Tashkent – Uzbekistan – 17 October 2025 – The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held a hybrid inception workshop for the project Exploring Adaptive Resilience of Rural Communities in Central Asia (CARe). The project is being implemented by the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO,
On 13-14 October 2025, leaders from across Central Asia gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the Second Regional Dialogue on Circular Economy in Central Asia, co-organised by the EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component (PSC) and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC). The event brought together Members of Parliament, government representatives,
Snow leopards are often called the “ghosts of the mountains” due to their elusive nature and their ability to blend seamlessly into their high-altitude, snowy habitat. Photo:Adobe Stock/kwadrat70 The ghost of the mountains Big cats are elusive, but the snow leopard, especially so. Locals living alongside the leopards often refer
On October 13-14, 2025, representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the regional Parliamentary Dialogue held in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, within the framework of the European Union’s “SWITCH Asia” Programme on the development of a circular economy in the region. The aim of the meeting was to
How the CIAT scholarship program helps Tajik specialists. Photo: KOICA Tajikistan Several employees of the National Bank of Tajikistan have become the latest graduates of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Capacity Improvement & Advancement for Tomorrow (CIAT) scholarship program in Tajikistan. They shared their achievements and knowledge gained at a seminar
Photo: Presidential Press Service Water and consumption metering in Uzbekistan will be digitalized. The President of Uzbekistan has ordered the acceleration of digitalization in the water sector. The State Water Cadastre will be launched in April 2026, and a digitalization center will be established under the Ministry of Water Resources
Location: Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan Dates: 15–18 October 2025 From 15 to 18 October 2025, the delegation of the Zarafshan River Basin Council (Republic of Uzbekistan), supported by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) and Caritas Switzerland, conducted a study visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the
The Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Batyr Mammedov, participated in the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED-2025). This year, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) focused on the special policy study “Global Climate Governance and
Scientists are drilling into Tajik glaciers to understand how they are being affected by climate change. The Gorbunov weather station on the Vanjakh glacier. Photo: Tajikistan Hydrometeorology Agency. On October 13, an international conference on climate change and water conservation was held in Dushanbe. Swiss researchers Thomas Sachs and Evan
A delegation from Turkmenistan took part in a special seminar entitled “Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy Sources 2025,” held at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. The Turkmen delegation included representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan, the Turkmengas State Concern, and
