CAMP4ASB) for 2016 – 2024 during a World Bank mission to the CAREC office. Central Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change in Eurasia.
In Uzbekistan, there are plans to establish a specialized educational institution to train personnel in the field of drinking water supply and sanitation. Representatives of Uzbekistan’s Uzsuvtaminot, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Islamic Development Bank, the German Development Bank (KfW), as well
On May 3, 2024, a seminar on assessing climate risks for the transboundary river basin of the Chu River was held in Taraz. It was attended by representatives of government departments for managing water resources and emergency situations, public associations, water inspections, regional and city akimats. The purpose of the
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) has signed memoranda of understanding with the leading public organizations of Turkmenistan – the Society for Nature Conservation of Turkmenistan and the Tebigi Kuvvat enterprise. The memoranda were signed following negotiations with representatives of the civil sector in Turkmenistan at the CAREC project office
On April 23 in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and May 3 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), the REAP project held a National Authorities Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policy Solutions. The event brought together representatives of various governmental bodies of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The event presented the results that the project has
On May 1, a seminar was held on the project “Technical assistance for the sound management of hazardous chemicals”, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan with financial support
Knowledge for Development: KOICA Tajikistan Workshop on Asian Civil Society Leadership and Smart Cities. KOICA held a knowledge sharing workshop in Dushanbe, bringing together KOICA program alumni (2022-2024) from Tajikistan who shared experiences in various areas including smart cities, Asian civil society leadership, value-added agriculture, social economics and disaster response
