Regional News

III Caspian Economic Forum opened in Tehran

The 3rd Caspian Economic Forum opened in Tehran 17 February, bringing together delegations from the five Caspian states of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. The key topics of discussion were the development of transport cooperation, ecology, healthcare, tourism, transit transportation, trade relations and cooperation in the banking sector. At the fourth thematic session “Environmental,

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February 19, 2025
Global News

Uzbekistan to host CITES Conference of Parties anniversary meeting in 2025

Photo: Press Service of the Ministry of Ecology Uzbekistan to host CITES Conference of Parties anniversary meeting in 2025 Samarkand will host the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 2025. Uzbekistan, home to a wide range of

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February 19, 2025
Regional News

Experts: Water security in Central Asia requires joint efforts

Rivers.Help! 16.02.2025 Central Asia is experiencing population growth, increasing economic needs and severe water shortages. Experts on the region say that closer coordination between Central Asian governments and international aid organizations is needed to develop critical water infrastructure. Rivers of Central Asia. Image by Researchgate Wesley Alexander Hill, a senior policy analyst at the International Center on

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February 18, 2025
Kazakhstan

250 thousand saxaul and juniper trees will be planted in Mangistau

In Mangistau, the cultivation of saxaul to stabilize the ecological balance continues successfully, the Kazinform agency reports with reference to the regional akimat. Photo: Akimat of Mangistau region In Mangistau region, systematic work is actively carried out to improve the environmental situation. Since 2004, work to stop sand, which began in the village of Senek,

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February 18, 2025
Kazakhstan

Plans to improve the ecology of Almaty

Almaty Akim Yerbolat Dosayev reported that the city’s development program includes plans to reduce emissions to improve the environment, reports a correspondent for the Kazinform agency. Photo: liter.kz At a meeting with the akim, a city resident inquired about the akimat’s plans to improve the environment in Almaty and asked whether the akim could promise

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February 17, 2025
Global News

Global Tourism Resilience Day 17 February

Photo:UNWTO Resilient tourism Global Tourism Resilience Day (17 February), proclaimed by the General Assembly in resolution A/RES/77/269, aims to emphasize the need to foster resilient tourism development to deal with shocks, taking into account the vulnerability of the tourism sector to emergencies. It is also a call for action for Member States to develop national strategies

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February 17, 2025
Kyrgyzstan

UN agencies in the Kyrgyz Republic, together with national partners, begin technical consultations on the UNDAF

Today, on February 14, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic hosted National Consultations on the results of the United Nations Framework Program for Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development (UNDAF) in priority area III: “Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Management”, organized by the UN Agencies

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February 17, 2025
Regional News

Expert Opinion: Alexey Kokorin on COP29, Results, and Prospects

International consultant and Nobel Peace Prize laureate as part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Alexey Kokorin, believes that COP29 was even more of a financial and organizational meeting than previous conferences. Its main feature was the dominant role of developing a new Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG). Excerpts from the Report:

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February 14, 2025
Tajikistan

A complex of bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and water resources was discussed in Dushanbe

A complex of bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and water resources was discussed in Dushanbe DUSHANBE, 13.02.2025 /NIAT “Khovar”/. Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Daler Juma discussed a range of bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and water resources with the head of the cooperation sector of

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February 14, 2025
Regional News

CAREC announces a competition for the position of Executive Director

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) announces a vacancy for the following position: Name of the Position:  CAREC Executive Director  Location:  Almaty, Kazakhstan Closing date: 28 February 2025     Overview The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) is an independent, non-political and non-for-profit international organization was created to assist the Central Asian governments,

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February 14, 2025
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